ANTSIRABE (Madagascar) - The draw for the  2022 FIBA Women's U18 African  Championship was completed on Wednesday night for the eight-team tournament that tips off on Friday afternoon, August 5.

The two groups have been drawn as follows: 

Group A: Madagascar (hosts), Algeria, Mali, Uganda

Group B: Egypt (reigning champions), Angola, Guinea, Tanzania

The tournament will use a round-robin format, where each team will face other once in their respective groups. The top two teams from each group will proceed to the semi-finals, while the bottom two will play in the classification games.

The finalists of the tournament will gain qualification for the 2023 FIBA  U19 Women's Basketball World Cup to be held in Madrid, Spain, next year. 

The opening game on Friday will see, Algeria open their Group A campaign against Mali at 3pm (East African Time), while defending champions Egypt take on Guinea in Group B.

All the games can be watched live and for free on FIBA YouTube channel.

For information about the tournament schedule, please click here.

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