2023 FIBA Under-16 African Championship

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2023 FIBA Africa U-16 Championship 
8th FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Dates13–23 July
Teams 10  (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2  (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of Guinea.svg Nour Gassim Toure
Top scorer Flag of Uganda.svg Rugette 26.6
Top rebounds Flag of Guinea.svg Diane 17.3
Top assists Flag of Guinea.svg Toure 8.1
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2021
2025

The 2023 FIBA U16 African Championship was an international basketball competition held in Monastir and Jemmal, Tunisia from 13 to 23 July 2023. [1] It served as a qualifier for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey.

Contents

Venues

Monastir Jemmal
Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
(Capacity: 5000)
Salle des Sports Jammel
(Capacity: 2000)

Participating teams

Group phase

All times are local (Central European TimeUTC+1:00).

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 440292206+868Advance to Quarterfinals
2Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 43122922907
3Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 422283264+196
4Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 413266292265
5Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (H)404214293794
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
13 July 2023
13:00
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg7249Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter:25-13, 18–11, 9-16, 20-9
13 July 2023
18:30
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg5978Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 10-21, 9–19, 23-16, 17-22

14 July 2023
13:00
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg7276Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 12-17, 19-20, 16-20, 25-19
14 July 2023
18:00
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg5878Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 13-20, 17-25, 20-18, 8-15

15 July 2023
15:30
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg4367Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 11-22, 10-15, 5-21, 17-9
15 July 2023
18:00
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg9068Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 19-25, 24-12, 24-15, 23-16

16 July 2023
13:00
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg7469Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 15-15, 14-15, 21-8, 24-31
16 July 2023
18:00
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg4548Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 10-14, 12-4, 17-12, 6-18

17 July 2023
13:00
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg6059Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Scoring by quarter:18-9, 15-17, 19-18, 8-15
17 July 2023
18:00
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg7742Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter:25-16, 22-8, 17-9, 13-9

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 440360256+1048Advance to Quarterfinals
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 431377280+977
3Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 413311325145
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 413311366555
5Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 4132553871325
Source: FIBA
13 July 2023
15:30
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg10079Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Scoring by quarter:26-24, 28–11, 23-15, 23-29

14 July 2023
10:30
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg6295Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 14-21, 13-21, 22-27, 13-26

15 July 2023
10:30
Chad  Flag of Chad.svg9170Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Scoring by quarter: 26-26, 22-13, 16-19, 27-12
15 July 2023
13:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg7883Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Scoring by quarter:22-17, 16-23, 20-22, 20-21

16 July 2023
10:30
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg48116Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 11-28, 15-25, 12-30, 10-33
16 July 2023
15:30
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg9086Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
Scoring by quarter: 23-23, 18-18, 24-26, 25-19

17 July 2023
10:30
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg8264Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
Scoring by quarter:27-15, 21-22, 12-21, 22-6
17 July 2023
15:30
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg8580Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 20-21, 21-14, 20-28, 24-17

18 July 2023
13:00
Chad  Flag of Chad.svg7083Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Scoring by quarter:20-21, 9-16, 18-25, 27-27
18 July 2023
15:30
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg10052Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Scoring by quarter:25-10, 19-7, 28-19, 28-16

Knockout phase

Main bracket
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
19 July
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 74
 
22 July
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 76
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 58
 
20 July
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 66
 
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 78
 
23 July
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 94
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 76
 
19 July
 
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 84
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 43
 
22 July
 
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 106
 
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 71
 
20 July
 
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 61 Third place match
 
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 74
 
23 July
 
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 86
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 63
 
 
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 56
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place match
 
      
 
21 July
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 76
 
23 July
 
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 77
 
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 74
 
21 July
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 62
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 85
 
 
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 71
 
Seventh place match
 
 
23 July
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 74
 
 
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 75

Quarterfinals

19 July 2023
15:30
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg7476Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by quarter:21-19, 19-18, 17-27, 17-12
19 July 2023
18:00
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg43106Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 15-28, 16-31, 5-25, 7-22
20 July 2023
15:30
Chad  Flag of Chad.svg7486Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 14-21, 21-19, 19-27, 19-19
20 July 2023
18:00
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg7894Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Scoring by quarter:20-20, 12-27, 24-21, 20-26

Ninth place match

20 July 2023
13:00
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg6865Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Scoring by quarter:19-12, 14-20, 16-20, 19-13

5th-8th place semifinals

21 July 2023
13:00
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg8571Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
Scoring by quarter: 16-17, 9-18, 30-18, 30-18
21 July 2023
15:30
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg7677Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Scoring by quarter:24-18, 9-15, 20-19, 23-25

Semifinals

22 July 2023
10:30
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg7161Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 15-18, 23-20, 18-16, 15-7
22 July 2023
13:00
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg5866Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 11-17, 14-12, 18-19, 15-18

Seventh place match

23 July 2023
10:30
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg7475Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
Scoring by quarter: 12-21, 14-18, 20-19, 28-17

Fifth place match

23 July 2023
13:00
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg7462Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 25-14, 14-18, 31-12

Third place match

23 July 2023
15:30
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg6356Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by quarter:14-10, 21-11, 19-20, 9-15

Final

23 July 2023
18:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg7684Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 20-21, 28-23, 17-10, 11-30

Awards

 2023 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship winners 
Flag of Guinea.svg
Guinea
First title
Most Valuable Players
Flag of Guinea.svg Nour Gassim Toure

Final standings

Qualified to the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
RankTeamRecordPoints
ForAgainstDiff.
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 7-0621436+40
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5-2613500+44
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 6-1489402-48
4Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 4-3432437-52
5Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 4-3512496-55
6Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2-5456543-58
7Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 2-5531570-62
8Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1-6535593-68
9Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1-4282358-76
10Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1-4268355-87

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  1. "Final rosters confirmed for the 2023 FIBA U16 African Championship in Monastir". FIBA. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.