The 2022 FIBA U18 African Championship was an international under-18 basketball competition that was held in Antananarivo, Madagascar from August 4 to 14.
The tournament, which was also the 20th edition of the biennial competition, qualified the top two teams to represent FIBA Africa in the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Hungary. This is the second time Madagascar has hosted the tournament since 2014.
Qualification Means of Qualification Dates Venue Berths QualifiersHost Nation N/A N/A 1 2020 FIBA U18 African Championship 3–9 December 2020 Cairo 4 2022 Zone I U18 Qualifiers N/A N/A 1 2022 Zone II U18 Qualifiers N/A N/A N/A N/A2022 Zone III U18 Qualifiers N/A N/A 1 2022 Zone IV U18 Qualifiers N/A N/A N/A N/A2022 Zone V U18 Qualifiers 13–19 June 2022 Kampala 1 2022 Zone VI U18 Qualifiers December 2021 Maseru 1 2022 Zone VII U18 Qualifiers N/A N/A N/A N/AWildcard Entry N/A N/A 1 Total 10
Qualified teams
Includes current world ranking prior to the start of the tournament (in parentheses).
Host Nation (1) (NR) Zone I (46) Zone II (42) (15) (18) Zone III (NR) Zone V (51) (25) Zone VI (47)
Preliminary round The draw took place and the final rosters were confirmed on 3 August 2022, a day before the start of the tournament.
Tanzania was supposed to be part of Group A, however they were replaced by Nigeria. Unfortunately, Nigeria also backed out, leaving Group A with only 4 teams.
All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
Quarterfinals
5–8th place classification
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings Qualified for the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
RankTeam Record 6–1 4–2 5–24 3–45 5–16 3–47 2–48 0–69 0–4
Awards
Most Valuable Player Mathias M'Madi
All-Tournament Team C Malick Diallo F Fahmi Fahmi F Belal Elshakery G Mathias M'Madi (MVP) G Ibrahima Diallo
References