The 2008 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men (alternatively the Afrobasket U18) was the 16th edition, organized by FIBA Africa and played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body and the African zone thereof. The tournament was held from October 17–26 in Alexandria, Egypt and won by Egypt.
The tournament qualified both the winner and the runner-up for the 2009 Under-19 World Cup.
Format
The 12 teams were divided into two groups (Groups A+B) for the preliminary round. Round robin for the preliminary round; the top four teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals. From there on a knockout system was used until the final.
Squads
Draw
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
5-8th bracket
9-12th bracket
9–12th classification
Quarterfinals
11th place
9th place
Classification 5–8
Semifinals
7th place
5th place
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
Egypt rosterAdham Elsayed, Aly Mohamed, Amr Abdelkader, Amr Gendy, Hady Elbeltagy, Moamen Mobarak, Mohamed Desouky, Motaz Okasha, Moustafa Hany, Omar Oraby, Ramy Hosny, Zyad Mohamed Coach: