2006 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship

Summary

The 2006 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 15th 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 28 July – 6 August 2006 in Durban, South Africa, contested by 9 national teams and won by Nigeria.[1]

2006 FIBA Africa U-18 Championship 
15th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates28 July – 6 August 2006
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (7th title)
Tournament statistics
MVPMali Waly Coulibaly
Top scorerRepublic of the Congo Ibaka 18.6
Top reboundsRepublic of the Congo Ibaka 13.8
Top assistsGuinea Camara 5.4
Official website
2006 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
← 2004
2008

The tournament qualified the winner and the runner-up for the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Format edit

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

Squads edit

Draw edit

Group A Group B

  Congo
  Mali
  Mozambique
  South Africa

  Angola
  Guinea
  Ivory Coast
  Kenya
  Nigeria

Preliminary round edit

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Group A edit

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team W L PF PA Diff Pts.
  Mali 3 0 186 127 +59 6
  Congo 2 1 187 143 +44 5
  South Africa 1 2 155 191 -36 4
  Mozambique 0 3 138 205 -67 3
28 July
19:00
Boxscore
South Africa   46–71   Congo
Scoring by quarter: 14-23, 2-23, 17-13, 13-12
Pts: Sithole 17
Rebs: Sithole, Acutt 9
Asts: Manqele 4
Pts: Ibaka 23
Rebs: Ibaka 19
Asts: Sow 7
30 July
17:00
Boxscore
Mozambique   34–73   Mali
Scoring by quarter: 6-18, 14-13, 10-18, 4-24
Pts: Xerinda 11
Rebs: Canivete 8
Asts: Xerinda 2
Pts: Coulibaly 17
Rebs: Kone 10
Asts: Tangara 4

31 July
15:00
Boxscore
Congo   66–44   Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 24-8, 11-17, 9-9, 22-10
Pts: Ibaka 17
Rebs: Ibaka 20
Asts: N'Gampo 4
Pts: Mazive 15
Rebs: Canivete 10
Asts: three players 2
31 July
19:00
Boxscore
Mali   60–43   South Africa
Scoring by quarter: 17-10, 15-15, 9-8, 19-10
Pts: Coulibaly 22
Rebs: Kone 10
Asts: Toure 5
Pts: Sithole 15
Rebs: Sithole 7
Asts: Khumalo 2

1 August
19:00
Boxscore
Mozambique   60–66   South Africa
Scoring by quarter: 16-19, 15-15, 10-13, 19-19
Pts: Mazive 18
Rebs: Mazive 22
Asts: Ivaldo 7
Pts: Sithole 24
Rebs: Acutt 14
Asts: Manqele 4
2 August
19:00
Boxscore
Mali   53–50   Congo
Scoring by quarter: 13-12, 14-12, 16-10, 10-16
Pts: Coulibaly 23
Rebs: Samake 9
Asts: three players 3
Pts: Djio 12
Rebs: Wamba 11
Asts: Sow 3

Group B edit

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team W L PF PA Diff Pts.
  Nigeria 4 0 344 225 +119 8
  Angola 3 1 257 202 +55 7
  Guinea 2 2 248 260 -12 6
  Ivory Coast 1 3 246 283 -37 5
  Kenya 0 4 231 356 -125 4
29 July
17:00
Boxscore
Kenya   72–103   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 16-19, 16-25, 13-37, 27-22
Pts: Oduor 20
Rebs: Nyadaro 10
Asts: Menya 4
Pts: Omorogbe 20
Rebs: Omori 15
Asts: Oyalade 9
3 August
16:00
Boxscore
Ivory Coast   60–66   Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 15-7, 15-19, 15-16, 15-24
Pts: Dembele, Dja 14
Rebs: Dembele 8
Asts: Kouzia 3
Pts: Tounkara 21
Rebs: Camara 9
Asts: Camara 7

30 July
15:00
Boxscore
Kenya   42–86   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 7-24, 9-13, 14-24, 12-25
Pts: Menya 13
Rebs: Munica 8
Asts: Oluoch 2
Pts: E.Ferreira 20
Rebs: Vander, P.Barros 8
Asts: E.Ferreira 3
30 July
19:00
Boxscore
Guinea   51–85   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 11-22, 16-23, 16-18, 8-22
Pts: Sangaré 10
Rebs: Sangaré 9
Asts: three players 2
Pts: Ikyaator
Rebs: Alabi
Asts: Yusuf

31 July
11:00
Boxscore
Ivory Coast   83–53   Kenya
Scoring by quarter: 14-19, 22-12, 20-11, 27-11
Pts: Dja 15
Rebs: Dja 15
Asts: Kouakou 3
Pts: Oduor 13
Rebs: Oduor 8
Asts: Menya, Wanjara 2
31 July
17:00
Boxscore
Angola   48–64   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 9-18, 10-12, 15-19, 14-15
Pts: A.Simões 13
Rebs: A.Simões 14
Asts: H.Gonçalves, S.João 1
Pts: Alabi 14
Rebs: Alabi, Yusuf 11
Asts: four players 2

1 August
15:00
Boxscore
Guinea   47–51   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 11-12, 8-10, 17-12, 11-17
Pts: A.Conde 10
Rebs: Sangaré 11
Asts: Camara 4
Pts: F.Luano 13
Rebs: A.Simões 8
Asts: A.Simões 2
1 August
17:00
Boxscore
Nigeria   92–54   Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 24-14, 23-17, 20-9, 25-14
Pts: Alabi 23
Rebs: Alabi 18
Asts: Daudu 6
Pts: Akasson 10
Rebs: Kouakou 11
Asts: Akasson 2

2 August
15:00
Boxscore
Guinea   84–64   Kenya
Scoring by quarter: 15-20, 22-13, 25-14, 22-17
Pts: Tounkara 28
Rebs: Sangaré 11
Asts: Camara 7
Pts: Oduor 23
Rebs: Nyadaro 12
Asts: Menya 7
2 August
17:00
Boxscore
Angola   72–49   Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 17-13, 20-11, 15-19, 20-6
Pts: A.Simões 27
Rebs: A.Simões 12
Asts: H.Gonçalves 3
Pts: Dja 15
Rebs: Barou 9
Asts: Kouzia, Toh 2

Knockout stage edit

Championship bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
Sat 5 Aug 2006 – 12:00
 
 
  Angola 60
 
Sun 6 Aug 2006 – 14:30
 
  Mali 68
 
  Mali 41
 
Sat 5 Aug 2006 – 14:00
 
  Nigeria 69
 
  Congo 57
 
 
  Nigeria 87
 
3rd place
 
 
Sun 6 Aug 2006 – 12:00
 
 
  Angola 74
 
 
  Congo 70

7th place match edit

4 August
15:00
Boxscore
Mozambique   48–62   Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 19-16, 10-20, 8-19, 11-7
Pts: Monjane 14
Rebs: Mazive 16
Asts: three players 2
Pts: four players 10
Rebs: Barou 7
Asts: Toh 6

5th place match edit

4 August
17:00
Boxscore
South Africa   45–62   Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 8-23, 14-11, 12-13
Pts: Khumalo 13
Rebs: Khumalo 9
Asts: four players 2
Pts: Tounkara 21
Rebs: Sanoh 17
Asts: Camara 7

Semifinals edit

5 August
12:00
Boxscore
Angola   60–68   Mali
Scoring by quarter: 9-21, 13-15, 23-15, 15-17
Pts: E.Ferreira 18
Rebs: A.Simões 8
Asts: F.Luano 3
Pts: Coulibaly 26
Rebs: Kone 13
Asts: Tangara 7
5 August
14:00
Boxscore
Congo   57–87   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 22-21, 18-28, 9-24, 8-14
Pts: Nkakou 11
Rebs: Ibaka 7
Asts: five players 1
Pts: Ikyaator 22
Rebs: Baraya 18
Asts: Daudu 6

Bronze medal game edit

6 August
12:00
Boxscore
Angola   74–70   Congo
Scoring by quarter: 8-13, 18-17, 26-20, 22-20
Pts: Ad.Ramos 18
Rebs: F.Luano 10
Asts: H.Gonçalves 6
Pts: Ibaka 37
Rebs: Ibaka 14
Asts: N'Gampo 7

Gold medal game edit

6 August
14:30
Boxscore
Mali   41–69   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 11-19, 6-11, 7-24, 17-15
Pts: Toure 12
Rebs: Kone 13
Asts: Tangara 4
Pts: Alabi 17
Rebs: Alabi, Omori 9
Asts: Ikyaator 6

[4]

Final standings edit

Qualified for the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship

Statistical Leaders edit

Awards edit

 2006 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship winner 
 
Nigeria
Seventh title
Most Valuable Player
  Waly Coulibaly

All-Tournament Team edit

References edit

  1. ^ ""2006 FIBA Africa U18 Championship for Men Final Round". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Nigeria Retains African Trophy". AllAfrica.com. 6 August 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

External links edit

  • Official website