The 2016 FIBA Africa U18 Women's Championship (alternatively the Afrobasket U18) 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 26 August to 4 September 2016 in Cairo, Egypt and contested by 8 national teams.
The tournament qualified the winner and the runner-up for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.
Venue Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo
Draw Group AGroup B
Squads
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 A
Group B
Note: Ivory Coast withdrew form the 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women.
Knockout stage Bracket
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Final classification games Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Third place match
Final
Awards
Most Valuable Player Meral Abdelgawad
All-Tournament Team
Silvia Veloso Nesma Khalifa Meral Abdelgawad Adama Coulibaly Aminata Diakite
Final standings Qualified for the 2017 FIBA U19 World Women's Championship Rank Team Record6-05-14-24.3-35.2-46.2-47.1-58.0-6
References
External links Official website