The 2024 FIBA U18 AfroBasket was the 21st edition of the African basketball championship for men's under-18 national teams. The tournament was played in Pretoria, South Africa, from 3 to 14 September 2024.Tournament official website This was the second time South Africa has hosted the tournament; the previous one was in 2006.
This tournament also served as the FIBA Africa's qualifier for the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Switzerland, where the top two teams qualified.
secured their third overall title with a victory over in the final, 60–51.
Qualification Means of qualification2024 FIBA U18 AfroBasket qualification results, reports.fiba.basketball Dates Venue Berths Qualifiers Host nation N/A N/A 1 2022 FIBA U18 African Championship Top Four4–14 December 2022 Antananarivo 3 2024 Zone I U18 Qualifiers 11–14 July 2024 Tunis 1 2024 Zone II U18 Qualifiers N/A N/A 1 2024 Zone III U18 Qualifiers 31 July–4 August 2024 Abidjan 1 2024 Zone IV U18 Qualifiers N/A N/A 1 2024 Zone V U18 Qualifiers 9–14 June 2024 Kampala 1 2024 Zone VI U18 Qualifiers 28–29 June 2024 Lusaka 1 2024 Zone VII U18 Qualifiers N/A N/A N/A N/A Wildcards9 August 2024 N/A 2 Total 12
Qualified teams Includes current world ranking prior to the start of the tournament (in parentheses).
Host nation (1) (NR) Zone I (60) Zone II (18) (21) Zone III (54) (NR) Zone IV (NR) Zone V (23) (48) (71) Zone VI (NR) Zone VII (38)
Group phase The draw of the group phase took place on 25 August 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda.
In this round, the teams were drawn into three groups of four. The top two teams from each group and the best two third-placed teams advanced to the quarterfinals; the other teams were dropped to the 9th–12th place playoffs.
All times are local (South African Standard Time; UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Ranking of third-placed teams
Group phase overall ranking
RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Advanced to quarterfinals Dropped to 9th–12th place playoffs
9th–12th place playoffs
9th–12th place semifinals
11th place game
9th place game
Championship playoffs
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
7th place game
5th place game
Semifinals
3rd place game
Final
Final standings RankTeamRecord 6–0 3–3 4–2 4 3–3 5 4–2 6 3–3 7 3–3 8 3–3 9 2–3 10 1–4 11 2–3 12 0–5 Qualified for the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
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