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2008 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship

For the women's tournament, see 2008 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women.

The 2008 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men (alternatively the Afrobasket U18) was the 16th edition, organized by FIBA Africa and played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body and the African zone thereof. The tournament was held from October 17–26 in Alexandria, Egypt and won by Egypt.

2008 FIBA Africa U-18 Championship 
16th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
DatesOctober 17–26
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
MVPEgypt Amr Gendy
Top scorerEgypt Gendy 21.8
Top reboundsCentral African Republic Djimrabaye 12.9
Top assistsEgypt Gendy 3.6
Official website
2008 FIBA Africa U18 Championship
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The tournament qualified both the winner and the runner-up for the 2009 Under-19 World Cup.

Format edit

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

Squads edit

Main article: 2008 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship squads

Draw edit

Group A Group B

  Central African Republic
  Egypt
  Mali
  Morocco
  Mozambique
  Senegal

  Algeria
  Angola
  Congo
  Ivory Coast
  Kenya
  Nigeria

Preliminary round edit

[1][2]

Group A edit

Qualified for the quarter-finals
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Egypt 5 5 0 412 309 +103 10
  Mali 5 4 1 349 280 +69 9
  Senegal 5 3 2 305 310 -5 8
  Morocco 5 2 3 282 305 -23 7
  Central African Rep. 5 1 4 319 325 -6 6
  Mozambique 5 0 5 292 430 -138 5
17 October 2008
10:00
Mali   91–37   Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 24-13, 24-8, 17-12, 26-4
Pts: Soumaoro 18
Rebs: Soumaoro 13
Asts: A.Maïga 5		 Pts: Honwana 15
Rebs: O.Novela 5
Asts: five players 1
17 October 2008
12:00
Senegal   66–65   Central African Rep.
Scoring by quarter: 15-17, 16-8, 16-21, 19-19
Pts: Ndao 16
Rebs: Mbaye 8
Asts: Niang 4		 Pts: Ngassio 20
Rebs: Djimrabaye 12
Asts: Malikode 4
17 October 2008
18:00
Egypt   72–52   Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 24-5, 21-10, 12-19, 15-18
Pts: Desouky 12
Rebs: Mohamed 6
Asts: Mohamed 5		 Pts: Boulaakoul, Srhir 11
Rebs: Boulaakoul, Joulal 6
Asts: five players 1
18 October 2008
16:00
Mali   56–42   Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 11-8, 16-12, 13-9, 16-13
Pts: Haidara 17
Rebs: Niambele 8
Asts: A.Maïga 3		 Pts: three players 8
Rebs: Mbaye 7
Asts: Niang 2
18 October 2008
18:00
Morocco   vs.   Central African Rep.
Scoring by quarter: 16-11, 21-5, 12-15, 9-11
Pts: Boulaakoul 20
Rebs: Zehouani 8
Asts: Zariat 4		 Pts: Baker 13
Rebs: Djimrabaye 10
Asts: five players 1
18 October 2008
20:00
Mozambique   67–105   Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 20-21, 10-32, 14-31, 23-21
Pts: E.Novela 17
Rebs: Mariote 7
Asts: O.Novela 2		 Pts: Gendy 20
Rebs: Oraby 9
Asts: Okasha 6
19 October 2008
16:00
Morocco   51–62   Mali
Scoring by quarter: 18-17, 14-14, 4-18, 15-13
Pts: Boulaakoul 20
Rebs: Joulal 7
Asts: Zehouani 2		 Pts: Haidara 21
Rebs: Niambele 10
Asts: Niane 3
19 October 2008
18:00
Mozambique   58–76   Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 12-17, 19-19, 17-16, 10-24
Pts: E.Novela 16
Rebs: E.Novela 8
Asts: five players 1		 Pts: Adams 20
Rebs: Mbaye 15
Asts: Niang 6
19 October 2008
20:00
Egypt   67–62   Central African Rep.
Scoring by quarter: 22-18, 19-16, 9-13, 17-15
Pts: Gendy 18
Rebs: Oraby 6
Asts: Gendy, Okasha 5		 Pts: Baker 24
Rebs: Djimrabaye 12
Asts: Djimrabaye, Malikode 3
21 October 2008
16:00
Central African Rep.   66–77   Mali
Scoring by quarter: 16-28, 15-23, 26-19, 9-7
Pts: Ngassio 21
Rebs: Djimrabaye, Baker 12
Asts: four players 2		 Pts: Niane 21
Rebs: four players 5
Asts: Niane 6
21 October 2008
18:00
Mozambique   73–74   Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 15-15, 26-20, 6-21, 20-11
Pts: E.Novela 18
Rebs: Uamusse 7
Asts: E.Novela 1		 Pts: Boulaakoul 23
Rebs: Joulal 21
Asts: Zehouani 4
21 October 2008
20:00
Senegal   65–84   Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 21-24, 8-22, 16-19, 20-19
Pts: Niang 20
Rebs: Adams 6
Asts: Ndao 3		 Pts: Gendy 19
Rebs: Gendy 9
Asts: Gendy, Okasha 4
22 October 2008
16:00
Central African Rep.   84–57   Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 12-13, 20-17, 22-18, 30-9
Pts: Djimrabaye 19
Rebs: Djimrabaye 22
Asts: Baker, Naguidengar 2		 Pts: O.Novela 17
Rebs: O.Novela 6
Asts: three players 2
22 October 2008
18:00
Senegal   56–47   Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 15-8, 22-7, 6-10, 13-22
Pts: Adams 17
Rebs: Mbaye 12
Asts: Hann 3		 Pts: Boulaakoul 13
Rebs: Srhir 8
Asts: Boulaakoul 4
22 October 2008
20:00
Egypt   84–63   Mali
Scoring by quarter: 24-12, 20-18, 24-12, 16-21
Pts: Gendy 39
Rebs: Gendy 13
Asts: Mobarak 8		 Pts: Niane 21
Rebs: Niambele, Haidara 9
Asts: Niane 6

Group B edit

Qualified for the quarter-finals
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Nigeria 5 5 0 344 263 +81 10
  Ivory Coast 5 3 2 323 275 +48 8
  Angola 5 3 2 308 268 +40 8
  Algeria 5 3 2 306 304 +2 8
  Congo 5 1 4 282 342 -60 6
  Kenya 5 0 5 238 349 -111 5
17 October 2008
10:00
Congo   67–73   Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 15-23, 23-15, 13-18, 16-17
Pts: Bopaka 16
Rebs: Mpandzou 8
Asts: Nguia 3		 Pts: Fedala, Zerouali 15
Rebs: Moulinou 10
Asts: Fedala, Cherif 5
17 October 2008
12:00
Nigeria   66–53   Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 22-13, 12-7, 22-13, 10-20
Pts: Sule 17
Rebs: Achiuwa 9
Asts: Sule 3		 Pts: Coulibaly 16
Rebs: Coulibaly 10
Asts: Kouzia 4
20 October 2008
16:00
Angola   62–43   Kenya
Scoring by quarter: 14-7, 14-11, 8-13, 26-12
Pts: E.Ferreira 14
Rebs: Josemar 7
Asts: Emanuel 6		 Pts: Opingo 14
Rebs: Nyamai 8
Asts: Nyamai 2
18 October 2008
16:00
Ivory Coast   49–58   Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 6-15, 10-10, 14-18, 19-15
Pts: Allui 17
Rebs: Coulibaly, N'Guessan 9
Asts: Touré 2		 Pts: Harat, Fedala 13
Rebs: Harat 12
Asts: Fedala 4
18 October 2008
18:00
Angola   67–42   Congo
Scoring by quarter: 18-8, 14-13, 25-10, 10-11
Pts: Ndoniema 20
Rebs: Josemar 9
Asts: Emanuel 6		 Pts: Nguia, Matembili 10
Rebs: Mpandzou 8
Asts: three players 1
18 October 2008
20:00
Kenya   49–81   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 11-21, 11-21, 11-21, 16-18
Pts: Wasula 12
Rebs: Nyamai 9
Asts: Nyamai 4		 Pts: Sule 23
Rebs: Oyeniyi 10
Asts: Igben 3
19 October 2008
16:00
Nigeria   69–63   Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 20-16, 14-7, 15-20, 20-20
Pts: Sule 20
Rebs: Achiuwa 15
Asts: Edwin 5		 Pts: Fedala 17
Rebs: Harat 6
Asts: Fedala 5
19 October 2008
18:00
Ivory Coast   79–65   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 11-14, 21-13, 19-15, 28-23
Pts: Camara 28
Rebs: Coulibaly 9
Asts: Kouzia 4		 Pts: Emanuel 14
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Emanuel 5
19 October 2008
20:00
Kenya   58–72   Congo
Scoring by quarter: 16-13, 8-21, 16-20, 18-18
Pts: Khaemba 16
Rebs: Opingo 12
Asts: Wasula 5		 Pts: Nguia 16
Rebs: Kandza 8
Asts: Nguia 3
21 October 2008
16:00
Congo   54–77   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 17-20, 12-19, 11-12, 14-26
Pts: Mpandzou 15
Rebs: four players 4
Asts: four players 1		 Pts: Sule 17
Rebs: Oyeniyi 11
Asts: Sule 5
21 October 2008
18:00
Algeria   53–70   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 13-14, 15-19, 8-18, 17-19
Pts: Harat, Fedala 16
Rebs: Harat 13
Asts: Fedala 4		 Pts: Emanuel 18
Rebs: Emanuel, Ndoniema 8
Asts: Ndoniema, E.Ferreira 3
21 October 2008
20:00
Kenya   39–75   Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 13-19, 7-19, 9-20, 10-17
Pts: Opingo 11
Rebs: Nyamai 14
Asts: Opingo, Khaemba 2		 Pts: Camara 22
Rebs: N'Guessan 10
Asts: Allui 3
22 October 2008
16:00
Congo   47–67   Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 12-20, 17-18, 6-14, 12-15
Pts: Ganogo 10
Rebs: Mpandzou 13
Asts: three players 2		 Pts: Traoré 16
Rebs: Camara 11
Asts: Camara 3
22 October 2008
18:00
Nigeria   51–44   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 11-8, 12-15, 12-14, 16-7
Pts: Sule 19
Rebs: Achiuwa 9
Asts: Sule, Edwin 2		 Pts: Gildo 14
Rebs: Kiala 17
Asts: Ndoniema 3
22 October 2008
20:00
Algeria   59–49   Kenya
Scoring by quarter: 14-13, 21-10, 12-13, 12-13
Pts: Zerouali 20
Rebs: Moulinou 12
Asts: Zerouali 3		 Pts: Nyamai 15
Rebs: Nyamai 17
Asts: Khaemba, Opingo 2

Knockout stage edit

Championship bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Fri 24 Oct 2008 - 20:00
 
 
  Algeria65
 
Sat 25 Oct 2008 – 18:00
 
  Egypt70
 
  Egypt75
 
Fri 24 Oct 2008 - 16:00
 
  Senegal62
 
  Senegal58
 
Sun 26 Oct 2008 – 20:00
 
  Ivory Coast45
 
  Egypt85
 
Fri 24 Oct 2008 - 14:00
 
  Angola84
 
  Morocco41
 
Sat 25 Oct 2008 – 20:00
 
  Nigeria64
 
  Nigeria65
 
Fri 24 Oct 2008 - 18:00
 
  Angola71 Third place
 
  Angola69
 
Sun 26 Oct 2008 – 18:00
 
  Mali51
 
  Senegal57
 
 
  Nigeria68
 
5-8th bracket
 
5th-8th placeFifth place
 
      
 
Sat 25 Oct 2008 – 18:00
 
 
   Algeria 40
 
Sun 26 Oct 2008 – 16:00
 
   Ivory Coast 41
 
   Ivory Coast 36
 
Sat 25 Oct 2008 – 20:00
 
   Mali 54
 
   Morocco 48
 
 
   Mali 53
 
Seventh place
 
 
Sun 26 Oct 2008 – 14:00
 
 
   Algeria 65
 
 
   Morocco 34
9-12th bracket
 
9-12th place9th place
 
      
 
Fri 24 Oct 2008 - 14:00
 
 
  Central African R.79
 
Sat 25 Oct 2008 – 16:00
 
  Congo 58
 
  Central African R.80
 
Fri 24 Oct 2008 - 16:00
 
  Mozambique 59'
 
  Kenya67
 
 
  Mozambique 69
 
11th place
 
 
Sat 25 Oct 2008 – 14:00
 
 
  Congo83
 
 
  Kenya68

9–12th classification edit

24 October 2008
14:00
Central African Rep.   79–58   Congo
Scoring by quarter: 23-5, 14-13, 19-20, 23-20
Pts: Baker 25
Rebs: Djimrabaye 10
Asts: Malikode, Sokambi 3		 Pts: Ganga 14
Rebs: Matembili 9
Asts: four players 1
24 October 2008
16:00
Kenya   67–69   Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 21-15, 10-16, 12-16, 14-10
Pts: Orwe 18
Rebs: Nyamai 16
Asts: Nyamai 5		 Pts: O.Novela 15
Rebs: Honwana, Mariote 6
Asts: O.Novela 4

Quarterfinals edit

24 October 2008
14:00
Morocco   41–64   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 8-17, 10-19, 10-17, 13-11
Pts: Fatah 10
Rebs: Fatah 4
Asts: Zariat, Boulaakoul 2		 Pts: Sule 15
Rebs: Achiuwa 12
Asts: Sule, Edwin 4
24 October 2008
16:00
Senegal   58–45   Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 8-10, 17-12, 17-16, 16-7
Pts: Niang 15
Rebs: Mbaye 14
Asts: Adams 3		 Pts: Camara 15
Rebs: Dialo 10
Asts: Touré 4
24 October 2008
18:00
Angola   69–51   Mali
Scoring by quarter: 24-15, 19-7, 15-14, 11-15
Pts: Josemar 15
Rebs: Kiala 16
Asts: Emanuel 3		 Pts: Niambele 12
Rebs: Niambele 11
Asts: A.Maïga 3
24 October 2008
20:00
Algeria   65–70   Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 10-23, 13-18, 19-15, 23-14
Pts: Zerouali 18
Rebs: Harat 10
Asts: Fedala 4		 Pts: Gendy 30
Rebs: Gendy 12
Asts: Mobarak, Elbeltagy 4

11th place edit

25 October 2008
14:00
Congo   83–68   Kenya
Scoring by quarter: 22-10, 19-22, 16-22, 26-24
Pts: Bopaka 17
Rebs: Badzioka 12
Asts: Nguia 4		 Pts: Orwe, Opingo 22
Rebs: Khaemba, Wafula 7
Asts: Khaemba 4

9th place edit

25 October 2008
16:00
Central African Rep.   80–59   Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 24-17, 20-15, 17-12, 19-15
Pts: Baker 16
Rebs: Djimrabaye 12
Asts: Arafat 3		 Pts: Honwana 12
Rebs: Mariote 6
Asts: E.Novela 5

Classification 5–8 edit

25 October 2008
18:00
Algeria   40–41   Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 9-8, 8-7, 11-21, 12-5
Pts: Zerouali 11
Rebs: Moulinou 10
Asts: Fedala 3		 Pts: Camara 16
Rebs: Kesse 9
Asts: Kouzia 3
25 October 2008
20:00
Morocco   48–53   Mali
Scoring by quarter: 8-15, 9-8, 12-12, 19-18
Pts: Zariat 12
Rebs: Fatah, Joulal 8
Asts: five players 1		 Pts: Niane 16
Rebs: Niambele 10
Asts: Niane, Haidara 2

Semifinals edit

25 October 2008
18:00
Egypt   75–62   Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 19-20, 12-8, 26-12
Pts: Desouky 21
Rebs: Desouky 10
Asts: Elbeltagy 9		 Pts: Niang 18
Rebs: Mbaye 9
Asts: Ndao 3
25 October 2008
20:00
Nigeria   65–71   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 11-26, 7-16, 28-19, 19-10
Pts: Sule 20
Rebs: Achiuwa 9
Asts: Sule 3		 Pts: Emanuel 30
Rebs: Josemar 8
Asts: Emanuel 4

7th place edit

26 October 2008
14:00
Algeria   65–34   Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 17-17, 23-7, 12-8, 13-2
Pts: Harat 25
Rebs: Harat 12
Asts: six players 1		 Pts: Boulaakoul 10
Rebs: Joulal 10
Asts: Zariat 1

5th place edit

26 October 2008
16:00
Ivory Coast   36–54   Mali
Scoring by quarter: 11-13, 8-15, 6-17, 11-9
Pts: Camara 14
Rebs: N'Guessan 5
Asts: Kesse 2		 Pts: Samake 12
Rebs: Samake 9
Asts: A.Maïga 5

Bronze medal game edit

26 October 2008
18:00
[ Boxscore]
Senegal   57–68   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 19-23, 16-10, 10-13, 12-22
Pts: Adams 14
Rebs: Gomis 10
Asts: Adams 4		 Pts: Edwin 16
Rebs: Achiuwa 8
Asts: Olanrewaju, Ikonshul 2

Gold medal game edit

26 October 2008
20:00
Egypt   85–84   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 14-20, 24-18, 23-22, 24-24
Pts: Gendy 30
Rebs: Gendy 9
Asts: Mobarak 6		 Pts: Emanuel 31
Rebs: Kiala, E.Ferreira 8
Asts: Ndoniema, Josemar 1

Final standings edit

Qualified for the 2009 World U19 Championship

All Tournament Team edit

G   Amr Gendy
F   Moamen Mobarak
F   Daouda Camara
C   Miguel Kiala
C   Jimmy Djimrabaye


 2008 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship winner 
 
Egypt
Third title
Most Valuable Player
  Amr Gendy

Statistical Leaders edit

[3]

Individual Tournament Highs edit

Individual Game Highs edit

Department Name Total Opponent
Points   Amr Gendy 39   Mali
Rebounds   Jimmy Djimrabaye 22   Mozambique
Assists   Hady Elbeltagy 9   Senegal
Steals   Hanna Amani 11   Botswana
Blocks   Papa Mbaye 6   Mozambique
2-point field goal percentage   Negueba Samake 100% (6/6)   Ivory Coast
3-point field goal percentage   Kenny Naguidengar 100% (3/3)   Mozambique
Free throw percentage   Orlando Novela
  Opeyemi Oyeniyi		 100% (8/8)   Central African Republic
  Congo
Turnovers   Anthony Opingo
  Romanov Wasula		 11   Mozambique
  Nigeria

Team Tournament Highs edit

Team Game highs edit

Department Name Total Opponent
Points   Egypt 105   Mozambique
Rebounds   Kenya 56   Mozambique
Assists   Egypt 22   Mozambique
Steals   Mozambique 32   Kenya
Blocks   Senegal 8   Mozambique
2-point field goal percentage   Egypt 75% (33/44)   Mozambique
3-point field goal percentage   Central African Republic 47.1% (8/17)   Mozambique
Free throw percentage   Ivory Coast
  Mali		 77.8% (7/9)   Kenya
  Senegal
Turnovers   Kenya 46   Mozambique

See also edit

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  2. ^ "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  3. ^ "Statistics". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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