International basketball competition
2002 FIBA U18 AfroBasket11th FIBA U18 African Basketball Championship |
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Tournament details |
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Host country | Egypt |
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Dates | August 2–9, 2002 |
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Teams | 9 |
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Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Nigeria (5th title) |
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The 2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 11th FIBA Africa U-18 championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the world basketball sport governing body. The tournament was held from August 2 to August 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.
- The 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
Draw
Preliminary round
[2][3]
Group A
| Qualified for the semi-finals |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Group B
| Qualified for the semi-finals |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Knockout stage
- Championship bracket
7th place match
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
5th place match
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Semifinals
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Bronze medal game
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Gold medal game
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo |
Final standings
Rank | Team | Record |
| Nigeria | 5–0 |
| Angola | 3–2 |
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4. | | – |
5. | | – |
6. | | – |
7. | | – |
8. | | – |
9. | | – |
Awards
2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship winner |
Nigeria Fifth title |
References
- ^ "Nigeria beats Angola in junior basketball championship". PANAPRESS.com. 2002-08-10. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- ^ "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08.