1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship

For the women's tournament, see 1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women.
1998 FIBA Africa U-18 Championship 
11th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Egypt
Dates August 27 - September 3, 1998
Teams 6 (from 53 federations)
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Nigeria (4th title)
MVP Ivory Coast Michel Lasme
Official website
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The 1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women was the 11th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Egypt from August 27 to September 3, 1998.

Nigeria ended the round-robin tournament with a 5–0 unbeaten record to win their fourth title.[1]

Both winner and runner-up qualified for the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Participating teams [2]

 Angola
 Egypt
 Morocco
 Nigeria
 South Africa
 Tunisia

Squads

Schedule [3]

P Team M W L PF PA Diff Pts.
1  Nigeria550396259 +137 10
2  Egypt541418315 +103 9
3  Angola532328305 +23 8
4  South Africa523310375 -65 7
4  Tunisia514271350 -79 6
4  Morocco505237356 -119 5
Egypt  72–40  Morocco
Nigeria  79–44  South Africa
Angola  66–54  Tunisia
Tunisia  54–85  Egypt
Morocco  42–86  Nigeria
Angola  68–65  South Africa
Nigeria  83–42  Tunisia
Egypt  79–72  Angola
Morocco  65–67  South Africa
Tunisia  63–46  Morocco
Nigeria  63–54  Angola
Egypt  105–64  South Africa
Morocco  44–68  Angola
South Africa  70–58  Tunisia
Egypt  77–85  Nigeria

Final standings

Qualified for the 1999 FIBA U19 World Championship
Rank Team Record
 Nigeria 5–0
 Egypt 4–1
 Angola 3–2
4  South Africa 2–3
5  Tunisia 1–4
6  Morocco 0–5

Awards

 1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship Winner 

Nigeria
Fourth title
Most Valuable Player
Ivory Coast Michel Lasme

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Teams". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  3. ↑ "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
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