The 1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 11th

FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship The FIBA U18 African Championship is an under-18 basketball championship in the International Basketball Federation, International Basketball Federation's FIBA Africa zone. The tournament is held biennially. The top two teams qualify directly to ...

, played under the rules of

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, the world governing body for

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, and the

FIBA Africa FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 54 national African FIBA federations. It was founded in 1961. FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan. Members FIBA World Rankings Overview ...

thereof. The tournament was hosted by

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from August 27 to September 3, 1998.

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ended the round-robin tournament with a 5–0 unbeaten record to win their fourth title. Both winner and runner-up qualified for the

1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Portuguese: Campeonato Mundial Sub-19 da FIBA de 1999) was the 6th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was held in multiple cities in Portugal, with the later rounds held in the capital city o ...

Participating teams

Squads

Schedule

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Final standings

Awards

External links

Official Website

References

{{FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship 1998 in African basketball 1998 in Egyptian sport FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship