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2006 FIBA Africa Under 18 Championship

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Host nation
  
South Africa

Venues
  
1 (in 1 host city)

MVP
  
Waly Coulibaly

Teams
  
9

Champions
  
Nigeria (7th title)

Dates
  
July 28 – August 6, 2006


The 2006 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 15th 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 July 28 to August 6, 2006 in Durban, South Africa, contested by 9 national teams and won by Nigeria.

Contents

The tournament qualified the winner and the runner-up for the 2007 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 four teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals.
  • From there on a knockout system was used until the final.

    • Knockout stage

    Championship bracket

    References

    2006 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship Wikipedia
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