2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship

The 2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 13th U-18 FIBA Africa championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the world basketball sport governing body. The tournament was held from August 2–9, 2002 at the Indoor Sport Hall of the Cairo Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, contested by 9 national teams and won by Nigeria.[1]

2002 FIBA Africa U-18 Championship 
13th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host nationEgypt
DatesAugust 2–9, 2002
Teams9
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Nigeria
(5th title)
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The tournament qualified the winner and the runner-up for the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Format

  • The 12 teams were divided into two groups (Groups A+B) for the preliminary round.
  • Round robin for the preliminary round; the top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals.
  • From there on a knockout system was used until the final.

Squads

Draw

Group A Group B

 Angola
 Ivory Coast
 Nigeria
 Senegal

 Algeria
 Egypt
 Madagascar
 Mali
 South Africa

Preliminary round

[2][3]

Group A

Qualified for the semi-finals
TeamWLPFPADiffPts.
 Mali 400008
 Algeria 310007
 Egypt 220006
 South Africa 130005
 Madagascar 040004
Egypt  10572  Madagascar
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Algeria  vs.  South Africa
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Mali  vs.  Madagascar
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
South Africa  vs.  Egypt
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Mali  vs.  Algeria
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Madagascar  vs.  South Africa
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

South Africa  vs.  Mali
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Algeria  vs.  Egypt
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Egypt  vs.  Mali
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Madagascar  vs.  Algeria
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Group B

Qualified for the semi-finals
TeamWLPFPADiffPts.
 Nigeria 30241164+778
 Angola 21208216−87
 Ivory Coast 120006
 Senegal 030005
August 4, 2002
Senegal  5987  Nigeria
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Angola  7053  Ivory Coast
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

August 5, 2002
Ivory Coast  4770  Nigeria
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Senegal  7980  Angola
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

August 6, 2002
Angola  5884  Nigeria
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Ivory Coast  vs.  Senegal
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Knockout stage

Championship bracket
 
Semi FinalsFinal
 
      
 
Thu 8 Aug 2002
 
 
 Nigeria 107
 
Fri 9 Aug 2002
 
 Algeria 73
 
 Nigeria 80
 
Thu 8 Aug 2002
 
 Angola 60
 
 Angola 92
 
 
 Mali 79
 
3rd place
 
 
Fri 9 Aug 2002
 
 
 Algeria
 
 
 Mali

7th place match

August 8, 2002
Madagascar  vs.  Senegal
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

5th place match

August 8, 2002
Egypt  vs.  Ivory Coast
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Semifinals

August 8, 2002
Angola  9279  Mali
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Nigeria  10773  Algeria
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Bronze medal game

August 9, 2002
Algeria  vs.  Mali
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Gold medal game

August 9, 2002
Nigeria  8060  Angola
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Final standings

Qualified for the 2003 FIBA U19 World Championship
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