2018 FIBA Under-18 African Championship
The 2018 FIBA U18 African Championship was the 18th edition, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mali from 24 August to 2 September 2018 in Bamako. The finalists of this championship earned the right to represent the continent at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Greece. Hosts selection On 23 March 2018, FIBA Africa Central Board announced that Bamako, Mali as the host city for the tournament. Qualification Qualified teams * − Tournament hosts * − Zone VI * − Zone V * − Zone I * − Zone V Winner * − Zone VII * − Zone II Winner * − Zone I * − Zone IV * − Zone II * * – withdrew Preliminary round ''All times are local (UTC+2).'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage ''All times are local (UTC+2).'' ;Championship bracket ;5th–8th place bracket ;9th–11th pl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bamako
Bamako is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2022 population of 4,227,569. It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country. Bamako is the nation's administrative center. The city proper is a Cercles of Mali, cercle in its own right. Bamako's Inland port, river port is located in nearby Koulikoro, along with a major regional trade and conference center. Bamako is the seventh-largest West Africa, West African urban center after Lagos, Abidjan, Kano (city), Kano, Ibadan, Dakar, and Accra. Locally manufactured goods include textiles, processed meat, and metal goods as well as mining. Commercial fishing occurs on the Niger River. In recent years, Bamako has seen significant urban development, with the construction of modern buildings, shopping malls, and infrastructure projects aimed at improving the quality of life for its residents. The city is home to many notable ins ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region, lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied equatorial climate. , it has a population of 49.3 million, of whom 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city, Kampala. Uganda is named after the Buganda, Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south, including Kampala, and whose language Luganda is widely spoken; the official language is English. The region was populated by various ethnic groups, before Bantu and Nilotic groups arrived around 3,000 years ago. These groups established influential kingdoms such as the Empire of Kitara. The arrival of Arab trade ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Siriman Kanouté
Siriman Kanouté (born 25 September 2001) is a Malian professional basketball player for Orléans Loiret Basket of the Pro B. He has starred for the Malian national junior teams on several occasions. Early life and career Kanouté grew up playing both football and basketball. He learned how to play basketball from his father, a former player, and soon began playing the sport for the club AS Real Bamako. In 2018, Kanouté signed a four-year contract with SLUC Nancy Basket in France. Professional career On 23 April 2021, Kanouté made his professional debut for SLUC Nancy, as he recorded 2 minutes in a LNB Pro B game against Saint-Chamond Basket. Over the 2020–21 season, he played in a total of 33 minutes in which he had 9 points and 8 assists. On June 8, 2025, he signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the Pro B. National team career Junior teams Kanouté made his national team debut with the Malian under-16 team at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 African Championship in Vacoas-Ph ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Palais Des Sports Salamatou Maiga
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Palais () may refer to: * Dance hall, popularly a ''palais de danse'', in the 1950s and 1960s in the UK * ''Palais'', French for palace **Grand Palais, the Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées **Petit Palais, an art museum in Paris * Palais River in the French ''département'' of Deux-Sèvres * Palais Theatre, historic cinema ("picture palace") in Melbourne, Australia *Richard Palais (born 1931), American mathematician *Le Palais, a commune in Morbihan departement, France See also *Palais Royal (other) * Palai (other) * Palace (other) * Palas (other) A palas is that part of a medieval imperial palace or castle which contains the great hall and other prestigious state rooms. Palas may also refer to: Places * Palas, Iran, a village in Iran * Palas, a former commune, nowadays a neighbourhood in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rogers Dauna
Rogers may refer to: Places Canada *Rogers Pass (British Columbia) * Rogers Island (Nunavut) United States * Rogers, Arkansas, a city * Rogers, alternate name of Muroc, California, a former settlement * Rogers, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Rogers, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Rogers, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Rogers, Minnesota, a city * Rogers, Nebraska, a village * Rogers, New Mexico, an unincorporated community * Rogers, North Dakota, a city * Rogers, Ohio, a village * Rogers, Texas, a town * Rogers, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Petroleum, West Virginia, also known as Rogers, an unincorporated community * Rogers Brook, Pennsylvania * Rogers City, Michigan, a city * Rogers Corner, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Rogers County, Oklahoma * Rogers Creek (Missouri) * Rogers Creek (Pennsylvania) * Rogers Island (Connecticut) * Rogers Island (New York) * Rogers Lake (other) * Rogers Pass (Colorado) * Rogers Pass (Montan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fayed Baale
Fayed (), or Al-Fayed with the definite article al- (), is a surname. People with the name include: *Mohamed Al-Fayed (1929–2023), Egyptian business magnate **Dodi Fayed (1955–1997), his son, died with Diana, Princess of Wales * Ayman al-Fayed (1965–2008), Palestinian militant *Guillermo Fayed Guillermo Fayed (born 28 November 1985) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer and soldier who represented France in the 2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwat ... (born 1985), French World Cup alpine ski racer and soldier * Omar Fayed, environmentalist and publisher Places with this name include: * Fayed, a city in Egypt See also * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fayed Arabic-language surnames ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gloire Zola
''Gloire'', meaning " glory", has been a popular name for French vessels. Naval vessels named ''Gloire'' * , an ordinary galley * , a 40-gun frigate * , an ordinary galley * , a 46-gun ship of the line * , a 40-gun ship of the line * , a 16-gun corvette * , an 32-gun frigate. Launched in 1778, she was captured by the British in 1795 and put into service as until she was sold in 1802. * , the Venetian flagship galley ''Gloria'', captured in May 1797. * , a corvette * (1803–1812), a 44-gun frigate, was captured on 25 September 1806 and was brought into British service as HMS'' Gloire''; she was broken up in 1812. * , a 46-gun frigate * , a 52-gun frigate * (1858–1883), the first ocean-going ironclad battleship in history. * (1899–1922), the lead ship of the armoured cruiser The armored cruiser was a type of warship of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was designed like other types of cruisers to operate as a long-range, independent warship, capable of defeatin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Junior Tshunza
Junior or Juniors may refer to: Aircraft * Ekolot JK-05L Junior, a Polish ultralight aircraft * PZL-112 Junior, a Polish training aircraft * SZD-51 Junior, a Polish-made training and club glider Arts and entertainment Characters * Bowser Jr., a major antagonist of the ''Mario'' franchise also known simply as "Junior" or "Jr." * Junior, the main protagonist in ''Storks'' * Junior Soprano, the present-day patriarch on the TV show ''The Sopranos'' * Junior, son of the Gorgs in the ''Fraggle Rock'' television series * Junior, title character of the film '' Problem Child'' * Jr. (''Xenosaga''), short for Gaignun Kukai, Jr., a character in the ''Xenosaga'' series * Junior Asparagus, in the children's show ''VeggieTales'' * Junior, the English name of the main character " Ñoño" from the animated television series ''El Chavo Animado''. * Junior, a character from ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' * Junior, Mr. Conductor's cousin in the film ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad'' * Junior, the son ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pierre Kasereka
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father of Rainier III of Monaco * Pierre Affre (1590–1669), French sculptor * Pierre Agostini, French physicist * Pie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Group Tournament Ranking System
In a group tournament, unlike a knockout tournament, there is no scheduled decisive final match. Instead, all the competitors are ranked by examining the results of all the matches played in the tournament. Typically, points are awarded for each match,A match for the purposes of a tournament (also called a '' tie'', '' fixture'', or ''rubber'') may comprise multiple individual matches in the sport or game concerned (also called ''rubbers'' or ''legs''). with competitors ranked based either on total number of points or average points per match. A special type of group tournament is the Round-robin tournament, in which each player plays against every other player. Usually each competitor finishes with an equal number of matches, in which case rankings by total points and by average points are equivalent at the end of the tournament, though not necessarily while it is in progress. Examples with unequal numbers of matches include the 1895 County Championship in English cricket, an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |