2010 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship

The 2010 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men (alternatively the Afrobasket U18) was the 14th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men, 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 8–17 in Rwanda and won by Egypt.

2010 FIBA U18 AfroBasket
14th FIBA Under-18 African
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryRwanda
DatesOctober 8–17
Teams11
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (4th title)
Tournament statistics
MVPEgypt Aly Mohamed Ahmed
Top scorerRwanda Lionel Hakizimana
Official website
2010 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
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The tournament qualified both the winner and the runner-up for the 2011 Under-19 World Cup.

Format

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  • The 11 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.

Squads

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Draw

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Group A Group B

  Algeria
  Congo
  Mali
  Mozambique
  Nigeria
  Rwanda

  Angola
  Ivory Coast
  Egypt
  Gabon
  Tunisia

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Qualified for the Quarter-finals
Points forfeited due to age fraud [1]
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Mali 5 5 0 278 177 +101 10
  Mozambique 5 3 2 233 218 +15 8
  Rwanda 5 2 3 283 275 +8 6
  Algeria 5 2 3 305 315 -10 7
  Congo 5 2 3 283 375 -92 4
  Nigeria 5 0 5 0 80 -80 5
8 October 2010
11:00
Mozambique   62–80 [2]   Nigeria
8 October 2010
13:00
Congo   72–67 [3]   Mali
8 October 2010
18:30
Rwanda   66–63   Algeria

9 October 2010
12:00
Mozambique   50–81 [3]   Congo
9 October 2010
16:00
Algeria   62–94   Mali
9 October 2010
18:00
Nigeria   83–65 [2]   Rwanda

10 October 2010
12:00
Nigeria   67–79 [4]   Congo
10 October 2010
16:00
Algeria   73–65   Mozambique
10 October 2010
18:00
Rwanda   57–68   Mali

12 October 2010
14:30
Mali   76–58   Mozambique
12 October 2010
18:00
Rwanda   71–74   Congo
12 October 2010
20:00
Nigeria   83–70 [2]   Algeria

13 October 2010
16:30
Congo   90–87   Algeria
13 October 2010
18:00
Mozambique   70–69   Rwanda
13 October 2010
20:00
Mali   48–53 [2]   Nigeria

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Egypt 4 4 0 366 213 +153 8
  Tunisia 4 3 1 287 243 +44 7
  Gabon 4 2 2 255 241 +14 6
  Angola 4 1 3 210 261 -51 5
  Ivory Coast 4 0 4 174 334 -170 4
8 October 2010
15:00
Egypt   76–62   Gabon
8 October 2010
20:30
Ivory Coast   41–61   Angola

9 October 2010
14:00
Gabon   60–55   Angola
9 October 2010
20:00
Tunisia   62–98   Egypt

10 October 2010
14:00
Tunisia   88–45   Ivory Coast
10 October 2010
20:00
Egypt   87–47   Angola

12 October 2010
12:00
Egypt   105–42   Ivory Coast
12 October 2010
16:30
Tunisia   64–53   Gabon

13 October 2010
14:30
Ivory Coast   46–80   Gabon
13 October 2010
16:00
Angola   47–73   Tunisia

Knockout stage

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Championship bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Fri 15 Oct 2010 – 14:00
 
 
  Algeria66
 
Sat 16 Oct 2010 – 20:00
 
  Egypt87
 
  Egypt82
 
Fri 15 Oct 2010 – 16:00
 
  Mozambique40
 
  Gabon58
 
Sun 17 Oct 2010 – 18:00
 
  Mozambique67
 
  Egypt67
 
Fri 15 Oct 2010 – 18:00
 
  Tunisia54
 
  Rwanda47
 
Sat 16 Oct 2010 – 18:00
 
  Tunisia86
 
  Mali58
 
Fri 15 Oct 2010 – 20:00
 
  Tunisia69 Third place
 
  Angola40
 
Sun 17 Oct 2010 – 15:30
 
  Mali65
 
  Mozambique56
 
 
  Mali72
 
5-8th bracket
 
5th-8th placeFifth place
 
      
 
Sat 16 Oct 2010 – 16:00
 
 
  Algeria 61
 
Sun 17 Oct 2010 – 13:30
 
  Gabon 75
 
  Gabon 73
 
Sat 16 Oct 2010 – 14:00
 
  Rwanda 71
 
  Rwanda 68
 
 
  Angola 44
 
Seventh place
 
 
Sun 17 Oct 2010 – 11:30
 
 
  Algeria 59
 
 
  Angola 65

9th place

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15 October 2010
12:00
Nigeria   97–59   Ivory Coast
16 October 2010
12:00
Congo   53–76   Nigeria

Quarterfinals

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15 October 2010
14:00
Algeria   66–87   Egypt
15 October 2010
16:00
Gabon   58–67   Mozambique
15 October 2010
18:00
Rwanda   47–86   Tunisia
15 October 2010
20:00
Angola   40–65   Mali

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Classification 5–8

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16 October 2010
14:00
Angola   44–68   Rwanda
16 October 2010
16:00
Algeria   61–75   Gabon

Semifinals

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16 October 2010
18:00
Mali   58–69   Tunisia
16 October 2010
20:00
Egypt   82–40   Mozambique

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Seventh place game

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17 October 2010
11:30
Angola   65–59   Algeria

Fifth place game

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17 October 2010
13:30
Rwanda   71–73   Gabon

Bronze medal game

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17 October 2010
15:30
Mali   72–56   Mozambique

Gold medal game

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17 October 2010
18:00
Tunisia   54–67   Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 17-15, 9-14, 17-13, 11-25
Pts: n/a Pts: Mohammad 30

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Final standings

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Qualified for the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Rank Team Record
    Egypt 6–1
    Tunisia 6–1
    Mali 5–1
4.   Mozambique 3–3
5.   Gabon 2–5
6.   Rwanda 2–5
7.   Angola 2–5
8.   Algeria 1–5
9.   Nigeria 0–4
10.   Congo 0–4
11.   Ivory Coast 0–4

Awards

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 2010 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship winner 
 
Egypt
Fourth title
Most Valuable Player
  Aly Mohamed Ahmed

Statistical Leaders

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "[Rwanda 2010] - Fraud : Decision concerning sanctions of players". FIBAAfrica.com. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  2. ^ a b c d Nigeria forfeited the match due to age fraud
  3. ^ a b Congo forfeited the match due to age fraud
  4. ^ Both teams forfeited the match due to age fraud
  5. ^ "[Rwanda 2010] - Quarter-final: The four Aces revealed". FIBAAfrica.com. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  6. ^ "[Rwanda 2010] - Semi-finals : Group B in the spotlight". FIBAAfrica.com. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  7. ^ "[Rwanda 2010] - Final : Egypt retain his title!". FIBAAfrica.com. Retrieved 2014-01-03.