2010 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2010 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men (alternatively the Afrobasket U18) was the 14th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men, organized by FIBA Africa and played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body and the African zone thereof. The tournament was held from October 8–17 in Rwanda and won by Egypt.
Host countryRwanda
DatesOctober 8–17
Teams11
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
| 14th FIBA Under-18 African Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Rwanda |
| Dates | October 8–17 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt (4th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Aly Mohamed Ahmed |
| Top scorer |  Lionel Hakizimana |
| Official website | |
| 2010 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship | |
The tournament qualified both the winner and the runner-up for the 2011 Under-19 World Cup.
Format
- The 11 teams were divided into two groups (Groups A+B) for the preliminary round.
- Round robin for the preliminary round; the top four teams advanced to the quarterfinals.
- From there on a knockout system was used until the final.
Draw
Preliminary round
Knockout stage
- Championship bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Fri 15 Oct 2010 – 14:00 | ||||||||||
 Algeria | 66 | |||||||||
| Sat 16 Oct 2010 – 20:00 | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 87 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 82 | |||||||||
| Fri 15 Oct 2010 – 16:00 | ||||||||||
 Mozambique | 40 | |||||||||
 Gabon | 58 | |||||||||
| Sun 17 Oct 2010 – 18:00 | ||||||||||
| Mozambique | 67 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 67 | |||||||||
| Fri 15 Oct 2010 – 18:00 | ||||||||||
 Tunisia | 54 | |||||||||
| Rwanda | 47 | |||||||||
| Sat 16 Oct 2010 – 18:00 | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 86 | |||||||||
 Mali | 58 | |||||||||
| Fri 15 Oct 2010 – 20:00 | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 69 | Third place | ||||||||
 Angola | 40 | |||||||||
| Sun 17 Oct 2010 – 15:30 | ||||||||||
| Mali | 65 | |||||||||
| Mozambique | 56 | |||||||||
| Mali | 72 | |||||||||
- 5-8th bracket
| 5th-8th place | Fifth place | |||||
| Sat 16 Oct 2010 – 16:00 | ||||||
| Algeria | 61 | |||||
| Sun 17 Oct 2010 – 13:30 | ||||||
| Gabon | 75 | |||||
| Gabon | 73 | |||||
| Sat 16 Oct 2010 – 14:00 | ||||||
| Rwanda | 71 | |||||
| Rwanda | 68 | |||||
| Angola | 44 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Sun 17 Oct 2010 – 11:30 | ||||||
| Algeria | 59 | |||||
| Angola | 65 | |||||
9th place
Quarterfinals
Classification 5–8
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
| Qualified for the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship |
Awards
| 2010 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship winner |
|---|
 Egypt Fourth title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Aly Mohamed Ahmed |