1980 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship

The 1980 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women was the 3rd FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament took place in Luanda, Angola from September 7 to 13 1980.

1980 FIBA Africa U-18 Championship 
2nd FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host nationAngola
DatesSeptember 7–13, 1980
Teams8 
(from 53 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Angola
(1st title)
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Angola ended the round-robin tournament with a 5–0 unbeaten record to win their first title.

The winner qualified for the 1983 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. This competition, was in the male category. My name is Dominic Ojehonmon, I was a member of the Nigerian team that got the bronze medal. Akeem Olajuwon won the MVP

Participating teams

 Angola
 Central African Republic
 Egypt
 Equatorial Guinea
 Libya
 Mozambique
 Nigeria
 Togo

Squads

Group A

PTeamMWLPFPADiffPts.
1  Central African R.330342158+1849
2  Mozambique321234228-67
3  Egypt312232226+65
4  Equatorial Guinea303163359-1963
Mon, 8 September 1980
18:30
Equatorial Guinea  62111  Mozambique
Scoring by half: 29-51
Mon, 8 September 1980
20:00
Central African Republic  10159  Egypt
Scoring by half: 45-23

Tue, 9 September 1980
18:30
Mozambique  4996  Central African Republic
Scoring by half: 22-56
Tue, 9 September 1980
20:00
Egypt  10351  Equatorial Guinea
Scoring by half: 58-20

Wed, 10 September 1980
17:00
Equatorial Guinea  50145  Central African Republic
Scoring by half: -
Wed, 10 September 1980
20:00
Mozambique  7470  Egypt
Scoring by half: 35-28

Group B

PTeamMWLPFPADiffPts.
1  Angola330260178+829
2  Nigeria321278197+817
3  Libya312137213-765
4  Togo303180277-973
Sun, 7 September 1980
18:30
Angola  9959  Togo
Scoring by half: 43-35
Mon, 8 September 1980
17:00
Nigeria  8246  Libya
Scoring by half: -

Tue, 9 September 1980
17:00
Togo  64119  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 22-61
Tue, 9 September 1980
21:30
Libya  4274  Angola
Scoring by half: 22-42

Wed, 10 September 1980
18:30
Libya  5957  Togo
Scoring by half: 30-33
Wed, 10 September 1980
21:30
Angola  8777  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 42-40

7th place match

Fri, 12 September 1980
17:00
Togo  5957  Equatorial Guinea
Scoring by half: 30-33

Semi-finals

Fri, 12 September 1980
18:30
Angola  8975  Mozambique
Scoring by half: 43-31
Fri, 12 September 1980
20:00
Central African Republic  10787  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 58-51

5th place match

Sat, 13 September 1980
17:00
Egypt  vs.  Libya
Scoring by half: -

3rd place match

Sat, 13 September 1980
18:30
Nigeria  9590  Mozambique
Scoring by half: 45-42

Final

Sat, 13 September 1980
20:00
Angola  9081 (OT)  Central African Republic
Scoring by half: 28-32, 73-73 Overtime: 17-8

Final standings

Qualified for the 1983 FIBA U19 World Championship
Rank Team Record
 Angola5–0
 Central African Rep.4–1
 Nigeria3–2
4  Mozambique2–3
5  Egypt2–2
6  Libya1–3
7  Togo1–3
8  Equatorial Guinea0–4

Awards

 1980 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship Winner 

Angola
First title
Most Valuable Player
gollark: Look, it's really squiggley.
gollark: NOpe.
gollark: Cool graph, right?
gollark: Brilliant.
gollark: =wolf plot sin(x * cos(tan(x))

See also

References

  • "Jornal de Angola"
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