Ivory Coast men's national under-16 basketball team

Ivory Coast
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball
U17 World Cup
Appearances1 (2026)
MedalsNone
U16 AfroBasket
Appearances5
Medals Gold: 1 (2025)

The Ivory Coast men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Ivory Coast, administered by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball.[1][2] It represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 men's basketball competitions.

In the 2025 FIBA U16 AfroBasket Qualifiers (Zone 3) held in Monrovia, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire secured their fourth consecutive trip to the final round by going undefeated (4–0). Their commanding wins included lopsided victories over Benin (98–20 and 99–22) and Liberia. Jean Philippe Oka earned MVP honors of the qualifiers.[3]

FIBA U16 AfroBasket participations

Year Result
2013[4] 8th
2019[5] 9th
2021[6] 5th
2023[7] 6th
2025[8]

FIBA U17 World Cup participations

Year Result
2026 Qualified

See also

References

  1. ^ "Profile - Ivory Coast". about.fiba.basketball.
  2. ^ "Ivory Coast (U16 Men)". www.afrobasket.com.
  3. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire secure fourth consecutive Final Round ticket". FIBA.basketball. 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  4. ^ "2013 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  5. ^ "2019 FIBA U16 African Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  6. ^ "2021 FIBA U16 African Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  7. ^ "2023 FIBA U16 African Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  8. ^ "2025 FIBA U16 AfroBasket". www.fiba.basketball.