ABIDJAN (Côte d’Ivoire) – This year’s FIBA Regional Youth Camp Africa saw the girls’ event take place from 15–18 October, while the boys’ event took place from 22–25 October.

Supervised by camp director Naoufal Uariach and guest coach Isabel Fernandez from Spain, the girls’ event brought together forty players under the age of 16.

The camp director, Uariach, was joined by FIBA instructor Joe Touomou and Coach Irv Roland for the boys camp.

The Camp is a key part of the FIBA Regional Africa Office Development Programme. It featured a variety of on- and off-court activities and events that kept players, coaches and officials fully immersed.

The campers developed their basketball skills, played five-aside games and 3×3, and enjoyed a three-point contest.

Reflecting on the 2026 FIBA Regional Youth Camp Africa, FIBA instructor Joe Touomou said: “It’s impressive to see how the selection of coaches and players keeps getting better every year. This year, I was especially struck by the commitment of both the players and the coaches, and above all by the overall level of talent across the camp, in both the boys’ and girls’ groups.”

Two of the young players were crowned Queen and King of the Court, respectively.

Every participant contributed to the camp’s success in some way. Designed to maximise U16 African talent, this FIBA-NBA camp will see some participants go on to take part in the next edition of Basketball Without Borders.

2026 FIBA Regional Youth Camp Africa Awards

Girls All Star Team
Fatou Diop Birama (Senegal) – Camp MVP
Christina Mitiasoa (Madagascar)
Assitan Traore (Senegal)
Zainab Adelaja (Nigeria)
Rahma Nefzi (Tunisia).

Boys All Star Team
Abdoulaye Mamadou Toure (Senegal) – Camp MVP
Youssef Hussein Omar (Egypt)
Mouangui Issac (Republic of Congo)
Rabie Abdalla Ashraf (Egypt)
Mohamed Diagne (Senegal).

Winner of 3-point Contest (Girls)
Emma Ben Salah (Tunisia)

Winner of 3-point Contest (Boys)
Agok Deng Erjok (South Sudan)

Queen of the Court
Fatma Mohamed Hussein (Egypt)

King of the Court
Ngomba Wilson Segnor (DR Congo)

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