Match summary — FIBA AFRICAN U18 QUALIFIERS 2026
NIGERIA defeated BENIN 96-35 on in the FIBA AFRICAN U18 QUALIFIERS 2026. NIGERIA won by a 61-point margin. Isaiah John led all scorers with 18 points. NIGERIA shot 50.0% from the field while BENIN managed 15.0%. NIGERIA collected 59 rebounds and BENIN grabbed 28. 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
NIGERIA
96 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 | 25:31 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | * Victor Emeka Nwafor | 25:10 | 17 | 8/12 | 8/12 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| 2 | * Victor Endurance Sunday | 21:50 | 10 | 3/9 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 3/4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 0 | * Kehinde Olawale Asimolowo | 15:21 | 15 | 5/7 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 4/6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 15 | * Ekene Unekwe | 13:35 | 7 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Oolakunle David Kayode | 21:28 | 12 | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Isaiah John | 18:51 | 18 | 7/13 | 7/9 | 0/4 | 4/7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Daniel Otaluwa | 16:36 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Olakunle Aribo | 16:12 | 4 | 2/7 | 2/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Emmanuel Oshiobugie Idornigie | 11:49 | 4 | 2/5 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Timothy Augustine | 10:00 | 5 | 2/6 | 1/1 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Joshua Ogbonna | 03:37 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 96 | 40/80 | 37/58 | 3/22 | 13/26 | 36 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 123 | |
BENIN
35 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | * Ibrahim Salifou | 38:10 | 16 | 5/22 | 3/7 | 2/15 | 4/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -9 |
| 8 | * Domingo Cohen Sacha | 36:06 | 5 | 1/16 | 1/6 | 0/10 | 3/4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -7 |
| 7 | * Abdoul Moun-Imou Tanimou Adamou | 30:03 | 5 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 5/7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 12 | * Mansou Alassane | 24:38 | 6 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | * Gbedagba Stanislas Emmaus Gbodo | 14:30 | 0 | 0/6 | 0/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Daniel Akuma | 21:28 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Allenas Pericles Roosevelt Houngbo | 21:12 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Kenneth I B Hounkpatin | 08:57 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Kotchami Emmanuel Atin | 04:56 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 10 | Ayode Dhyan Happy Ouorou | 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 | 35 | 9/60 | 6/29 | 3/31 | 14/21 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 20 | -5 | |