15th FIBA Under-18 African Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Mozambique |
Dates | August 16–25, 2012 |
Teams | 11 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Senegal (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Ehab Amin |
Top scorer | Mourad Shifi |
Top rebounds | Abdoulaye Ndoye |
Official website | |
2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship | |
The 2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 15th 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 Mozambique from August 16 to 25, with the games played at the Pavilhão da Académica in Maputo.
Senegal defeated Ivory Coast 71–62 in the final to win their first title.[1] The tournament qualified both the winner and the runner-up for the 2013 Under-19 World Cup.