Mali defends the Gold

Mali outplayed Egypt 66-54 in the Big Final of U16 AfroBasket 2011. It means that Mali defended the title which they won two years ago. Fanta Dire was the leading player in victory with 21 points. Awa Keita secured a great help adding 19 points and 14 boards. In the loosing squad, Soraia Yehia delivered 16 points. She was named MVP of the tournament, despite her team lost in the Big Final.
In the battle for Bronze, Angola was better than Tunisia 59-55. Rosa Gala of Angola finished as tthe best scorer of the championship. She nailed 157 points in total. Soraia Yehia followed her with 118 and Wafa Loubiri is third best scorer with 100 pts. All other players had much lower digits.

STATS LEADERS

MVP of the tournament
Soraia Yehia of Egypt

Individual awards
MVP : Soraia Yehia (Egypt)
Best scorer : Rosa Gala (Angola) with 157 points
Best reboundeur : Maimouna Diallo (Mali) with 99 rebounds
Best 3 points shooter : Rosa Gala (Angola)

Top 5 of the Tournament
Point guard : Soraia Yehia (Egypt)
Forward : Wafa Loubiri (Tunisia)
Forward : Rosa Gala (Angola)
Center : Maimouna Diallo (Mali)
Center : Khouloud Akrout (Tunisia)

Final standings
1. Mali
2. Egypt
3. Angola
4. Tunisia
5. Algeria
6. Mozambique