Africa Games
The African Games ( English African Games , French Jeux africains ), until 2012 also called Pan African Games (English Pan African Games or All-Africa Games , French Jeux de toute l'Afrique or Jeux panafricains ), are the sports games of the African continent . They are organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and are usually held every four years.
The first games took place in 1965 in Brazzaville , Republic of the Congo , which also hosted the 50th anniversary in 2015. The last games so far took place in Rabat in Morocco in 2019 . For the first time since 1999, no disabled athletes took part in the games. With the African Para Games 2020 you will receive your own games for the first time. The next Africa Games are scheduled to take place in Ghana in 2023 .
Africa Games
Events
No. | year | city | country | date | Winner in the medal table |
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1 | 1965 | Brazzaville | Republic of the Congo | July 18th to 25th | United Arab Republic |
- | 1969 | Bamako | Mali | Canceled due to military coup | |
2 | 1973 | Lagos | Nigeria | January 7th to 18th | Egypt |
3 | 1978 | Algiers | Algeria | July 13-28 | Tunisia |
4th | 1987 | Nairobi | Kenya | August 1st to 12th | Egypt |
5 | 1991 | Cairo | Egypt | September 20th to October 1st | Egypt |
6th | 1995 | Harare | Zimbabwe | September 3rd to 23rd | South Africa |
7th | 1999 | Johannesburg | South Africa | September 10th to 19th | South Africa |
8th | 2003 | Abuja | Nigeria | October 5th to 17th | Nigeria |
9 | 2007 | Algiers | Algeria | July 11-23 | Egypt |
10 | 2011 | Maputo | Mozambique | September 3rd to 18th | South Africa |
11 | 2015 | Brazzaville | Republic of the Congo | September 4th to 19th | Egypt |
12 | 2019 | Rabat | Morocco | August 19 to 31 | Egypt |
13 | 2023 | Ghana |
Eternal medal table
The table shows the total medal table for the Africa Games from the beginning of 1965 to 2015.
Eternal medal table of the Africa Games | ||||||
space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total | First medal |
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1 | Egypt | 665 | 484 | 496 | 1645 | 1965 |
2 | Nigeria | 459 | 443 | 418 | 1320 | 1965 |
3 | South Africa | 402 | 366 | 297 | 1065 | 1995 |
4th | Algeria | 320 | 358 | 417 | 1095 | 1965 |
5 | Tunisia | 241 | 210 | 235 | 686 | 1965 |
6th | Kenya | 130 | 143 | 182 | 455 | 1965 |
7th | Senegal | 70 | 76 | 147 | 293 | 1965 |
8th | Cameroon | 44 | 56 | 141 | 241 | 1965 |
9 | Ethiopia | 39 | 49 | 70 | 158 | 1965 |
10 | Ghana | 38 | 52 | 88 | 178 | 1965 |
11 | Zimbabwe | 36 | 40 | 63 | 139 | 1987 |
12 | Ivory Coast | 25th | 32 | 55 | 112 | 1965 |
13 | Uganda | 25th | 21st | 43 | 89 | 1965 |
14th | Mauritius | 24 | 29 | 49 | 102 | 1987 |
15th | Angola | 23 | 29 | 43 | 95 | 1987 |
16 | Libya | 19th | 22nd | 43 | 84 | 1978 |
17th | Botswana | 12 | 20th | 46 | 78 | 1991 |
18th | Madagascar | 10 | 19th | 51 | 80 | 1965 |
19th | Morocco | 9 | 12 | 15th | 36 | 1973 |
20th | Gabon | 8th | 12 | 27 | 47 | 1965 |
21st | Lesotho | 8th | 3 | 16 | 27 | 1991 |
22nd | Eritrea | 7th | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2007 |
23 | Sudan | 7th | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1973 |
24 | Namibia | 6th | 16 | 31 | 53 | 1991 |
25th | Republic of the Congo | 6th | 14th | 34 | 54 | 1965 |
26th | Mali | 6th | 8th | 17th | 31 | 1965 |
27 | Seychelles | 5 | 25th | 41 | 71 | 1987 |
28 | Mozambique | 4th | 10 | 21st | 35 | 1987 |
29 | Tanzania | 4th | 10 | 10 | 24 | 1965 |
30th | Zambia | 4th | 6th | 26th | 36 | 1965 |
31 | Rwanda | 4th | 6th | 2 | 12 | 1987 |
32 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15th | 1965 |
33 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2 | 7th | 20th | 29 | 1965 |
34 | Liberia | 2 | 4th | 9 | 15th | 2011 |
35 | Burundi | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1987 |
35 | Guinea | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6th | 1973 |
37 | Central African Republic | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1991 |
38 | Chad | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1965 |
39 | Swaziland | 1 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 1973 |
40 | Cape Verde | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1999 |
41 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1991 |
42 | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1973 |
43 | Togo | 0 | 6th | 12 | 18th | 1965 |
44 | Benin | 0 | 4th | 5 | 9 | 1973 |
44 | Gambia | 0 | 4th | 0 | 4th | 1973 |
46 | Niger | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14th | 1965 |
47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4th | 2003 |
48 | Djibouti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2015 |
49 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1999 |
50 | Malawi | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1987 |
African Para Games
No. | year | city | country | date | Winner in the medal table |
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1 | 2020 | Rabat | Morocco | Early 2020 |
See also
- List of postage stamp issues related to the Africa Games
- List of Namibian medal winners at Africa Games
Web links
- All Africa Games 2011 Maputo (English) ( Memento from August 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- All Africa Games 1999 Johannesburg (English)
- Medal winners ( Memento from September 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive )