Host nation Egypt Teams 8 (from 1 federations) Champions Mali (6th title) | Dates August 26– Septembre 4 Venues 1 (in 1 host city) MVP Abdelgawad | |
The 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women (alternatively the Afrobasket U18) will be the 14th U-18 FIBA Africa championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the world basketball sport governing body. The tournament will be held from August 26 – Septembre 4 in Cairo, Egypt and contested by 8 national teams.
Contents
The tournament qualified the winner and the runner-up for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women.
Venue
Format
The Preliminary Phase of the tournament will be played in a round robin format with each team taking over its opponent respectively. The top four teams from each group will advance to the Final Phase, played in a knockout format from the Quarter-Finals onwards (Semi-Finals and Final).
Preliminary Round
The draw for the tournament was held on 25 August 2016 at the Le Passage Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. All times are local (UTC+2).
Group B
Note: Ivory Coast withdrew form the 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women.