2023 FIBA U16 African Championship
International youth basketball tournament
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The 2023 FIBA U16 African Championship was an international basketball competition held in Monastir and Jemmal, Tunisia from 13 to 23 July 2023.[1][2] It served as a qualifier for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey.
| 8th FIBA Under-16 African Basketball Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Tunisia |
| Cities | Monastir, Jemmal |
| Dates | 13–23 July |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Guinea (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Egypt |
| Third place |  Mali |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Nour Gassim Toure |
| Top scorer |  Rugette 26.6 |
| Top rebounds | Diane 17.3 |
| Top assists | Toure 8.1 |
| PPG (Team) | Guinea (88.7) |
| RPG (Team) | Guinea (65.9) |
| APG (Team) | Egypt (26.6) |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball/history | |
Venues
Participating teams
Group phase
All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali |
4 | 4 | 0 | 292 | 206 | +86 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Angola |
4 | 3 | 1 | 229 | 229 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Rwanda |
4 | 2 | 2 | 283 | 264 | +19 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Ivory Coast |
4 | 1 | 3 | 266 | 292 | −26 | 5 | |
| 5 | Tunisia (H) |
4 | 0 | 4 | 214 | 293 | −79 | 4 | 9th place match |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea |
4 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 256 | +104 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Egypt |
4 | 3 | 1 | 377 | 280 | +97 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Chad |
4 | 1 | 3 | 311 | 325 | −14 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Morocco |
4 | 1 | 3 | 311 | 366 | −55 | 5 | |
| 5 | Uganda |
4 | 1 | 3 | 255 | 387 | −132 | 5 | 9th place match |
Source: FIBA
Knockout phase
- Main bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 July | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 74 | |||||||||
| 22 July | ||||||||||
| Mali | 76 | |||||||||
| Mali | 58 | |||||||||
| 20 July | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 66 | |||||||||
| Rwanda | 78 | |||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 94 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 76 | |||||||||
| 19 July | ||||||||||
| Guinea | 84 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 43 | |||||||||
| 22 July | ||||||||||
| Guinea | 106 | |||||||||
| Guinea | 71 | |||||||||
| 20 July | ||||||||||
| Angola | 61 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
| Chad | 74 | |||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| Angola | 86 | |||||||||
| Mali | 63 | |||||||||
| Angola | 56 | |||||||||
- 5th place bracket
| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Morocco | 76 | |||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| Rwanda | 77 | |||||
| Rwanda | 74 | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 62 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 85 | |||||
| Chad | 71 | |||||
| 7th place match | ||||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| Morocco | 74 | |||||
| Chad | 75 | |||||
Quarterfinals
9th place match
5th–8th place semifinals
21 July 2023 13:00 |
| Ivory Coast |
85–71 | Chad |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-17, 9-18, 30-18, 30-18 | ||
Salle des Sports Jammel |
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
3rd place match
Final
Awards
| 2023 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship winners |
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 Guinea First title |
| Most Valuable Players |
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| Nour Gassim Toure |
Final standings
| Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup |