Mali has just won its 7th trophy in the cadet category by beating last Sunday by beating Egypt in the final of the U16 Fiba African Women’s Championship. Final score: 68 to 65 for Mali.
Mali won last Sunday in Cairo against Egypt in the final of the 2021 Fiba U16 African Women’s Championship with a narrow score of 68-65. Egypt, who had beaten Mali in the group stage, seemed well on their way to changing the course of history, but the Malians were once again remarkable, ending the competition with a record of 6-1, the same. than Egypt, but having won the most important confrontation.
No other team – than Mali – has won the biennial tournament since its debut in 2009, which means it is Mali’s 7th consecutive title in this competition. This is the second time after 2011 that Mali has beaten Egypt in the final, an edition that the latter had also organized in Alexandria.
The reigning champions immediately took the lead in the first quarter (16-13), but Egypt won the second quarter by the same score, both teams returning to the locker room at half-time tied (29-29).
The Egyptians then dominated the 3rd period (20-17), to the delight of local fans. While the scoreboard indicated 49-46 for the hosts, Malian Rokiatou Berthé – author of 28 points – sounded the charge to revive Mali.
Mali caused losses of balloons of the Egyptians which he took advantage of to go for the victory.
Egypt fought well until the end, especially through Maya Ahmed (17 points), Jana Elalfy (16 points) and Sarah Metwally (10 points), but their combined efforts were not enough. . Jana Elalfy will say after the match: “We led most of the match, but Mali were lucky on their side”.
Mali coach Oumarou Sidiya did not hide his satisfaction, as he confirmed to Fiba basketball, convinced from the start that his team would win in the final: “I am very happy to have won this trophy and I have never been afraid of Egypt, because we are stronger”.
The fair play prize was awarded to Gabon. In the “5 major” of the tournament, we find the Egyptians Metwaly Sarah, Jana Elalfy and Hana Abdelaal, as well as the Malians Rokiatou Berthé and Alimata Coulibaly.
Final classification of the 2021 FIBA U16 African Women’s Championship:
- Mali
- Egypt
- Algeria
- Uganda
- Chad
- Gabon
Source FIBA
AFRO BASKET-U16 GIRLS IN EGYPT:
And 7 for the Malian cadets
The junior national under-16 basketball team won its 7th consecutive continental title on Sunday, August 15 in Cairo, Egypt, by defeating the tournament’s host country, Egypt, by the minimum score of 63-62. With this seventh trophy, the proteges of Oumarou Sidy Yaya have just confirmed their supremacy in African basketball.
Once again, Mali has just proven to the world that it is best in Africa in the youth category of basketball as the junior national team has just won its 7th consecutive Afrobasket U16 Girls trophy in Egypt.
The cadets started this final with great rigor against an Egyptian team which was very vigilant in its game. Thanks to their determination, Oumarou Sidy Yaya’s proteges won the first quarter by a score of 16-13, or 3 points of difference. In the second quarter, the Egyptians tied the score just before the break: 29-29.
On resumption, the Egyptian cadets, with the support of their large crowd, were able to dominate their opponents of the day and win the third quarter by a score of 49-46. In the fourth quarter or quarter-time of truth, the Egyptians dominated the debate until three minutes from the end of the meeting. Fortunately, Rokiatou Berthé, one of the best players in the tournament, and her teammates, were able to push the Egyptians and their large size to faults which were beneficial for the Malians. Finally, they won the match in the dying seconds by a minimum score of 63-62. With this victory, the Malian cadets thus sign their 7th consecutive coronation. For the individual prizes, the young wing, Rokiatou Berthé, won the title of MVP (best players of the tournament), while her teammate, Alimata Coulibaly, was named best rebounder. The two players are also part of the five majors of the competition with the Egyptians, Hana Abdelaal, Jana Elalfy and Sarah metwally.
Mahamadou TRAORE
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