2017 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship
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| 5th FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation |
 Mauritius
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| Dates | July 13–22 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 Mali (1st title)
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| MVP |
Siriman Kanoute
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| Qualified to the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup. |
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 Finals, 76–65. Both teams will represent FIBA Africa to the Under-17 Basketball World Cup next year.
On 25 March 2016, FIBA Africa announced that Mauritius will be the organising country of the tournament.
On the eve of the tournament, rosters were finalized for the following participating teams:
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.
The draw for the main tournament was held on 12 July 2017 at Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius.
All times are in Mauritius Time (UTC+4:00)
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