2020 FIBA U18 African Championship

The 2020 FIBA U18 African Championship was the 19th edition of the FIBA U18 African Championship, an international men's under-18 basketball tournament. It was played in Cairo, Egypt, from 3 to 9 December 2020.[1]

2020 FIBA U18 AfroBasket
19th FIBA Under-18 African
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Egypt
CityCairo
Dates3−9 December 2020
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mali (2nd title)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2018
2022

The top two teams qualified for the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Latvia as the FIBA Africa representatives.

Group phase

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In the group phase, the teams played a round-robin tournament. All teams advanced to the playoffs.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Egypt (H) 3 3 0 220 186 +34 6
2   Senegal 3 2 1 200 206 −6 5
3   Guinea 3 1 2 176 183 −7 4
4   Mali 3 0 3 199 220 −21 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

All times are local (Egypt Standard TimeUTC+2).

3 December 2020
20:00
Egypt   68–60   Guinea
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3
4 December 2020
17:30
Mali   78–80   Senegal
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3
5 December 2020
17:30
Guinea   63–60   Mali
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3
5 December 2020
20:00
Senegal   65–75   Egypt
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3
6 December 2020
17:30
Senegal   55–53   Guinea
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3
6 December 2020
20:00
Egypt   77–61   Mali
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Semifinals Final
      
A2   Senegal 52
A3   Guinea 39
  Senegal 80
  Mali 82
A1   Egypt 70
A4   Mali 79 3rd place game
  Guinea 55
  Egypt 72

Semifinals

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8 December 2020
17:30
Senegal   52–39   Guinea
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3
8 December 2020
20:00
Egypt   70–79   Mali
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3

3rd place game

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9 December 2020
14:00
Guinea   55–72   Egypt
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3

Final

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9 December 2020
20:00
Senegal   80–82   Mali
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Mali
    Senegal
    Egypt
4   Guinea
Qualified for the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup

References

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