The 2017 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship, alternatively the 5th Afrobasket U16, was an international basketball competition held in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius from 13–22 July 2017. It served as the qualifier for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup. Mali claimed their first-ever under-16 continental title by dethroning the defending champions Egypt in the final, 76–65. Both teams will represent FIBA Africa to the Under-17 Basketball World Cup next year. Hosts selection On 25 March 2016, FIBA Africa announced that Mauritius will be the organising country of the tournament. Venue Qualification Participating teams On the eve of the tournament, rosters were finalized for the following participating teams: Format The eight teams will be divided into two groups. The Group Phase consists of two legs: for each of the teams per group, they will face each other twice. The top two teams of each group will advance to the Semifinals, and the bottom two teams of each group will move on to the Classification Round, both will be played in a knockout format. Draw The draw for the main tournament was held on 12 July 2017 at Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius. Group phase All times are in Mauritius Time (UTC+4:00) Group A Group B Classification round Classification 5–8 Seventh place game Fifth place game Final round Semifinals Third place game Final Final ranking Awards All-Tournament Team Siriman Kanouté (MVP) Faiez Ghomrassi Aly Khalifa Thierry Nkundwa Oumar Ballo Statistical leaders Individual tournament highs Points Rebounds Assists External links Official Website Notes References 2017 2017 FIBA Under-16 African Championship International sports competitions hosted by Mauritius Bask July 2017 sports events in Africa