FIBA U18 Women's AfroBasket

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FIBA U18 Women's AfroBasket
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg 2024 FIBA U18 Women's AfroBasket
FormerlyFIBA U18 Women's African Championship
Sport Basketball
Founded1985;39 years ago (1985)
Continent FIBA Africa (Africa)
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali (9th title)
Most titlesFlag of Mali.svg  Mali (9 titles)
Qualification FIBA U19 Women's World Cup
Related
competitions
FIBA U16 Women's AfroBasket

The FIBA U18 Women's AfroBasket, previously known as the FIBA U18 Women's African Championship, is a biennial international youth basketball competition consisting of under-18 national teams organised by FIBA Africa.

Contents

It also serves as a qualification tournament to the FIBA Under-19 Women's World Cup, where the top two teams directly qualify.

Summary

Year [1] HostsFinalThird place match
ChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1985
Details
Flag of Ghana.svg
Accra
Flag of Senegal.svg
Senegal
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
Flag of Angola.svg
Angola
1988
Details
Flag of Angola.svg
Luanda
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg
Zaire
Flag of Angola.svg
Angola
1991
Details
Flag of Senegal.svg
Dakar
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg
Zaire
Flag of Senegal.svg
Senegal
Flag of Angola.svg
Angola
1996
Details
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Maputo
Flag of Mali.svg
Mali
80 – 69Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg
Zaire
1998
Details
Flag of Senegal.svg
Dakar [2]
Flag of Angola.svg
Angola
45 – 43Flag of Senegal.svg
Senegal
Flag of Mali.svg
Mali
51 – 49Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
2000
Details
Flag of Mali.svg
Bamako
Flag of Mali.svg
Mali
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Ivory Coast
Flag of Angola.svg
Angola
2004
Details
Flag of Tunisia.svg
Ben Arous [3]
Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
84 – 78 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg
DR Congo
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
62 – 37Flag of Angola.svg
Angola
2006
Details
Flag of Benin.svg
Cotonou [4]
Flag of Mali.svg
Mali
77 – 66Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Ivory Coast
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg
DR Congo
85 – 44Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
2008
Details
Flag of Tunisia.svg
Radès [5]
Flag of Mali.svg
Mali
57 – 35Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
69 – 63Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
2010
Details
Flag of Egypt.svg
Cairo [6]
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
63 – 62Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
61 – 48Flag of Mali.svg
Mali
2012
Details
Flag of Senegal.svg
Dakar [7]
Flag of Senegal.svg
Senegal
2012 title
55 – 50Flag of Mali.svg
Mali
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
45 – 44Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
2014
Details
Flag of Egypt.svg
Cairo [8]
Flag of Mali.svg
Mali
70 – 60Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
51 – 48Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
2016
Details
Flag of Egypt.svg
Cairo [9]
Flag of Mali.svg
Mali
84 – 61Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
56 – 43Flag of Angola.svg
Angola
2018
Details
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Maputo [10]
Flag of Mali.svg
Mali
86 – 33Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
Flag of Angola.svg
Angola
59 – 46Flag of Rwanda.svg
Rwanda
2020
Details
Flag of Egypt.svg
Cairo
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
68 – 63Flag of Mali.svg
Mali
Flag of Senegal.svg
Senegal
2022
Details
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Antsirabe [11]
Flag of Mali.svg
Mali
86 – 54Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Angola.svg
Angola
53 – 37Flag of Madagascar.svg
Madagascar
2024
Details
Flag of South Africa.svg
Pretoria [12]
Flag of Mali.svg
Mali
76 – 56Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
70 – 66Flag of Uganda.svg
Uganda
^2012 title The Senegalese Basketball Federation relinquished the 2012 title due to age fraud by some of its players.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 92011
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2327
3Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2215
4Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 2125
5Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1157
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1102
7Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 0358
8Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0202
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0202
10Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0011
Totals (10 entries)17171650

MVP Awards

YearMVP Award Winner
1998 Flag of Angola.svg Teresa Gonçalves
2006 Flag of Mali.svg Fanta Toure
2008 Flag of Mali.svg Laoudy Maiga
2010 Flag of Egypt.svg Reem Osama
2012 Flag of Senegal.svg Yacine Diop
2014 Flag of Mali.svg Djeneba N'Diaye
2016 Flag of Egypt.svg Meral Abdelgawad
2018 Flag of Mali.svg Assetou Sissoko
2020 Flag of Egypt.svg Yara Hussein
2022 Flag of Mali.svg Maimouna Haidara

Participating nations

Nation Flag of Ghana.svg Flag of Angola.svg Flag of Senegal.svg Flag of Mozambique.svg Flag of Senegal.svg Flag of Mali.svg Flag of Tunisia.svg Flag of Benin.svg Flag of Tunisia.svg Flag of Egypt.svg Flag of Senegal.svg Flag of Egypt.svg Flag of Egypt.svg Flag of Mozambique.svg Flag of Egypt.svg Flag of Madagascar.svg Flag of South Africa.svg
1985 1988 1991 1996 1998 2000 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
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Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 4763
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Bronze medal africa.svg Silver medal africa.svg Bronze medal africa.svg Gold medal africa.svg Bronze medal africa.svg 45107554 Bronze medal africa.svg Bronze medal africa.svg 614
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 482
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 81
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Bronze medal africa.svg 1
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 61
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 71
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo (ex Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg Zaire) Gold medal africa.svg Gold medal africa.svg Silver medal africa.svg Bronze medal africa.svg 9977
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Bronze medal africa.svg Gold medal africa.svg Bronze medal africa.svg Silver medal africa.svg Silver medal africa.svg 5 Gold medal africa.svg Silver medal africa.svg 58
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 682
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Silver medal africa.svg Silver medal africa.svg 5675
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 71063
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 542
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Gold medal africa.svg 4 Gold medal africa.svg 6 Gold medal africa.svg Gold medal africa.svg 4 Silver medal africa.svg Gold medal africa.svg Gold medal africa.svg Gold medal africa.svg Silver medal africa.svg Gold medal africa.svg Gold medal africa.svg 13
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 91
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Silver medal africa.svg Silver medal africa.svg Bronze medal africa.svg Bronze medal africa.svg Bronze medal africa.svg Bronze medal africa.svg Bronze medal africa.svg Silver medal africa.svg 8
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4 Silver medal africa.svg Silver medal africa.svg 3
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 472
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Gold medal africa.svg Silver medal africa.svg Silver medal africa.svg 8 Gold medal africa.svg Bronze medal africa.svg 6
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5101
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 71
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Gold medal africa.svg Silver medal africa.svg 546687
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1188545
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 111
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 121
# Teams 2 4 7 5 11 10 6 8 8 8 3 8 12

Under-19 Women's World Cup record

Team Flag of the United States.svg
1985
Flag of Spain.svg
1989
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg
1993
Flag of Brazil.svg
1997
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
2001
Flag of Tunisia.svg
2005
Flag of Slovakia.svg
2007
Flag of Thailand.svg
2009
Flag of Chile.svg
2011
Flag of Lithuania.svg
2013
Flag of Russia.svg
2015
Flag of Italy.svg
2017
Flag of Thailand.svg
2019
Flag of Hungary.svg
2021
Flag of Spain.svg
2023
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
2025
Total
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 10/1212/1215/1614/1615/1612/1613/167/164/165/16Q11
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 15/1616/1616/1612/1612/165
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 12/1210/1211/123
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 10/1016/162
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 12/1215/162
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 16/161
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 15/161
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 16/16Q2
Total111112222222222227

Top ten FIBA Youth Africa teams

Updated as of 1 January 2022 [13]

RankChangeTeamPoints
15Increase2.svg 1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali C529.0
22Increase2.svg 13Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 450.2
31Decrease2.svg 6Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 395.5
40Decrease2.svg 9Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 334.0
50Increase2.svg 17Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 251.8
54Decrease2.svg 2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 227.7
59Increase2.svg 5Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 217.0
60Increase2.svg 26Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 211.0
63Steady2.svgFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 193.2
66Increase2.svg 20Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 189.1

C Current Africa champion

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