2019 FIBA U16 Women's African Championship

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2019 FIBA Africa Under-16 Women's Championship
6th FIBA Africa Under-16 Women's Championship
2019 FIBA U16 Women's African Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
City Kigali
Dates28 July – 3 August 2019 (2019-07-28 2019-08-03)
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Mali.svg  Mali (6th title)
Runners-upFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Third placeFlag of Angola.svg  Angola
Tournament statistics
Games played18
MVP Flag of Mali.svg Mariam Coulibaly
Top scorer Flag of Angola.svg Sara Caetano (31.0  ppg)
Top rebounds Flag of Uganda.svg Maria Najjuma (28.0  rpg)
Top assists Flag of Mali.svg Sira Thienou (6.6  apg)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2017
2021

The 2019 FIBA Africa U16 Championship for Women was the 6th FIBA Africa U16 Championship for Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Rwanda from 26 July to 4 August, with the games played in Kigali. [1] The top two teams qualified for the 2020 FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Romania.

Contents

Venue

Kigali
Kigali Arena
Capacity: 10,000

Group stage

All teams played in a single-round robin. The top team in the group that had four teams outright qualified for the semifinals, while the rest advanced to the quarterfinals.

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 330215151+646Advanced to the semifinals
2Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 321194165+295Advanced to the quarterfinals
3Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 312142185434
4Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda (H)303122172503
Source: Official website
(H) Hosts
28 July 2019
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg3642Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Scoring by quarter:9–7, 8–8, 12–18, 7–9
Pts: Umunezero 13
Rebs: Hahirwa 12
Asts: 2 players 3 each
Pts: Mollel 12
Rebs: Mbugeni 20
Asts: Mbugeni 4
28 July 2019
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg7654Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter:19–6, 10–13, 22–15, 25–20
Pts: Caetano 30
Rebs: Caetano 19
Asts: Caetano 4
Pts: Mabjaia, do Alvar 9 each
Rebs: Joaqium 14
Asts: Mabjaia 5
29 July 2019
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg5278Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 13–15, 10–23, 14–25
Pts: Catherine Mollel 20
Rebs: Anna Mollel 13
Asts: Mbugeni 2
Pts: Chivale 29
Rebs: Julio 11
Asts: 2 players 4 each
29 July 2019
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg4968Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 9–23, 12–14, 10–10
Pts: Uwimpuhwe 11
Rebs: Umunezero 8
Asts: Umunezero 4
Pts: Caetano 33
Rebs: Caetano 17
Asts: Caetano 2
30 July 2019
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg7148Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Scoring by quarter:21–7, 15–14, 19–12, 16–15
Pts: Caetano 27
Rebs: Joao 18
Asts: Mbemba 4
Pts: Catherine Mollel 22
Rebs: Catherine Mollel 14
Asts: Laizer 5
30 July 2019
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg3762Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 7–22, 16–13, 7–19, 7–8
Pts: Umunezero 9
Rebs: 2 players 12 each
Asts: 4 players 2 each
Pts: Joaqium 20
Rebs: Chivale 13
Asts: Chivale 6

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 22019689+1074Advanced to the quarterfinals
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 211137134+33
3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 202781881102
28 July 2019
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg10832Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Scoring by quarter:31–7, 23–5, 41–8, 13–12
Pts: Coulibaly 26
Rebs: Haidara 11
Asts: 3 players 4 each
Pts: Najjuma 8
Rebs: Najjuma 10
Asts: 2 players 2 each
29 July 2019
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg4680Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 10–25, 10–17, 15–23, 11–15
Pts: Amaniyo 18
Rebs: Najjuma 22
Asts: Nantume 3
Pts: Yassine 18
Rebs: Aya El-Fiky 14
Asts: 2 players 4 each
30 July 2019
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg8857Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Scoring by quarter:18–11, 25–11, 27–23, 18–12
Pts: Thienou 27
Rebs: Haidara 15
Asts: Thienou 6
Pts: Elfatairy 9
Rebs: Aya El-Fiky 11
Asts: 3 players 2 each

Knockout stage

All times are in local time, UTC+02:00. Bracket is made based on the official FIBA website.

Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
A1 Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 50
B2 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 71
A3 Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 41
B2 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 88
B2 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 48
B1 Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 84
A4 Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 32
B1 Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 112
B1 Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 102 Bronze medal match
A2 Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 25
B3 Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 69 A1 Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 67
A2 Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 73 A2 Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 59


Classification bracket
Classification semifinal 5th place match
B3 Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 66
A3 Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 32 A4 Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 51
A4 Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 38

Quarterfinals

1 August 2019
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svgvs.Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
1 August 2019
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svgvs.Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
1 August 2019
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svgvs.Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique

Classification semifinal

Winner advanced to the fifth place match, loser is ranked as seventh place.

2 August 2019
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svgvs.Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda

Semifinals

Winners qualified for the 2020 FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup.

2 August 2019
Angola  Flag of Angola.svgvs.Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
2 August 2019
Mali  Flag of Mali.svgvs.Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique

5th place match

3 August 2019
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svgvs.Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Bronze medal match

3 August 2019
Angola  Flag of Angola.svgvs.Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique

Final

3 August 2019
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svgvs.Flag of Mali.svg  Mali

Final rankings

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References

  1. FIBA Calendar

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