The journey is not over yet for the U18 Ankoay despite their elimination in the quarter-finals of the Afrobasket U18 in Abidjan this Thursday. The Malagasy selection will face the Tunisian team this Friday for the classification match for fifth to eighth place.
This mini-tournament is intended for teams eliminated in the quarter-finals of the competition held in Côte d’Ivoire. The other match features Egypt against Chad. The winners of these clashes will play for fifth and sixth place, while the two losers will compete for seventh and eighth place.
Madagascar was defeated by Senegal 54 to 40 at the Treichville Multipurpose Hall this Thursday in a match full of twists and turns. Although Senegal won the first quarter 9-15, Madagascar took the second 12-8. The score was 21-23 when the two teams headed into the break.
The third quarter was catastrophic for the young Malagasy basketball players. They scored only four points, while Senegal put 18 points on the board. Despite the Malagasy efforts in the final quarter, 15-13, the point gap could not be closed.
Captured & Published at: 2026-08-14 12:39:02 (Madagascar Local Time EAT)
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