The FIBA U16 AfroBasket, previously known as the FIBA U16 African Championship or the FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship, is a biennial international youth basketball competition consisting of under-16 men's national teams organized by FIBA Africa.
The tournament also serves as a qualification for the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, where the top two teams qualify.
Summary YearHostsFinalThird place matchChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place2009DetailsMaputo84–8265–562011DetailsAlexandria117–6759–572013DetailsAntananarivo75–6670–492015DetailsBamako 64–63 45–372017DetailsVacoas-Phoenix 76–65 57–542019DetailsPraia66–5754–532021DetailsCairo63–6265–502023DetailsMonastir84–7663–562025DetailsKigali62–4958–512027DetailsTBD––
Medal table
Participation details
Team2009201120132015201720192021202320252027Total 4th 5th 10th 6 6th 4th 4th 7th 4th 7th 7 Q 2 1 7th 1 4th 7th 2 9th 1 7th 1 5th 1 4th Q 10 10th 1 11th 1 7th 7th 2 9th 4th 11th 4 8th 9th 5th 6th Q 6 10th 1 5th 2 Q 9 1 6th 8th 9th 3 6th 6th 7th 4 5th 3 9th 6th 5th 5th 5 12th 1 8th 8th 8th 3 7th 4th 6th 6th 7 6th 10th 5th 3 Total 9 8 9 11 8 10 7 10 12 #
MVP Awards YearMVP Award Winner2009 Ahmed Mostafa2011 Ehab Amin2013 Mohamed Abdelrahman2015 Ahmed Khalaf2017 Siriman Kanouté2019 Moamen Abouzeid2021 Adam El Halawany2023 Nour Gassim Toure2025 Jean-Philippe Oka
U17 World Cup record Team201020122014201620182022202420262028Total 11 1 16 1 11 12 13 16 16 10 12 7 14 1 11 1 15 12 15 3 Total 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Top Ten FIBA Africa boys' teams Updated as of 13 December 2025. Rank Team Points17 1 552.223 27 C 503.625 494.326 5 488.727 7 481.934 3 383.935 5 382.836 16 37948 30751 1 288.9 C Current U16 Africa champions
See also FIBA AfroBasket FIBA U18 AfroBasket FIBA U20 AfroBasket
References
External links FIBA U16 AfroBasket, www.fiba.basketball FIBA U16 AfroBasket, www.afrobasket.com