1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship

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1998 FIBA U18 AfroBasket
9th FIBA Under-18 African
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
DatesAugust 27 - September 3, 1998
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (4th title)
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Michel Lasme
Official website
1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
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The 1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 9th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Egypt from August 27 to September 3, 1998.

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Nigeria ended the round-robin tournament with a 5–0 unbeaten record to win their fourth title. [1]

Both winner and runner-up qualified for the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Participating teams

Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

[2]

Squads

Schedule

[3]

PTeamMWLPFPADiff Pts.
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 550396259+13710
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 541418315+1039
3Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 532328305+238
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 523310375-657
4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 514271350-796
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 505237356-1195
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg72–40Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg79–44Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg66–54Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg54–85Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg42–86Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg68–65Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg83–42Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg79–72Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg65–67Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg63–46Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg63–54Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg105–64Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg44–68Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg70–58Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg77–85Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria

Final standings

Qualified for the 1999 FIBA U19 World Championship
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal africa.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 5–0
Silver medal africa.svg Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4–1
Bronze medal africa.svg Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 3–2
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–3
5Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–4
6Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0–5

Awards

 1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship winner 
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
Fourth title
Most Valuable Player
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Michel Lasme

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Teams". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  3. ↑ "Group standings". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
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