2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship

2002 FIBA Africa U-18 Championship 
13th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Egypt
Dates August 2–9 2002
Teams 9
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Nigeria (5th title)
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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]

The tournament qualified the winner and the runner-up for the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Format

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
Team W L PF PA Diff Pts.
 Mali 4000 0 8
 Algeria 3100 0 7
 Egypt 2200 0 6
 South Africa 1300 0 5
 Madagascar 0400 0 4
Egypt  105–72  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
Team W L PF PA Diff Pts.
 Nigeria 30241164 +77 8
 Angola 21208216 −8 7
 Ivory Coast 1200 0 6
 Senegal 0300 0 5
August 4 2002
Senegal  59–87  Nigeria
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Angola  70–53  Ivory Coast
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
August 5 2002
Ivory Coast  47–70  Nigeria
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Senegal  79–80  Angola
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
August 6 2002
Angola  58–84  Nigeria
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Ivory Coast  vs.  Senegal
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Knockout stage

Championship bracket
Semi Finals Final
Thu 8 Aug 2002
   Nigeria  107  
   Algeria  73  
 
Fri 9 Aug 2002
       Nigeria  80
     Angola  60
3rd place
Thu 8 Aug 2002 Fri 9 Aug 2002
   Angola  92    Algeria  
   Mali  79      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  92–79  Mali
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Nigeria  107–73  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  80–60  Angola
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Final Standings

Qualified for the 2003 FIBA U19 World Championship

Rank Team Record
 Nigeria5–0
 Angola3–2
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4. –
5. –
6. –
7. –
8. –
9. –

Awards

 2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship Winner 

Nigeria
Fifth title
Most Valuable Player

References

  1. ↑ "Nigeria beats Angola in junior basketball championship". PANAPRESS.com. 2002-08-10. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  3. ↑ "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08.


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