FIBA U16 AfroBasket

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

FIBA U16 AfroBasket

Current season, competition or edition: 2025 FIBA U16 AfroBasket
Formerly	FIBA U16 African Championship
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2009;16 years ago (2009)
Organising body	FIBA Africa
Continent	Africa
Most recent champion	Ivory Coast (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 organized by FIBA Africa.

The tournament also serves as a 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
2025 [9] Details	Kigali		Ivory Coast	62–49	Cameroon		Mali	58–51	Egypt

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt	5	3	0	8
2	Mali	1	4	3	8
3	Angola	1	0	0	1
	Guinea	1	0	0	1
	Ivory Coast	1	0	0	1
6	Tunisia	0	1	1	2
7	Cameroon	0	1	0	1
8	Algeria	0	0	3	3
9	Nigeria	0	0	2	2
Totals (9 entries)		9	9	9	27

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
2025	Jean-Philippe Oka

Participating nations

Nation										Total
	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2023	2025
Algeria	4th	5th				10th				6
Angola	6th	4th		4th		7th		4th	7th	7
Cameroon										1
Cape Verde						8th				1
Central African Republic	7th									1
Chad							4th	7th		2
Comoros			9th							1
Congo		7th								1
DR Congo			5th							1
Egypt									4th	9
Equatorial Guinea				10th						1
Ethiopia				11th						1
Gabon			7th				7th			2
Guinea	9th					4th			11th	4
Liberia									10th	1
Ivory Coast			8th			9th	5th	6th		5
Madagascar			4th		5th					2
Mali										8
Mauritius					8th					1
Morocco				6th				8th	9th	3
Mozambique	5th	6th	6th		7th					4
Nigeria				5th						3
Rwanda				9th	6th	5th		5th	8th	5
Sierra Leone									12th	1
South Africa	8th	8th		8th						3
Tunisia				7th	4th	6th		9th	6th	7
Uganda							6th	10th	5th	3
Number of teams	9	8	9	11	8	10	7	10	12

Under-17 World Cup record

Team	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2022	2024	2026	2028	Total
Angola			11							1
Cameroon								Q		1
Egypt	11	12	13	16	16	10	12			7
Guinea							14			1
Ivory Coast								Q		1
Mali				15	12	15				3
Total	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	16

See also

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

References

1. "2009 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
2. "2011 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
3. "2013 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
4. "2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
5. "2017 FIBA U16 African Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
6. "2019 FIBA U16 African Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
7. "2021 FIBA U16 African Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
8. "2023 FIBA U16 African Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
9. "2025 FIBA U16 AfroBasket". www.fiba.basketball.

External links

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