Match summary — FIBA AFRICAN U18 QUALIFIERS 2026
NAMIBIA lost to ZIMBABWE 36-87 on in the FIBA AFRICAN U18 QUALIFIERS 2026. ZIMBABWE won by a 51-point margin. Benjamin Chakoma led all scorers with 18 points. NAMIBIA shot 22.4% from the field while ZIMBABWE managed 40.7%. NAMIBIA collected 37 rebounds and ZIMBABWE grabbed 61. 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
NAMIBIA
36 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | * Paulus Nikanor | 34:11 | 12 | 4/13 | 3/8 | 1/5 | 3/6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | * Nathan Uetuundja Kandjii | 33:30 | 9 | 3/7 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 2/4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | * Sakariaa Ilonga | 27:35 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 |
| 11 | * Sage Owen Kamwi | 18:23 | 2 | 1/8 | 1/5 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 |
| 8 | * Ernesto Hamuse | 17:54 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 |
| 7 | Jason Nandago | 33:10 | 7 | 2/7 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 3/5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 1 | Kotokenic Kankondi | 16:57 | 3 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 0/3 | 3/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 |
| 12 | Uvangua Loth Smakupa | 09:00 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| 9 | Alexander Dishena | 04:51 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 |
| 2 | Jonathan Brendell | 04:29 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 36 | 11/49 | 9/34 | 2/15 | 12/23 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 20 | -5 | |
| # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | * Alson Mapfumo | 29:35 | 9 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 3/6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 25 | * Alfred Mawisire | 24:31 | 12 | 5/11 | 5/10 | 0/1 | 2/7 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| 14 | * Dylan Mangwere | 17:13 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | * Johnson Gide | 14:06 | 7 | 3/5 | 3/3 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 24 | * Tafadzwa Miguel Bvekerwa | 10:54 | 5 | 1/9 | 1/8 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Carl Christian Kaparadza | 24:23 | 7 | 3/11 | 2/2 | 1/9 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Benjamin Chakoma | 20:56 | 18 | 6/14 | 0/0 | 6/14 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 34 | Takudzaishe Prince Shumbayaonda | 17:48 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Sibusiso Gomendo | 16:22 | 14 | 5/8 | 4/6 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 12 | Tatenda Joshua Mukarakate | 12:58 | 11 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Tadiwa Muratu | 11:14 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Darren Dangirwa | 00:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 87 | 33/81 | 24/46 | 9/35 | 12/30 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 104 | |