2008 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship

The 2008 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men was the 15th edition, organized by FIBA Africa and played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body and the African zone thereof. The tournament was held from October 17–26 in Alexandria, Egypt and won by Egypt.
The tournament qualified both the winner and the runner-up for the 2009 Under-19 World Cup.

Format

The 12 teams were divided into two groups for the preliminary round.
Round robin for the preliminary round; the top four teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals.
From there on a knockout system was used until the final.
Squads

Draw

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	5	5	0	412	309	+103	10
	5	4	1	349	280	+69	9
	5	3	2	305	310	-5	8
	5	2	3	282	305	-23	7
	5	1	4	319	325	-6	6
	5	0	5	292	430	-138	5

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	5	5	0	344	263	+81	10
	5	3	2	323	275	+48	8
	5	3	2	308	268	+40	8
	5	3	2	306	304	+2	8
	5	1	4	282	342	-60	6
	5	0	5	238	349	-111	5

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Knockout stage

;Championship bracket
;5-8th bracket
;9-12th bracket

9–12th classification

Quarterfinals

11th place

9th place

Classification 5–8

Semifinals

7th place

5th place

Bronze Medal game

Gold Medal game

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
		8–0
		5–3
		7–1
4.		4–4
5.		6–2
6.		4–4
7.		4–4
8.		2–6
9.		3–4
10.		1–6
11.		2–5
12.		0–7

Egypt roster
Adham Elsayed, Aly Mohamed, Amr Abdelkader, Amr Gendy, Hady Elbeltagy, Moamen Mobarak, Mohamed Desouky, Motaz Okasha, Moustafa Hany, Omar Oraby, Ramy Hosny, Zyad Mohamed Coach:

All Tournament Team

Most Valuable Player

Amr Gendy

Statistical Leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Points

Rank	Name	G	Pts
1	Amr Gendy	8	174	21.8
2	Haruna Sule	8	145	18.1
3	Emanuel António	8	130	16.3
4	Clovis Baker	7	106	15.1
5	Daouda Camara	8	114	14.3
6	Hamet Niane	8	111	13.9
7	Jihad Boulaakoul	8	110	13.8
8	Anthony Opingo	7	95	13.6
9	Mohamed Harat	8	106	13.3
10	Jimmy Djimrabaye	7	92	13.1

Rebounds

Rank	Name	G	Rbs
1	Jimmy Djimrabaye	7	90	12.9
2	Erick Nyamai	6	75	12.5
3	Godsgift Achiuwa	8	76	9.5
4	Papa Mbaye	8	74	9.2
5	Mohamed Harat	8	73	9.1
6	Miguel Kiala	8	70	8.8
7	El Mehdi Joulal	8	66	8.2
8	Joshua Orwe	7	55	7.9
9	Amr Gendy	8	62	7.8
9	Josemar de Carvalho	8	62	7.8

Assists

Rank	Name	G	Ast
1	Amr Gendy	8	29	3.6
2	Anis Fedala	8	28	3.5
3	Moamen Mobarak	8	28	3.5
3	Motaz Okasha	8	26	3.3
5	Emanuel António	8	25	3.1
5	Hady Elbeltagy	8	23	2.9
7	Abdrahamane Maïga	8	22	2.8
8	Haruna Sule	8	21	2.6
9	Hamet Niane	8	20	2.5
10	Thierno Niang	8	18	2.3

Steals

Rank	Name	G	Sts
1	Orlando Novela	7	34	4.9
2	Daouda Camara	8	28	3.5
3	Thierno Niang	8	27	3.4
4	Wilfried Malikode	7	24	3.4
5	Emanuel António	8	26	3.3
6	Ermelindo Novela	7	23	3.3
7	Erick Nyamai	6	19	3.2
8	Hamet Niane	8	22	2.8
9	Amr Gendy	8	21	2.6
9	Motaz Okasha	8	21	2.6

Blocks

Rank	Name	G	Bks
1	Miguel Kiala	8	18	2.2
2	Papa Mbaye	8	14	1.8
3	Omar Oraby	8	13	1.6
4	Cheick Soumaoro	8	11	1.4
5	Ibrahima Djimbe	8	10	1.2
5	Opeyemi Oyeniyi	8	10	1.2
7	Godsgift Achiuwa	8	8	1
7	Mohamed Desouky	8	8	1
9	Darraul Badzioka	7	7	1
9	Jimmy Djimrabaye	7	7	1

Turnovers

Rank	Name	G	Tos
1	Anthony Opingo	7	44	6.3
2	Joshua Orwe	7	39	5.6
3	Anis Fedala	8	42	5.3
4	Romanov Wasula	7	37	5.3
5	Situma Khaemba	7	35	5
6	Orlando Novela	7	34	4.9
7	Erick Nyamai	6	27	4.5
8	Jihad Boulaakoul	8	35	4.4
8	Eduardo Ferreira	8	35	4.4
10	Hamza Zehouani	8	34	4.3

2-point field goal percentage

Pos	Name	A	M	%
1	Thierno Niang	56	35	62.5
2	Amr Gendy	84	52	61.9
3	Mohamed Harat	75	44	58.7
4	Clovis Baker	78	44	56.4
5	Louis Adams	57	32	56.1
6	God'sPower Igben	59	30	50.8
7	Emanuel António	65	33	50.8
8	Erick Nyamai	52	26	50
9	Abdeldjabar Moulinou	50	24	48
10	Josemar de Carvalho	65	31	47.7

3-point field goal percentage

Pos	Name	A	M	%
1	Hermenegildo Santos	19	8	42.1
1	Mohamed Zerouali	19	8	42.1
3	Seun Olanrewaju	18	7	38.9
4	Haruna Sule	69	25	36.2
5	Jerry Edwin	17	6	35.3
6	Ermelindo Novela	17	6	35.3
6	Manuel Uamusse	32	11	34.4
8	Motaz Okasha	36	12	33.3
9	Jihad Boulaakoul	64	21	32.8
10	Tom Ngassio	43	14	32.6

Free throw percentage

Pos	Name	A	M	%
1	Jerry Edwin	25	20	80
2	Mohamed Zerouali	28	21	75
3	Hamet Niane	26	19	73.1
4	Ramy Hosny	22	16	72.7
5	Jimmy Djimrabaye	48	34	70.8
6	Ibrahima Djimbe	27	19	70.4
6	Opeyemi Oyeniyi	27	19	70.4
8	Ghetty Allui	39	27	69.2
9	Amr Gendy	54	37	68.5
10	Orlando Novela	44	30	68.2

Individual Game Highs

Team Tournament Highs