2009 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship

For the women's tournament, see 2009 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women.

The 2009 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Men (alternatively the Afrobasket U16) was the 1st U-16 FIBA Africa championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body and qualified for the 2010 World Cup. The tournament was held from September 19–26 in Maputo, Mozambique, contested by 9 national teams and won by Egypt.

2009 FIBA Africa U-16 Championship 

1st FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Mozambique
Dates	September 19–26
Teams	9
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Ahmed Mostafa
Top scorer	Mostafa 21.5
Top rebounds	Hamdy 8
Top assists	Mostafa 1.8
Official website
2009 FIBA Africa Championship U-16

The tournament qualified the winner for the 2010 U17 World Championship.

Squads

Main article: 2009 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship squads

Format

• The 9 teams were divided into two groups (Groups A+B) for the preliminary round.
• Round robin for the preliminary round; the top four teams advanced to the quarterfinals.
• From there on a knockout system was used until the final.

Draw

Group A	Group B
Egypt Mali Mozambique South Africa	Algeria Angola Central African Rep. Guinea Nigeria

Preliminary round

Times given below are in UTC+2.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Mali	3	3	0	237	142	+95	6
Egypt	3	2	1	241	164	+77	5
Mozambique	3	1	2	149	203	-59	4
South Africa	3	0	3	131	249	-118	3

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18 September 2009 18:00

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Egypt	59–71	Mali
Scoring by quarter: 12-28, 18-12, 12-24, 17-7
Pts: Mostafa 22 Rebs: Moftan 5 Asts: Mostafa 2		Pts: Traoré 18 Rebs: Keita 4 Asts: Sangaré 5

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Mozambique	54–50	South Africa
Scoring by quarter: 9-13, 13-8, 17-11, 15-18
Pts: Chirindza 19 Rebs: Cotela 5 Asts: Mondlane 2		Pts: Festile 17 Rebs: Mahlinza 6 Asts: Sithole 1

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South Africa	44–111	Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 12-34, 13-21, 14-29, 5-27
Pts: Paton 13 Rebs: Mahlinza 6 Asts: Festile 2		Pts: Hamdy 19 Rebs: Samir 10 Asts: Shousha 5

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Mali	82–46	Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 17-11, 18-7, 25-19, 22-9
Pts: Moungoro 22 Rebs: Konaté 9 Asts: Sangaré 5		Pts: Manusse 16 Rebs: Biasse 4 Asts: Mondlane 1

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Mozambique	49–71	Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 7-19, 13-20, 14-22, 15-13
Pts: Chirindza 17 Rebs: Inhamussua 5 Asts: Chirindza 1		Pts: Mostafa 22 Rebs: Hamdy 10 Asts: Gindy 2

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Mali	84–37	South Africa
Scoring by quarter: 21-5, 21-11, 22-8, 20-13
Pts: Moungoro 25 Rebs: D.Konaté 9 Asts: Sangaré 4		Pts: Paton 10 Rebs: Touré 6 Asts: Festile 2

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Group B

Guinea was disqualified due to age fraud

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Nigeria	4	4	0	284	248	+36	8
Algeria	4	3	1	209	155	+54	6
Angola	4	2	2	235	228	+7	5
Central African Republic	4	1	3	195	354	-159	4
Guinea	4	0	4	205	143	+62	0

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C.A.R.	34–85	Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 1-25, 13-18, 11-21, 9-21
Pts: Fanamby 14 Rebs: Kongho 6 Asts: Baïgo-Dari 2		Pts: Zenadi 19 Rebs: Zenadi 6 Asts: Guermat 3

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Angola	50–57	Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 6-9, 17-13, 15-16, 12-19
Pts: Xaussuale 11 Rebs: Celestino 4 Asts: Kavungo 2		Pts: Odia 17 Rebs: Odia 3 Asts: Ikima 1

Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo

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Guinea

61–68

Nigeria

Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo

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C.A.R.	54–95	Angola
Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 11-25, 18-22, 7-19
Pts: Fanamby 18 Rebs: Fanamby 5 Asts: Baïgo-Dari 3		Pts: Kavungo 21 Rebs: Délvio 8 Asts: P.Bastos 3

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Guinea

85–36

C.A.R.

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Algeria	58–51	Angola
Scoring by quarter: 19-16, 13-11, 12-11, 14-13
Pts: Guermat 9 Rebs: Zenadi 10 Asts: Berremila 5		Pts: Maconda 24 Rebs: Délvio 7 Asts: Kavungo 3

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Nigeria	89–71	C.A.R.
Scoring by quarter: 25-19, 16-20, 20-14, 28-18
Pts: Obekpa 22 Rebs: Obekpa 7 Asts: Odia 4		Pts: Sekou-Cheik 15 Rebs: Fanamby 7 Asts: Baïgo-Dari 7

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Algeria	47–63	Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 9-14, 13-19, 12-12, 13-18
Pts: Guermat 14 Rebs: Guermat 4 Asts: Safer 2		Pts: Kasse 13 Rebs: Barry 8 Asts: Kasse 3

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Nigeria	70–66	Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 17-13, 17-22, 15-15, 21-16
Pts: Obekpa 25 Rebs: Obekpa 14 Asts: Yarkwan 3		Pts: Berremila 21 Rebs: Berremila 9 Asts: Guermat 4

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Angola	39–59	Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 9-17, 3-20, 7-5, 20-17
Pts: P.Bastos 11 Rebs: Silva 8 Asts: Quimbamba 2		Pts: Mara 12 Rebs: Sidibe 6 Asts: Mara 3

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Knockout stage

All matches were played in: Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	24 September
	C.A.R.	57
					25 September
	Mali	83
					Mali	83
	24 September
					Algeria	53
	Mozambique	55
									26 September
	Algeria	67
									Mali	82
	24 September
									Egypt	84
	Nigeria	79
					25 September
	South Africa	50
					Nigeria	71
	24 September
					Egypt	74			Third place
	Angola	49
									26 September
	Egypt	64
									Nigeria	65
									Algeria	56

5th place bracket

	Semi-finals				Fifth place
	25 September
	Mozambique	63
					26 September
	C.A.R.	57
					Mozambique	61
	25 September
					Angola	60
	Angola	75
	South Africa	58
					Seventh place
					26 September
					South Africa	52
					C.A.R.	70

Quarterfinals

24 September 2009 11:00

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C.A.R.	57–83	Mali
Scoring by quarter: 11-24, 20-17, 18-19, 8-23
Pts: Fanamby 28 Rebs: Sekou-Cheik 4 Asts: Sekou-Cheik 2		Pts: Moungoro 27 Rebs: D.Konaté 7 Asts: Sangaré 4

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24 September 2009 13:00

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South Africa	50–79	Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 15-9, 8-35, 13-17
Pts: Festile 16 Rebs: Clark 5 Asts: Nondzaba 3		Pts: Yarkwan 21 Rebs: Obekpa 8 Asts: Garga 6

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24 September 2009 15:00

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Angola	49–64	Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 10-14, 8-14, 11-19, 20-17
Pts: Maconda 9 Rebs: Xaussuale 6 Asts: P.Bastos 2		Pts: Mostafa 21 Rebs: Hamdy 6 Asts: Mostafa 2

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24 September 2009 17:00

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Mozambique	55–67	Algeria
Pts: Cotela 13 Rebs: Manusse 14 Asts: Biasse 2		Pts: Safer 18 Rebs: Guermat 5 Asts: Ben Tayeb 6

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Seventh place game

25 September 2009 14:00

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South Africa	52–70	C.A.R.
Scoring by quarter: 15-7, 18-12, 13-12, 24-21
Pts: Sissoko 13 Rebs: Sekou-Cheik 3 Asts: Baïgo-Dari 3		Pts: Paton 19 Rebs: Clark 4 Asts: Nondzaba 4

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Fifth place game

25 September 2009 16:00

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Mozambique	61–60	Angola
Scoring by quarter: 17-11, 6-9, 21-22, 17-18
Pts: Chirindza 20 Rebs: Mula 6 Asts: Mondlane 4		Pts: Maconda 12 Rebs: Xaussuale 9 Asts: P.Bastos 2

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Semifinals

25 September 2009 18:00

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Mali	83–53	Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 15-13, 21-11, 24-10, 23-19
Pts: Moungoro 21 Rebs: Konaté 12 Asts: Sangaré 5		Pts: Terai 23 Rebs: Terai 6 Asts: Guermat 3

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25 September 2009 20:00

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Nigeria	71–74	Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 10-22, 16-12, 22-21, 23-19
Pts: Obekpa 16 Rebs: Obekpa 10 Asts: Odia 3		Pts: Mohamed 19 Rebs: Hamdy 15 Asts: Mostafa 4

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Bronze medal game

26 September 2009 18:00

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Algeria	56–65	Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 12-12, 6-16, 22-20, 16-17
Pts: Guermat 16 Rebs: Guermat 5 Asts: Guermat 4		Pts: Odia 18 Rebs: Obekpa 10 Asts: Yamsat 3

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Gold medal game

26 September 2009 20:00

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Mali	82–84	Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 19-26, 15-18, 18-18, 30-22
Pts: F.Konaté 19 Rebs: D.Konaté 11 Asts: Sangaré 5		Pts: Mostafa 28 Rebs: Hamdy 7 Asts: Mostafa 2

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Final standings

	Qualified for the 2010 U17 World Championship
	Disqualified due to age fraud

Rank	Team	Record
	Egypt	5–1
	Mali	5–1
	Nigeria	6–1
4.	Algeria	4–3
5.	Mozambique	3–3
6.	Angola	2–5
7.	Central African Republic	2–5
8.	South Africa	0–6
9.	Guinea	0–4

Egypt roster
Ahmed Gamal, Ahmed Hamdy, Ahmed Karoura, Ahmed Mostafa, Assem Gindy, Khaled Moftan, Mostafa Abousamra, Moustafa Ghazi, Omar Mohamed, Omar Yasser, Seif Samir, Youssef Shousha, Coach: Hesham Aboserea

Awards

2009 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship winner
Egypt First title

Most Valuable Player
Ahmed Mostafa

All-Tournament Team

• G Mohamed Guermat
• PG Ahmed Mostafa MVP
• F Boubacar Moungoro
• PF René Manusse
• C Khaled Moftan

Statistical Leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Points

Rank	Name	G	Pts	PPG
1	Ahmed Mostafa	6	147	24.5
2	Boubacar Moungoro	7	163	23.3
3	Freddy Fanamby	7	137	19.6
4	Christopher Obekpa	7	125	17.9
	Ahmed Hamdy	7	125	17.9
6	Peter Odia	7	110	15.7
7	Délio Chirindza	4	55	13.8
8	Nkosinathi Festile	6	81	13.5
9	Mohamed Guermat	6	70	11.7
	Omar Mohamed	6	70	11.7

Rebounds

Rank	Name	G	Rbs	RPG
1	Christopher Obekpa	7	119	17
2	Ahmed Hamdy	7	89	12.7
3	Demba Konaté	5	55	11
4	René Manusse	7	72	10.3
5	Bachir Diallo	6	57	9.5
	Joaquim Xaussuale	6	57	9.5
7	Mohamed Zenadi	4	38	9.5
8	Amadou Barry	7	66	9.4
9	Ibrahima Diallo	6	50	8.3
10	Siyabonga Mahlinza	7	54	7.7

Assists

Rank	Name	G	Ast	APG
1	Amadou Sangaré	7	25	3.6
2	Mohamed Guermat	7	20	2.9
	Dann Baïgo-Dari	7	20	2.9
4	Daniel Garga	7	17	2.4
	Mehdi Berremila	7	17	2.4
6	Peter Odia	7	16	2.3
7	Yaya Kasse	6	14	2.3
8	Diomba Mara	6	13	2.2
9	Ahmed Mostafa	7	13	1.9
10	Lwando Nondzaba	6	11	1.8

Steals

Rank	Name	G	Sts	SPG
1	Ahmed Mostafa	6	28	4.7
2	Christopher Obekpa	6	23	3.8
	Donacien Camará	6	23	3.8
4	Mehdi Berremila	7	25	3.6
5	Peter Odia	7	23	3.3
6	Délio Chirindza	6	20	3.3
7	Nkosinathi Festile	6	19	3.2
8	Boubacar Moungoro	7	21	3
9	Amadou Sangaré	6	17	2.8
10	Fousseini Konaté	7	19	2.7

Blocks

Rank	Name	G	Bks	BPG
1		7	31	4.4
2		7	14	2
3		6	9	1.5
4		7	10	1.4
5		5	6	1.2
6		7	7	1
7		6	6	1
8		6	5	0.8
9		5	4	0.8
10		4	3	0.8

Minutes

Rank	Name	G	Min	MPG
1	Christopher Obekpa	7	274	39.1
2	Peter Odia	4	156	39
3	Freddy Fanamby	7	272	38.9
4	Mohamed Guermat	7	265	37.9
5	Justin Paton	4	148	37
6	Délio Chirindza	7	248	35.4
7	Oumar Condé	6	207	34.5
8	Azzedine Terai	4	138	34.5
9	Ahmed Mostafa	7	228	32.6
10	Amadou Sangaré	5	158	31.6

Individual Game Highs

Department	Name	Total	Opponent
Points	Freddy Fanamby	28	Mali
Rebounds	Ahmed Hamdy	15	Nigeria
Assists	Dann Baïgo-Dari	7	Nigeria
Steals	Christopher Obekpa	7	South Africa
2-point field goal percentage	Ahmed Hamdy	87.5% (7/8)	Mozambique
3-point field goal percentage	Dann Baïgo-Dari Pedro Bastos Omar Mohamed Boubacar Moungoro Seif Samir Amadou Sangare	100% (2/2)	Angola Mozambique
Free throw percentage	René Manusse Lucílio Mondlane Salif Traoré	100% (6/6)	Madagascar
Turnovers	Délio Chirindza Miguel Maconda Justin Paton Justin Paton	9	Gabon Egypt Egypt Egypt

Team Tournament Highs

Points per Game

Pos.	Name	PPG
1	Mali	92.3
2	Egypt	76.3
3	Nigeria	68.7
4	Algeria	61.8
5	Guinea	61.4
6	Angola	57.3
7	Central African Republic	44.3
8	Mozambique	44
9	South Africa	33.3

Total Points

Pos.	Name	PPG
1	Mali	646
2	Egypt	534
3	Algeria	430
4	Nigeria	412
5	Angola	401
6	Central African Republic	371
7	Mozambique	266
8	South Africa	264
9	Guinea	133

Rebounds

Pos.	Name	RPG
1	Mali	58.3
2	Egypt	52.3
3	Nigeria	50.4
4	Guinea	50.4
5	Angola	48.8
6	Algeria	45.7
7	Mozambique	45
8	South Africa	42.1
9	Central African Republic	34.2

Assists

Pos.	Name	APG
1	Mali	15.4
2	Nigeria	11.3
3	Algeria	10.8
4	Egypt	10.3
5	Central African Republic	9.9
6	Angola	7.1
7	Mozambique	5.5
8	Guinea	4.8
9	South Africa	3.8

Steals

Pos.	Name	SPG
1	Mali	19.1
2	Nigeria	16.3
3	Guinea	14.2
4	Algeria	12.2
5	Egypt	11.8
6	Mozambique	10.6
7	Angola	9.3
8	South Africa	8
9	Central African Republic	7.4

Blocks

Pos.	Name	BPG
1	Nigeria	5.9
2	Mali	5.4
3	Mozambique	4.5
4	Angola	4

2-point field goal percentage

Pos.	Name	%
1	Mali	54.4
2	Egypt	46.4
3	Nigeria	45.9
4	Guinea	39.1
5	Central African Republic	38.4
6	Angola	37.7
7	Mozambique	30.1
8	Algeria	25
9	South Africa	19.8

3-point field goal percentage

Pos.	Name	%
1	Central African Republic	25
2	Nigeria	21.6
3	Angola	17.9
4	Egypt	17.6
5	Mali	17.4
6	Algeria	17
7	Guinea	15.2
8	South Africa	13.1
9	Mozambique	10.1

Free throw percentage

Pos.	Name	%
1	Guinea	59.7
2	Mali	57.6
3	Central African Republic	53.2
4	Egypt	52.3
5	Mozambique	52.2
6	Algeria	50.8
7	Angola	45.3
8	Nigeria	44.9
9	South Africa	37.7

Team Game highs

Department	Name	Total	Opponent
Points	Egypt	111	South Africa
Rebounds	Egypt	55	South Africa
Assists	Egypt	17	South Africa
Steals	Mali	26	South Africa
2-point field goal percentage	Central African Republic	85.7% (18/21)	South Africa
3-point field goal percentage	Guinea	60% (3/5)	Angola
Free throw percentage	Guinea	87.5% (7/8)	Algeria
Turnovers	Central African Republic	40	Mozambique

See also

• 2010 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship

External links

• Official Website