Egypt dethrone Mali, celebrate title in Cairo

Farida Mossad

Egypt U18 - Mali U18 68-63

Egypt captured U18 AfroBasket title. They beat defending champions Mali in the championship game tonight to earn the trophy. Hager Yassine (03) came up with 27 points to pace the new champions.
Mali drove to a narrow 19-17 lead after ten minutes of action. Egypt however eked out a narrow 34-33 halftime advantage. The hosts limited Mali to only 9 points in the third term to boost the lead at 7 points. Mali drained 21 points in an energetic fourth quarter but Egypt held on to the lead and marched to the triumph. Farida Mossad (177-PF-03) finished with 10 points for Egypt. Diarrah Sissoko (175-G-02) hauled in 30 points for Mali.

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