title: 2018 FIBA U18 Women's African Championship
text: # 2018 FIBA U18 Women's African Championship
  
  The 2018 FIBA U18 Women's African Championship was the 15th edition, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mozambique from August 10 to 19, 2018 in Maputo.
  
  ## Hosts Selection
  
  On 23 March 2018, FIBA Africa Central Board announced that Maputo, Mozambique as the host city for the tournament.
  
  ## Venue
  
  | Maputo | Maputo |
  | - | - |
  | Pavilhão do Maxaquene (Capacity: ?) | Maputo |
  | Image | Maputo |
  
  ## Draw
  
  The draw for this tournament took place on 9 August 2018 at the Resotel Hotel in Maputo.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  | Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2018 AfroBasket U18 Women Preliminaries Zone 1 | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | Tunisia |
  | 2018 AfroBasket U18 Women Preliminaries Zone 2 | Cancelled | NA | 1 | Mali |
  | 2018 AfroBasket U18 Women Preliminaries Zone 3 | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | NA |
  | 2018 AfroBasket U18 Women Preliminaries Zone 4 | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | NA |
  | 2018 AfroBasket U18 Women Preliminaries Zone 5 | 17–22 June 2018 | Dar es Salaam | 1+1+1 | Rwanda Egypt Uganda |
  | 2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 6 | Unknown | Unknown | 1+1 | Mozambique Angola |
  | 2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 7 | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | Madagascar |
  | Total | | | 8 | |
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  as of 24 July 2018:
  
  * Mozambique − Tournament Hosts
  * Rwanda − Zone V Winner
  * Egypt − Zone V
  * Mali − Zone II
  * Angola − Zone VI
  * Madagascar − Zone VII
  * Tunisia − Zone I
  * Uganda − Zone V Runners-Up/Wild Card
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  The draw was held in Maputo, Mozambique on 9 August 2018.
  
  All times are local (UTC+2).
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mozambique (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 171 | 123 | +48 | 6 |
  | 2 | Rwanda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 149 | 122 | +27 | 5 |
  | 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 138 | 134 | +4 | 4 |
  | 4 | Cape Verde | 3 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 174 | −79 | 3 |
  
  * 10 August 2018 15:45
  * Boxscore
  
  | Rwanda | 46–37 | Egypt |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 16–7, 4–6, 12–12, 14–12 |||
  | Pts: Bella Murekatete 13 Rebs: Bella Murekatete 21 Asts: Faustine Mwizerwa 5 | | Pts: Maya Abdelfattah 17 Rebs: Maya Abdelfattah 11 Asts: Samaa Omar 2 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Dorothy Judy Okatch (BWA), Osvaldo Antonio Fernandes Quaresma Neto (AGO), Mohamed Lamline Diawara (MLI)
  * 10 August 2018 18:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Cape Verde | 32–61 | Mozambique |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 5–18, 9–13, 4–13, 14–17 |||
  | Pts: Joseana Vaz 19 Rebs: Joseana Vaz 9 Asts: Ashley Lima 2 | | Pts: Suraya Rijal 17 Rebs: Ester Gomes 11 Asts: Filipa Calisto 3 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Walelign Fikadu Gebeto (ETH), Zophila Emmanuel Mthembu (ZAF), Monicca Nassuuna (UGA)
  * 12 August 2018 15:45
  * Boxscore
  
  | Egypt | 56–31 | Cape Verde |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 12–3, 19–14, 11–4 |||
  | Pts: Nouran Ibrahim 13 Rebs: Reim Abdelalim 9 Asts: Hana Ismail 3 | | Pts: Joseana Vaz 18 Rebs: Joseana Vaz 12 Asts: Joseana Vaz 2 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Dorothy Judy Okatch (BWA), NTELA, Mbayi Christian Ntela (COD), Vinsencia Dyanda (ZWE)
  * 12 August 2018 18:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Mozambique | 53–46 | Rwanda |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 13–1, 4–18, 10–18, 26–9 |||
  | Pts: Ester Gomes 16 Rebs: Suraya Rijal 13 Asts: Ester Gomes 4 | | Pts: Bella Murekatete 14 Rebs: Bella Murekatete 13 Asts: Faustine Mwizerwa, Ineza Sifa 2 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Zophila Emmanuel Mthembu (ZAF), Monicca Nassuuna (UGA), Mohamed Lamline Diawara (MLI)
  * 14 August 2018 15:45
  * Boxscore
  
  | Cape Verde | 32–57 | Rwanda |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 6–22, 11–11, 4–12, 11–12 |||
  | Pts: Joseana Vaz 11 Rebs: Joseana Vaz 11 Asts: Joseana Vaz 4 | | Pts: Bella Murekatete 34 Rebs: Bella Murekatete, Hope Butera 22 Asts: Hope Butera 5 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Zophila Emmanuel Mthembu (ZAF), Osvaldo Antonio Fernandes Quaresma Neto (AGO), Mbayi Christian Ntela (COD)
  * 14 August 2018 18:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Mozambique | 57–45 | Egypt |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 18–16, 11–9, 12–9 |||
  | Pts: Filipa Calisto 21 Rebs: Suraya Rijal 12 Asts: Ester Gomes 3 | | Pts: Reim Abdelalim 11 Rebs: Reim Abdelalim 7 Asts: six players 1 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Walelign Fikadu Gebeto (ETH), Monicca Nassuuna (UGA), Mohamed Lamline Diawara (MLI)
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mali | 3 | 3 | 0 | 311 | 116 | +195 | 6 |
  | 2 | Angola | 3 | 2 | 1 | 163 | 136 | +27 | 5 |
  | 3 | DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 108 | 197 | −89 | 4 |
  | 4 | Uganda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 243 | −133 | 3 |
  
  * 11 August 2018 15:45
  * Boxscore
  
  | Uganda | 29–63 | Angola |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 7–21, 3–0, 12–29, 7–13 |||
  | Pts: Fildauce Namulema 13 Rebs: four players 4 Asts: Ramurah Nakato 1 | | Pts: Antonia Luis Miguel 15 Rebs: Julia Francisco, Isabel Fernando 3 Asts: Marioneth Silva 1 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Walelign Fikadu Gebeto (ETH), OKATCH, Dorothy Judy Okatch (BWA), Vinsencia Dyanda (ZWE)
  * 11 August 2018 18:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | DR Congo | 33–99 | Mali |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 7–15, 8–27, 7–33, 11–24 |||
  | Pts: Naomie Bonga 19 Rebs: Tania Longomo Kokolo 6 Asts: Tania Longomo Kokolo 4 | | Pts: Assetou Sissoko 22 Rebs: Sika Kone, Aminata Traore 11 Asts: three players 4 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Artur Cesar Bandeira De Castro (MOZ), Aya Khaled Abdelmohsed Ahmed (EGY), Didier Gaga (RWA)
  * 13 August 2018 15:45
  * Boxscore
  
  | Mali | 132–39 | Uganda |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 31–4, 33–6, 27–12, 41–17 |||
  | Pts: Gnere Alima Dembele 23 Rebs: Gnere Alima Dembele 6 Asts: Fatoumata Traore 5 | | Pts: Martha Nandutu 10 Rebs: Ramurah Nakato 5 Asts: Ramurah Nakato 2 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Artur Cesar Bandeira De Castro (MOZ), Didier Gaga (RWA), Vinsencia Dyanda (ZWE)
  * 13 August 2018 18:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Angola | 56–27 | DR Congo |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 13–7, 19–6, 13–7, 11–7 |||
  | Pts: Alexia Shanice dos Santos Dizeko 14 Rebs: Julia Francisco, Antonieta da Silva Vidal 11 Asts: Alexia Shanice dos Santos Dizeko 4 | | Pts: Marceline Mwakekesa, Naomie Bonga 8 Rebs: three players 8 Asts: Ketia Mbelu, Naomie Bonga 2 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Walelign Fikadu Gebeto (ETH), Dorothy Judy Okatch (BWA), Aya Khaled Abdelmohsed Ahmed (EGY)
  * 15 August 2018 15:45
  * Boxscore
  
  | DR Congo | 48–42 | Uganda |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 7–15, 14–14, 11–11, 16–2 |||
  | Pts: Deborah Mayimona Kaba 14 Rebs: Grace Basiki 11 Asts: Ketia Mbelu 3 | | Pts: Alice Winnie Isoto 16 Rebs: Ramurah Nakato 13 Asts: Fildauce Namulema 3 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Dorothy Judy Okatch (BWA), Didier Gaga (RWA), Vinsencia Dyanda (ZWE)
  * 15 August 2018 18:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Mali | 80–44 | Angola |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 28–12, 16–9, 20–10 |||
  | Pts: Assetou Sissoko 20 Rebs: Assetou Sissoko 11 Asts: Awa Haidara, Gnere Alima Dembele 4 | | Pts: Antonia Luis Miguel 8 Rebs: Julia Francisco, Antonieta da Silva Vidal 6 Asts: three players 1 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Artur Cesar Bandeira de Castro (MOZ), Walelign Fikadu Gebeto (ETH), Aya Khaled Abdelmohsed Ahmed (EGY)
  
  ## Final round
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | | A1 | Uganda | 31 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | B4 | Mozambique | 86 | | | | | | |
  | | | | A1 | Uganda | 43 | | | | B4 | Mozambique | 53 | |
  | | | | A3 | Egypt | 69 | | | | B2 | Angola | 49 | |
  | | | | | | | A3 | Egypt | 38 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | B2 | Angola | 54 | | | | | |
  | A3 | Egypt | 43 | | | | | | | | | B4 | Mozambique | 33 |
  | A2 | Cape Verde | 38 | | | | | | | | | B4 | B3 | Mali | 86 |
  | | | | | | | A2 | Cape Verde | 21 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | B3 | Mali | 78 | | | | | | |
  | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | A2 | Cape Verde | 61 | | | | B3 | Mali | 124 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
  | | | | A4 | DR Congo | 56 | | | | B1 | Rwanda | 27 | | | |
  | A1 | Uganda | 38 | | | | A4 | | | DR Congo | 44 | | B2 | Angola | 59 |
  | A4 | DR Congo | 48 | | | | B1 | Rwanda | 49 | | | | B1 | Rwanda | 46 |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  * 17 August 12:15
  * Boxscore
  
  | Cape Verde | 21–78 | Mali |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 5–14, 4–11, 5–25, 7–28 |||
  | Pts: Joseana Vaz 15 Rebs: Joseana Vaz, Camilla Nascimiento 7 Asts: Camilla Nascimiento 3 | | Pts: Gnere Alima Dembele 25 Rebs: Aminata Brahima Sangare 10 Asts: Assetou Sissoko 4 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Monicca Nassuuna (UGA), Didier Gaga (RWA), Mbayi Christian Ntela (COD)
  * 17 August 14:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | DR Congo | 44–49 | Rwanda |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 10–9, 9–9, 14–16 |||
  | Pts: Naomie Bonga 18 Rebs: Grace Basiki 16 Asts: Ketia Mbelu 3 | | Pts: Bella Murekatete 14 Rebs: Bella Murekatete 11 Asts: Faustine Mwizerwa 5 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Aya Khaled Abdelmohsed Ahmed (EGY), Artur Cesar Bandeira de Castro (MOZ), Vinsencia Dyanda (ZWE)
  * 17 August 16:45
  * Boxscore
  
  | Egypt | 38–54 | Angola |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 7–13, 9–17, 10–14, 12–10 |||
  | Pts: Reim Abdelalim 7 Rebs: Hoda Harb, Maya Abdelfattah 5 Asts: four players 1 | | Pts: Alexia Shanice dos Santos Dizeko 16 Rebs: Julia Francisco 9 Asts: Tatiana Miguel 5 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Dorothy Judy Okatch (BWA), Walelign Fikadu Gebeto (ETH), Zophila Emmanuel Mthembu (ZAF)
  * 17 August 19:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Uganda | 31–86 | Mozambique |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 5–21, 4–19, 8–22 |||
  | Pts: Alice Winnie Isoto 8 Rebs: Ramurah Nakato 10 Asts: Bridget Aber 3 | | Pts: Filipa Calisto 18 Rebs: Raida Luisa 12 Asts: Filipa Calisto 6 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Mohamed Lamline Diawara (MLI), Didier Gaga (RWA), Osvaldo Antonio Fernandes Quaresma Neto (AGO)
  
  ### 5–8th place semifinals
  
  * 18 August 12:15
  * Boxscore
  
  | Cape Verde | 61–56 (2OT) | DR Congo |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 8–8, 13–12, 13–7, 13–20, Overtime: 6–6, 8–3 |||
  | Pts: Joseana Vaz 34 Rebs: Joseana Vaz 23 Asts: Edmira Monteiro 4 | | Pts: Deborah Mayimona Kaba 17 Rebs: Grace Basiki 29 Asts: Ketia Mbelu 5 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Vinsencia Dyanda (ZWE), Osvaldo Antonio Fernandes Quaresma Neto (AGO), Mohamed Lamline Diawara (MLI)
  * 18 August 14:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | Uganda | 43–69 | Egypt |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 4–18, 16–17, 6–23, 17–11 |||
  | Pts: Fildauce Namulema 10 Rebs: Ramurah Nakato 12 Asts: three players 3 | | Pts: Maya Abdelfattah 11 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Rania Mohamed, Maya Abdelfattah 3 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Artur Cesar Bandeira de Castro (MOZ), Didier Gaga (RWA), Mbayi Christian Ntela (COD)
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  * 18 August 16:45
  * Boxscore
  
  | Mali | 124–27 | Rwanda |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 25–9, 33–2, 41–6, 25–10 |||
  | Pts: Assetou Sissoko 25 Rebs: Aminata Traore 16 Asts: Aminata Brahima Sangare 6 | | Pts: Ineza Sifa 9 Rebs: Bella Murekatete 8 Asts: Faustine Mwizerwa 3 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Monicca Nassuuna (UGA), Dorothy Judy Okatch (BWA), Zophila Emmanuel Mthembu (ZAF)
  * 18 August 19:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Mozambique | 53–49 | Angola |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 11–6, 22–16, 8–12 |||
  | Pts: Hulda Joaquim 11 Rebs: Hulda Joaquim 11 Asts: Ester Gomes 5 | | Pts: Alexia Shanice dos Santos Dizeko 21 Rebs: Marioneth Silva, Alexia Shanice dos Santos Dizeko 5 Asts: Tatiana Miguel 3 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Aya Khaled Abdelmohsed Ahmed (EGY), Walelign Fikadu Gebeto (ETH), Mohamed Lamline Diawara (MLI)
  
  ### Seventh place match
  
  * 19 August 12:15
  * Boxscore
  
  | Uganda | 38–48 | DR Congo |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 7–15, 13–9, 10–11, 8–13 |||
  | Pts: Azidah Nabayunga 8 Rebs: Ramurah Nakato 10 Asts: Ramurah Nakato 4 | | Pts: Deborah Mayimona Kaba 15 Rebs: Tania Longomo Kokolo 15 Asts: Ketia Mbelu 5 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo
  
  ### Fifth place match
  
  * 19 August 14:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | Egypt | 43–38 | Cape Verde |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 9–7, 13–9, 12–8, 9–14 |||
  | Pts: Maya Abdelfattah 13 Rebs: Reem Khalaf 9 Asts: Maya Abdelfattah, Nouran Ibrahim 3 | | Pts: Joseana Vaz 24 Rebs: Joseana Vaz 11 Asts: Zidania Ribeiro 2 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Mohamed Lamline Diawara (MLI), Osvaldo Antonio Fernandes Quaresma Neto (AGO), Mbayi Christian Ntela (COD)
  
  ### Bronze medal match
  
  * 19 August 16:45
  * Boxscore
  
  | Angola | 59–46 | Rwanda |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 12–13, 15–10, 14–11 |||
  | Pts: Alexia Shanice dos Santos Dizeko 18 Rebs: Alexia Shanice dos Santos Dizeko 7 Asts: Marioneth Silva, Alexia Shanice dos Santos Dizeko 4 | | Pts: Bella Murekatete 20 Rebs: Bella Murekatete 7 Asts: Faustine Mwizerwa, Deborah Iryimanivuze 3 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Artur Cesar Bandeira de Castro (MOZ), Walelign Fikadu Gebeto (ETH), Zophila Emmanuel Mthembu (ZAF)
  
  ### Final
  
  * 19 August 19:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Mozambique | 33–86 | Mali |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 7–22, 11–28, 5–19, 10–17 |||
  | Pts: Ester Gomes 11 Rebs: Hulda Joaquim 9 Asts: Suze Cipriano 2 | | Pts: Sika Kone, Assetou Sissoko 25 Rebs: Sika Kone 17 Asts: Sika Kone 7 |
  
  * Pavilhão do Maxaquene, Maputo Referees: Aya Khaled Abdelmohsed Ahmed (EGY), Dorothy Judy Okatch (BWA), Monicca Nassuuna (UGA)
  
  ## Awards
  
  * 2018 FIBA U18 Women's African Championship winner
  * Mali Seventh title
  * Most Valuable Player
  * Assetou Sissoko
  
  ### All-Tournament Team
  
  * Filipa Calisto
  * Bella Murekatete
  * Alexia Dizeko
  * Assetou Sissoko
  * Aminata Sangare
  
  ## Final standings
  
  * Qualified for the 2019 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup
  
  | Rank | Team | Record |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Mali | 6-0 |
  | | Mozambique | 5-1 |
  | | Angola | 4-2 |
  | 4. | Rwanda | 3-3 |
  | 5. | Egypt | 3-3 |
  | 6. | Cape Verde | 1-5 |
  | 7. | DR Congo | 2-4 |
  | 8. | Uganda | 0-6 |
  