Match summary — FIBA AFRICAN U18 QUALIFIERS 2026
BURKINA FASO lost to NIGERIA 54-100 on in the FIBA AFRICAN U18 QUALIFIERS 2026. NIGERIA won by a 46-point margin. Victor Emeka Nwafor led all scorers with 23 points. BURKINA FASO shot 29.1% from the field while NIGERIA managed 42.6%. BURKINA FASO collected 45 rebounds and NIGERIA grabbed 52. This game was played as part of the FIBA AFRICAN U18 QUALIFIERS 2026 season in World Championship. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
| # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | * Ange Amadou N'Gardeita | 37:51 | 6 | 3/12 | 3/5 | 0/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 |
| 29 | * Kouassi Barack Djaeli Ido | 32:16 | 7 | 3/12 | 3/9 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | * Victor Soulama | 28:52 | 10 | 4/14 | 2/8 | 2/6 | 0/2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | * Ismael Florent Tegwend Keita | 28:14 | 9 | 3/9 | 3/8 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | * Ramadan O Babatunde Junior Omodara | 18:43 | 17 | 8/21 | 8/20 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | David Rishi Devdan Bayala | 26:00 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| 7 | Abdel Samir Ouedraogo | 10:53 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | Yanbedaar Ryann Samson Somda | 07:55 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Weipya Rene Songoti | 02:37 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 5 | Alex Brice Ouedraogo | 02:25 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 10 | Youssouf Cherif Diabate | 02:22 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 11 | Boblawende Josias Elvis Sankara | 01:52 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 54 | 23/79 | 20/59 | 3/20 | 5/9 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 20 | |
NIGERIA
100 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | * Thomas Okoh | 31:35 | 5 | 1/9 | 1/6 | 0/3 | 3/4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| 15 | * Ekene Unekwe | 28:40 | 16 | 8/12 | 8/12 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | * Olakunle Aribo | 27:29 | 13 | 5/14 | 2/4 | 3/10 | 0/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | * Victor Endurance Sunday | 25:59 | 17 | 8/19 | 8/16 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 8 | * Victor Emeka Nwafor | 24:14 | 23 | 10/14 | 10/14 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| 9 | Isaiah John | 16:53 | 4 | 2/9 | 2/4 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Joshua Ogbonna | 12:49 | 12 | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Daniel Otaluwa | 11:08 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | Kehinde Olawale Asimolowo | 09:23 | 6 | 2/8 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Timothy Augustine | 05:28 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Oolakunle David Kayode | 04:54 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Emmanuel Oshiobugie Idornigie | 01:28 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 100 | 43/101 | 40/78 | 3/23 | 11/18 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 137 | |