FIBA U16 AfroBasket
| Current season, competition or edition: 2025 FIBA U16 AfroBasket | |
| Formerly | FIBA U16 African Championship FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Organising body | FIBA Africa |
| Continent | Africa |
| Most recent champion | Ivory Coast (1st title) |
| Most titles | Egypt (5 titles) |
| Qualification | FIBA U17 World Cup |
| Related competitions | FIBA U18 AfroBasket |
| Official website | fiba.basketball/history |
The FIBA U16 AfroBasket, previously known as the FIBA U16 African Championship or FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship, is a biennial international youth basketball competition consisting of under-16 men's national teams organized by FIBA Africa.
The tournament also serves as a qualification for the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, where the top two teams qualify.
Summary
| Year | Hosts | Final | Third place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2009[1] Details |
Maputo |
Egypt |
84–82 | Mali |
Nigeria |
65–56 | Algeria | ||
| 2011[2] Details |
Alexandria |
Egypt |
117–67 | Tunisia |
Mali |
59–57 | Angola | ||
| 2013[3] Details |
Antananarivo |
Angola |
75–66 | Egypt |
Tunisia |
70–49 | Madagascar | ||
| 2015[4] Details |
Bamako |
Egypt |
64–63 | Mali |
Algeria |
45–37 | Angola | ||
| 2017[5] Details |
Vacoas-Phoenix |
Mali |
76–65 | Egypt |
Algeria |
57–54 | Tunisia | ||
| 2019[6] Details |
Praia |
Egypt |
66–57 | Mali |
Nigeria |
54–53 | Guinea | ||
| 2021[7] Details |
Cairo |
Egypt |
63–62 | Mali |
Algeria |
65–50 | Chad | ||
| 2023[8] Details |
Monastir |
Guinea |
84–76 | Egypt |
Mali |
63–56 | Angola | ||
| 2025[9] Details |
Kigali |
Ivory Coast |
62–49 | Cameroon |
Mali |
58–51 | Egypt | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Mali | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Angola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
MVP Awards
| Year | MVP Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Ahmed Mostafa |
| 2011 | Ehab Amin |
| 2013 | Mohamed Abdelrahman |
| 2015 | Ahmed Khalaf |
| 2017 | Siriman Kanouté |
| 2019 | Moamen Abouzeid |
| 2021 | Adam El Halawany |
| 2023 | Nour Gassim Toure |
| 2025 | Jean-Philippe Oka |
Participating nations
| Nation | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| Algeria | 4th | 5th | 10th | 6 | ||||||
| Angola | 6th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 7 | |||
| Cameroon | 1 | |||||||||
| Cape Verde | 8th | 1 | ||||||||
| Central African Republic | 7th | 1 | ||||||||
| Chad | 4th | 7th | 2 | |||||||
| Comoros | 9th | 1 | ||||||||
| Congo | 7th | 1 | ||||||||
| DR Congo | 5th | 1 | ||||||||
| Egypt | 4th | 9 | ||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 10th | 1 | ||||||||
| Ethiopia | 11th | 1 | ||||||||
| Gabon | 7th | 7th | 2 | |||||||
| Guinea | 9th | 4th | 11th | 4 | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 8th | 9th | 5th | 6th | 5 | |||||
| Liberia | 10th | 1 | ||||||||
| Madagascar | 4th | 5th | 2 | |||||||
| Mali | 8 | |||||||||
| Mauritius | 8th | 1 | ||||||||
| Morocco | 6th | 8th | 9th | 3 | ||||||
| Mozambique | 5th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 4 | |||||
| Nigeria | 5th | 3 | ||||||||
| Rwanda | 9th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 8th | 5 | ||||
| Sierra Leone | 12th | 1 | ||||||||
| South Africa | 8th | 8th | 8th | 3 | ||||||
| Tunisia | 7th | 4th | 6th | 9th | 6th | 7 | ||||
| Uganda | 6th | 10th | 5th | 3 | ||||||
| Number of teams | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
Under-17 World Cup record
| Team | 2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
2018 |
2022 |
2024 |
2026 |
2028 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
| Cameroon | Q | 1 | ||||||||
| Egypt | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 7 | ||
| Guinea | 14 | 1 | ||||||||
| Ivory Coast | Q | 1 | ||||||||
| Mali | 15 | 12 | 15 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
See also
References
- ^ "2009 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2011 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2013 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2017 FIBA U16 African Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2019 FIBA U16 African Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2021 FIBA U16 African Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2023 FIBA U16 African Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2025 FIBA U16 AfroBasket". www.fiba.basketball.
External links
- FIBA U16 AfroBasket, www.afrobasket.com
- Official website of FIBA