FIBA U16 AfroBasket

For the girls' competition, see FIBA U16 Women's AfroBasket.

FIBA U16 AfroBasket

Most recent season or competition: 2023 FIBA U16 African Championship
Formerly	FIBA U16 African Championship
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2009;16 years ago (2009)
Organising body	FIBA Africa
Continent	Africa
Most recent champion(s)	Guinea (1st title)
Most titles	Egypt (5 titles)
Qualification	FIBA U17 World Cup
Related competitions	FIBA U18 AfroBasket
Official website	fiba.basketball/history

The FIBA U16 AfroBasket, previously known as the FIBA U16 African Championship, is a biennial international youth basketball competition consisting of under-16 men's national teams organised by FIBA Africa.

The tournament also serves as qualification for the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, where the top two teams directly qualify.

Summary

Year	Hosts		Final				Third place game
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2009 [1] Details	Maputo		Egypt	84–82	Mali		Nigeria	65–56	Algeria
2011 [2] Details	Alexandria		Egypt	117–67	Tunisia		Mali	59–57	Angola
2013 [3] Details	Antananarivo		Angola	75–66	Egypt		Tunisia	70–49	Madagascar
2015 [4] Details	Bamako		Egypt	64–63	Mali		Algeria	45–37	Angola
2017 [5] Details	Vacoas-Phoenix		Mali	76–65	Egypt		Algeria	57–54	Tunisia
2019 [6] Details	Praia		Egypt	66–57	Mali		Nigeria	54–53	Guinea
2021 [7] Details	Cairo		Egypt	63–62	Mali		Algeria	65–50	Chad
2023 [8] Details	Monastir		Guinea	84–76	Egypt		Mali	63–56	Angola

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt	5	3	0	8
2	Mali	1	4	2	7
3	Angola	1	0	0	1
	Guinea	1	0	0	1
5	Tunisia	0	1	1	2
6	Algeria	0	0	3	3
7	Nigeria	0	0	2	2
Totals (7 entries)		8	8	8	24

MVP Awards

Year	MVP Award Winner
2009	Ahmed Mostafa
2011	Ehab Amin
2013	Mohamed Abdelrahman
2015	Ahmed Khalaf
2017	Siriman Kanouté
2019	Moamen Abouzeid
2021	Adam El Halawany
2023	Nour Gassim Toure

Participating nations

Nation									Total
	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2023
Algeria	4	5				10			6
Angola	6	4		4		7		4	6
Cape Verde						8			1
Central African Republic	7								1
Chad							4	7	2
Comoros			9						1
Congo		7							1
DR Congo			5						1
Egypt									8
Equatorial Guinea				10					1
Ethiopia				11					1
Gabon			7				7		2
Guinea	9					4			3
Ivory Coast			8			9	5	6	4
Madagascar			4		5				2
Mali									7
Mauritius					8				1
Morocco				6				8	2
Mozambique	5	6	6		7				4
Nigeria				5					3
Rwanda				9	6	5		5	4
South Africa	8	8		8					3
Tunisia				7	4	6		9	6
Uganda							6	10	2
# Teams	9	8	9	11	8	10	7	10

Under-17 World Cup record

Team	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2022	2024	2026	Total
Angola			11						1
Egypt	11	12	13	16	16	10	12		7
Guinea							14		1
Mali				15	12	15			3
Total	1	1	2	2	2	2	2		12

See also

• FIBA AfroBasket
• FIBA U18 AfroBasket
• FIBA Africa Under-20 Championship

References

1. 2009 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship
2. 2011 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship
3. 2013 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship
4. 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship
5. 2017 FIBA U16 African Championship
6. 2019 FIBA U16 African Championship
7. 2021 FIBA U16 African Championship
8. 2023 FIBA U16 African Championship

External links

• FIBA U16 AfroBasket, www.afrobasket.com
• Official website of FIBA