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    2026 U18 AfroBasket Quarter-Finals confirmed

    Press Release

    The reigning champions, Mali, remain in contention for their continental title defense.

    ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - After 18 group phase games, the 2026 FIBA U18 AfroBasket quarterfinals have been confirmed.

    The Last Eight series is scheduled to take place on Thursday, August 13, with the semifinals on Saturday, August 15, and the title and third-place games on Sunday, August 16, at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Côte d'Ivoire's largest city.

    Of the eight quarterfinalists, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, and Cameroon finished the group stage undefeated, winning all three games.

    Meanwhile, both Tunisia and Egypt advanced to the elimination round with negative win-loss records of 1-2.

    The quarterfinal series are as follows:

    Mali vs. Tunisia; Côte d'Ivoire vs. Egypt; Cameroon vs. Chad; and Senegal vs. Madagascar.

    Meanwhile, Gabon, Rwanda, Nigeria, and Morocco will compete for ninth to twelfth place.

    Of the four teams fighting for ninth place, Gabon was the only one to register a win in the group stage, while Rwanda, Nigeria, and Morocco finished the first part of the competition without winning a single game.

    Group Phase Final Standing

    Ranking

    Team

    Group

    Win-Loss

    Points For

    Points Against

    +/-

    1.

    Mali

    B

    3-0

    232

    126

    106

    2.

    Côte d'Ivoire

    A

    3-0

    270

    181

    89

    3.

    Cameroon

    C

    3-0

    178

    145

    33

    4.

    Senegal

    C

    2-1

    179

    121

    58

    5.

    Madagascar

    B

    2-1

    171

    166

    5

    6.

    Chad

    A

    2-1

    183

    207

    -24

    7.

    Egypt

    A

    1-2

    210

    230

    -20

    8.

    Tunisia

    C

    1-2

    135

    161

    -26

    9.

    Gabon

    B

    1-2

    169

    243

    -74

    10.

    Morocco

    B

    0-3

    155

    192

    -34

    11.

    Nigeria

    A

    0-3

    186

    231

    -45

    12.

    Rwanda

    C

    0-3

    149

    214

    -65

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