2004 FIBA Africa Under-20 Championship

The 2004 FIBA Africa Under-20 Championship was the only FIBA Africa Under-20 Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Senegal from July 23 to August 1, 2004.

2004 FIBA Africa U-20 Championship
1st FIBA Africa Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host nationSenegal
DatesJuly 23 – August 1
Teams10 
(from 53 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Nigeria
(6th title)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Mílton Barros 23.5
Official website
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Nigeria defeated Cameroon 83–82 in the final to win the championship.[1] and securing a spot at the 2005 U-21 World Cup.

Squads

[2]

Draw

Group A Group B Group C Group D

 Morocco
 Senegal

 Mauritania
 Tunisia

 Algeria
 Cameroon
DR Congo

 Angola
 Mali
 Nigeria


Preliminary round

July 23
Senegal  5646  Morocco

July 24
Tunisia  7060  Mauritania

July 24
Algeria  200 DR Congo
July 25
Algeria  6077  Cameroon
July 26
DR Congo 6467  Cameroon

July 24
Angola  7973  Mali
July 25
Angola  6068  Nigeria
July 26
Mali  8189  Nigeria

Knockout stage

Championship bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Wed 28 Jul 2004
 
 
 Nigeria 84
 
Thu 29 Jul 2004
 
 Mauritania 49
 
 Nigeria 71
 
Wed 28 Jul 2004
 
 Angola 51
 
 Angola 89
 
Fri 30 Jul 2004
 
 Tunisia 79
 
 Nigeria 83
 
Wed 28 Jul 2004
 
 Cameroon 82
 
 Cameroon 60
 
Thu 29 Jul 2004
 
 Morocco 57
 
 Cameroon 83
 
Wed 28 Jul 2004
 
 Senegal 81 Third place
 
 Senegal 58
 
Fri 30 Jul 2004
 
 Algeria 48
 
 Angola 62
 
 
 Senegal 58
 


5-8th bracket
 
5th-8th placeFifth place
 
      
 
Wed 28 Jul 2004
 
 
 Tunisia 59
 
Fri 30 Jul 2004
 
 Mauritania 52
 
 Tunisia 61
 
Wed 28 Jul 2004
 
 Morocco 58
 
 Morocco 61
 
 
 Algeria 56
 
Seventh place
 
 
Fri 30 Jul 2004
 
 
 Algeria 69
 
 
 Mauritania 68


Quarter-finals

July 28
Tunisia  7989  Angola
July 28
Cameroon  6057  Morocco
July 28
Senegal  5848  Algeria
July 28
Nigeria  8449  Mauritania

5–8th place

July 29
Tunisia  5952  Mauritania
July 29
Morocco  6156  Algeria


Semifinals

July 29
Cameroon  8381  Senegal
July 29
Angola  5171  Nigeria

7th place

July 30
DR Congo 7780  Mali

5th place

July 30
Algeria  6968  Mauritania

3rd place

July 30
Angola  6258  Senegal

Gold medal match

July 30
Cameroon  8283  Nigeria

Final standings

Qualified for the 2005 U-21 World Cup
Rank Team Record
 Nigeria5–0
 Cameroon4–1
 Angola3–2
4  Senegal2–2
5  Tunisia3–1
6  Morocco1–3
7  Algeria2–3
8  Mauritania0–4
9  Mali1–2
10 DR Congo0–3

Awards

 2004 FIBA Africa U20 Championship Winners 

Nigeria
Sixth title
Most Valuable Player

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References

  1. "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  2. "Teams". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  3. "Récompenses Individuelles" (in French). FIBAAfrica.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
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