2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship

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For the women's tournament, see 2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women.
2002 FIBA Africa U-18 Championship 
13th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Egypt
Dates August 2–9 2002
Teams 9
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Nigeria (5th title)
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The 2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 13th U-18 FIBA Africa championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the world basketball sport governing body. The tournament was held from August 2-9, 2002 at the Indoor Sport Hall of the Cairo Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, contested by 9 national teams and won by Nigeria.[1]

The tournament qualified the winner and the runner-up for the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Format

  • The 12 teams were divided into two groups (Groups A+B) for the preliminary round.
  • Round robin for the preliminary round; the top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals.
  • From there on a knockout system was used until the final.

Squads

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Main article: 2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship squads

Draw

Group A Group B

 Angola
 Ivory Coast
 Nigeria
 Senegal

 Algeria
 Egypt
 Madagascar
 Mali
 South Africa

Preliminary round [2][3]

Group A

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team W L PF PA Diff Pts.
 Mali 4 0 0 0 0 8
 Algeria 3 1 0 0 0 7
 Egypt 2 2 0 0 0 6
 South Africa 1 3 0 0 0 5
 Madagascar 0 4 0 0 0 4
Egypt  105–72  Madagascar
Algeria  vs.  South Africa
Mali  vs.  Madagascar
South Africa  vs.  Egypt
Mali  vs.  Algeria
Madagascar  vs.  South Africa
South Africa  vs.  Mali
Algeria  vs.  Egypt
Egypt  vs.  Mali
Madagascar  vs.  Algeria

Group B

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team W L PF PA Diff Pts.
 Nigeria 3 0 0 0 0 8
 Angola 2 1 0 0 0 7
 Ivory Coast 1 2 0 0 0 6
 Senegal 0 3 0 0 0 5
August 4 2002
Senegal  59–87  Nigeria
Angola  70–53  Ivory Coast
August 5 2002
Ivory Coast  47–70  Nigeria
Senegal  79–80  Angola
August 6 2002
Angola  58–84  Nigeria
Ivory Coast  vs.  Senegal

Knockout stage

Championship bracket
Semi Finals Final
Thu 8 Aug 2002
   Nigeria  107  
   Algeria  73  
 
Fri 9 Aug 2002
       Nigeria  80
     Angola  60
3rd place
Thu 8 Aug 2002 Fri 9 Aug 2002
   Angola  92    Algeria  
   Mali  79      Mali  

7th place match

August 8 2002
Madagascar  vs.  Senegal

5th place match

August 8 2002
Egypt  vs.  Ivory Coast

Semifinals

August 8 2002
Angola  92–79  Mali
Nigeria  107–73  Algeria

Bronze medal game

August 9 2002
Algeria  vs.  Mali

Gold medal game

August 9 2002
Nigeria  80–60  Angola

Final Standings

Qualified for the 2003 FIBA U19 World Championship
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