17th FIBA Under-18 African Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Rwanda |
Dates | 22–31 July 2016 |
Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Angola (4th title) |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Sílvio Sousa |
Top scorer | Ochieng 19.3 |
Top rebounds | Ochieng 9.8 |
Top assists | Youssef 3.1 |
PPG (Team) | Angola 61.9 |
RPG (Team) | Egypt 42.9 |
APG (Team) | Egypt 15.5 |
Official website | |
2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship | |
The 2016 FIBA U18 African Championship was the 17th edition, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Rwanda from July 22 to 31, with the games played at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali.
Angola defeated Egypt 86–82 in the final to win their 4th title.[1] The tournament qualified all three medallists to the 2017 Under-19 World Championship.