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2002 FIBA Africa Under 18 Championship

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Host nation
  
Egypt

Teams
  
9

Champions
  
Nigeria (5th title)

Dates
  
August 2–9 2002

Venues
  
1 (in 1 host city)


The 2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 13th U-18 FIBA Africa championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the world basketball sport governing body. The tournament was held from August 2-9, 2002 at the Indoor Sport Hall of the Cairo Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, contested by 9 national teams and won by Nigeria.

Contents

The tournament qualified the winner and the runner-up for the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Format

  • The 12 teams were divided into two groups (Groups A+B) for the preliminary round.
  • Round robin for the preliminary round; the top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals.
  • From there on a knockout system was used until the final.

    • Knockout stage

    Championship bracket

    References

    2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship Wikipedia
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