The 2026 FIBA U18 AfroBasket was the 22nd edition of the African basketball championship for men's under-18 national teams. The tournament was played in Treichville (Abidjan), Ivory Coast, from 5 to 16 August 2026. This was the first time that Ivory Coast organized this event.
This tournament also served as the FIBA Africa's qualifier for the 2027 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in the Czech Republic, where the top two teams qualified.
Host secured their first ever title with a victory over in the final, 73–51.
Qualification Qualified teams Includes current world ranking prior to the start of the tournament (in parentheses).
Host nation (1) (23) Zone I (48) (59) Zone II (17) (36) Zone III (51) Zone IV (27) (67) (NR) Zone V (25) (55) Zone VI N/A Zone VII (35)
Group phase The draw of the group phase took place on 2 August 2026 in Ivory Coast.
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 (Greenwich Mean Time; UTC+00:00).
Group A
Group B
Group C
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 4–2 5–1 4 4–2 5 3–3 6 2–4 7 3–3 8 2–4 9 2–3 10 1–4 11 1–4 12 1–4 Qualified for the 2027 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
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