Egypt and Mali advanced to the Final

SEMIFINALS
Egypt U16-Tunisia U16 80:20

Egypt demolish Tunisia and advance to the Final of the AfroBasket U16. Egypt did not leave any chances for Tunisia in the Semifinal game and won 80:20. Egypt will take on Mali tomorrow in the Final game.
Egypt won the first period 23-4 and dominate the whole court. They added 20-6 surge in the second frame an enjoyed a 43:10 halftime advantage. Egypt continued their dominance in the second half and won two more quarters. The favorites won the third period 22-6 and finished the game with a 15-4 run.
Nadine Mohamed Sayed Soliman Mohamed top-scored for the winners with 17 points and Radwa Salem Ahmed Sherif nailed 14. Norhan Ahmed Fouad Ahmed and Raneem Med Ahmed Abdelalim Elgedawy posted 8 each, whilst Rana Mahmoud Abdelzaher Abdelfattah had 7. Ameni Bahri and Ikram Jhinaoui replied with 4 points each in a loss.

Egypt U16: Nadine Mohamed Sayed Soliman Mohamed 17, Radwa Salem Ahmed Sherif 14, Norhan Ahmed Fouad Ahmed 8, Raneem Med Ahmed Abdelalim Elgedawy 8 Rana Mahmoud Abdelzaher Abdelfattah 7
Tunisia U16: Ameni Bahri 4, Ikram Jhinaoui 4


Mali U16- Mozambique U16 83:37

Mali enters the Final in Maputo at the AfroBasket U16. The defending champions overcame Mozambique 83:37 in the first Semifinal game. Egypt or Tunisia will join them in the Final game from the second Semifinal. Mozambique meanwhile will play for the third place.
Mali managed to win all four quarters of the game. They started with a 21-5 surge and added 17-16 rally in the second frame. Moreover Mali won the third period 21-9 and finished the game with a 24-7 surge.
Djeneba N'Diaye (165-PG-97) paced all the winners with 20 points and Adama Coulibaly (191-F-83) netted 17. Aminata Diakite produced 16, whilst Mariam Alou Coulibaly had 11. Dilma Jose Roldao ended up with 12 points in the losing effort and Silvia Amadeu Veloso brought 10. Laky da Graca Samo notched 6, whilst Neidy da Luz Virginia Ocuane shot 4.

Mali U16: Djeneba N'Diaye 20, Adama Coulibaly 17, Aminata Diakite 16, Mariam Alou Coulibaly 11
Mozambique U16: Dilma Jose Roldao 12, Silvia Amadeu Veloso 10, Laky da Graca Samo 6, Neidy da Luz Virginia Ocuane 4

5-8 places
Gabon U16- Cote d'Ivoire U16 15:65

Cote d'Ivoire outscore Gabon on Friday action of the AfroBasket U16. They posted an easy 65:15 win and will play for the 5th place against Angola. Gabon meanwhile will take on Botswana in the game for 7-8 places.
Cote d'Ivoire opened the game with a 12-2 run and never looked behind after. They added 19-8 run before the halftime and then kept the opponents scoreless in the third period with an 18-0 run. Cote d'Ivoire won the last stanza 16-5 and finished the game with a 50-pont win.
Solange Irene Bognini stepped up with 24 points and Mariam Kamate poured in 15. Fatima Noura Gbane netted 7 and Safietou Kolga scored 6. Milame Ilarye Angue ended up with 4 points in the losing effort. Paolina Maella Ngongouaya scored 3, while 4 other players netted 2 each.

Gabon U16: Milame Ilarye Angue 4, Paolina Maella Ngongouaya 3
Cote d'Ivoire U16: Solange Irene Bognini 24, Mariam Kamate 15, Fatima Noura Gbane 7, Safietou Kolga 6


Botswana U16- Angola U16 10:64

Angola roll over Botswana at the Classification Round of the AfroBasket U16. Angola won 64:10 and will play for the 5th place tomorrow. Botswana meanwhile suffered another loss and will take on Gabon for 7-8 places.
Angola opened the game with a 16-2 run and kept the opponents scoreless for the next 20 minutes. Angola won the second period 14-0 and then added massive 19-0 run in the third period. Botswana managed to score 8 points in the last stanza, but lost the quarter 8-15.
Eduarda Inacio Gabriel paced all the winners with 14 points and Avelina Nene Ezequiel Peso scored 9. Neusa Madalena Candido finished the game with 8, while Neuma Vunge Ambriz Avelino and Juda Maria Andre Quindanda added 6 each. Precious Kebonang produced 4 points in defeat and Gaone Wame Juah Gabobofane Moepeng netted 3. Lesego Mosarwa followed them with 2 points in a loss.

Botswana U16: Precious Kebonang 4, Gaone Wame Juah Gabobofane Moepeng 3, Lesego Mosarwa 2
Angola U16: Eduarda Inacio Gabriel 14, Avelina Nene Ezequiel Peso 9, Neusa Madalena Candido 8, Neuma Vunge Ambriz Avelino 6, Juda Maria Andre Quindanda 6