1991 All-Africa Games

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Logo of the 5th All-Africa Games
Host city Cairo, Egypt
Nations43
Events18 sports
Opening20 September 1991
Closing1 October 1991
Opened by Hosni Mubarak
Main venue Cairo International Stadium

The 5th All-Africa Games were held from September 20 to October 1, 1991, in Cairo, Egypt. Forty-three countries participated in eighteen sports.

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For the first time the Games were held on a four-year cycle as planned. Egypt had hoped to use the Games to showcase the city of Cairo for a possible Olympic bid. The plan fell through after organizational difficulties once again plagued the Games. A stampede of spectators trying to get in to see the Opening Ceremonies got the Games off to a bad start. Many IOC officials and dignitaries were unable to make it into the stadium in the confusion and returned to their hotels to watch the ceremony on television.

African athletes had claimed seven world championships at the previous months World Athletics Championships. Only one, steeplechaser Moses Kiptanui, decided to participate in Cairo.

Highly partisan crowds, which were granted free admission to the events by the Egyptian government, filled the stadiums throughout the games, cheering the home team to another placing at the top of the medals table.

It was Namibia's first participation in the world arena. The team proudly returned with four gold medals, two silver medals and seven bronze medals.

Participating sports

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Egypt)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)*905352195
2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)493634119
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)435143137
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)13171848
5Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)831324
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)641020
7Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)45312
8Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)43512
9Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia  (NAM)42612
10Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)341118
11Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)24612
12Flag of Angola.svg  Angola  (ANG)23510
13Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique  (MOZ)2002
14Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  (MRI)15612
15Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon  (CMR)141015
16Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN)1315
17Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)1124
18Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon  (GAB)1034
Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia  (ZAM)1034
20Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho  (LES)0336
21Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar  (MAD)02911
22Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya  (LBA)0156
23Flag of Seychelles (1977-1996).svg  Seychelles  (SEY)0123
24Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic  (CAF)0101
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone  (SLE)0101
26Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso  (BUR)0022
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire  (ZAI)0022
28Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)0011
Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo  (CGO)0011
Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland  (SWZ)0011
Totals (30 entries)236207257700

Athletics

Three athletes, two female and one male, won more than one event:

In addition, Nigeria won three of the four relay races; 4x100 metres for men and women as well as women's 4x400 metres. No new events were added.

Field hockey

Soccer

The soccer tournament was transformed to a U-23 competition. It was won by Cameroon, and it was the first Games in which the host country did not win a medal.

Gold:Silver:Bronze:
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon

Coach:

Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia

Coach:

Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria

Coach:

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