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Egypt were crowned FIBA Africa U-18 men’s champions after they defeated Tunisia 80 – 69 in the final of the 2014 FIBA Africa U-18 Championship for Men held at Palais des Sports, Antananarivo, Madagascar.
It is Egypt’s sixth U-18 continental title. Ahmed Abdelrahman netted game high 24-points for Egypt, while Bassem Alian contributed 20, and Mahmoud Elsayed added 18 for the Egyptians. Both Egypt and Tunisia will represent FIBA Africa at the 2015 FIBA U-19 World Championship. In the battle for the third place, Mali defeated Angola 75 - 65 to claim the bronze medal.
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N’fali Kanoute sparked the Malian side with 18 points and 6 rebounds, while Gerson Domingo’s 19 points were not enough to avoid Angola’s fourth defeat in the tournament.
Final Standings :
Egypt
Tunisia
Mali
Angola
Madagascar
Cote d’Ivoire
Mozambique
Benin
Gabon
Total of nine countries participated in the FIBA AFRICA U18 championship for Men which serves as the qualification tournament for the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship.
