2020 FIBA U18 African Championship

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2020 FIBA U18 AfroBasket
19th FIBA U18 African Basketball Championship
2020 FIBA U18 African Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
City Cairo
Dates3−9 December 2020
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Mali.svg  Mali (2nd title)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2018
2022

The 2020 FIBA U18 African Championship was the 19th edition of the FIBA U18 African Championship, an international men's under-18 basketball tournament. It was played in Cairo, Egypt, from 3 to 9 December 2020. [1]

Contents

The top two teams qualified for the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Latvia as the FIBA Africa representatives.

Group phase

In the group phase, the teams played a round-robin tournament. All teams advanced to the playoffs.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (H)330220186+346
2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 32120020665
3Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 31217618374
4Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 303199220213
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

All times are local (Egypt Standard TimeUTC+2).

3 December 2020
20:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg6860Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3
4 December 2020
17:30
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg7880Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3
5 December 2020
17:30
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg6360Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3
5 December 2020
20:00
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg6575Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3
6 December 2020
17:30
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg5553Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3
6 December 2020
20:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg7761Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3

Playoffs

Bracket

Semifinals Final
      
A2 Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 52
A3 Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 39
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 80
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 82
A1 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 70
A4 Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 79 3rd place game
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 55
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 72

Semifinals

8 December 2020
17:30
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg5239Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3
8 December 2020
20:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg7079Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3

3rd place game

9 December 2020
14:00
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg5572Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3

Final

9 December 2020
20:00
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg8082Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3

Final standings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
4Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Qualified for the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup

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