Match summary — FIBA AFRICAN U18 QUALIFIERS 2026
ZIMBABWE defeated NAMIBIA 79-44 on in the FIBA AFRICAN U18 QUALIFIERS 2026. ZIMBABWE won by a 35-point margin. Johnson Gide led all scorers with 21 points. ZIMBABWE shot 45.6% from the field while NAMIBIA managed 32.7%. ZIMBABWE collected 51 rebounds and NAMIBIA grabbed 35. 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
Johnson Gide
Johnson Gide
Box score
| # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | * Alson Mapfumo | 31:57 | 5 | 1/6 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | * Johnson Gide | 21:14 | 21 | 8/12 | 8/11 | 0/1 | 5/7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 25 | * Alfred Mawisire | 17:58 | 9 | 4/8 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 24 | * Tafadzwa Miguel Bvekerwa | 17:47 | 8 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | * Tadiwa Muratu | 16:25 | 6 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Carl Christian Kaparadza | 27:17 | 9 | 3/15 | 1/6 | 2/9 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
| 14 | Dylan Mangwere | 23:15 | 5 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 34 | Takudzaishe Prince Shumbayaonda | 21:16 | 3 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Tatenda Joshua Mukarakate | 12:06 | 9 | 4/6 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Sibusiso Gomendo | 10:45 | 4 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 79 | 31/68 | 28/51 | 3/17 | 14/27 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 85 | |
NAMIBIA
44 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | * Nathan Uetuundja Kandjii | 34:09 | 7 | 3/8 | 3/6 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | * Ernesto Hamuse | 33:10 | 4 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | * Paulus Nikanor | 22:17 | 2 | 1/5 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | * Kotokenic Kankondi | 14:17 | 1 | 0/6 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 1/4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -7 |
| 3 | * Sakariaa Ilonga | 13:32 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 |
| 7 | Jason Nandago | 25:04 | 9 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Sage Owen Kamwi | 20:48 | 14 | 5/11 | 3/8 | 2/3 | 2/8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Uvangua Loth Smakupa | 15:04 | 7 | 3/6 | 2/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Alexander Dishena | 14:20 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 2 | Jonathan Brendell | 07:19 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 44 | 18/55 | 15/41 | 3/14 | 5/16 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 22 | |