| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Algeria |
| Dates | January 23 – January 31 |
| Teams | 21 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Official website | |
| tournament website | |
1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held from January 23 to January 31, 2008, in Algiers, Algeria. [1]
21 teams participated in this tournament:
Algeria (11)
Burkina Faso (2)
Botswana (4)
Egypt (6)
Ethiopia (6)
Ghana (9)
Kenya (4)
Lesotho (3)
Morocco (10)
Namibia (5)
Nigeria (1)
Central African Republic (3)
Cameroon (7)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
South Africa (5)
Senegal (4)
Seychelles (2)
Swaziland (2)
Tanzania (3)
Tunisia (6)
Zambia (2)Number in ( ) is total boxer in each country
The competition system of the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament is the knockout round system. Each boxer fights one match per round.
The Super Heavyweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Super Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 91 kilograms.
| Gold | Newfel Ouatah  Algeria |
| 3rd day | ||
| Mohamed Amanissi (MAR) | RET R2 | Haruna Osumanu (GHA) |
| Newfel Ouatah (ALG) | 17 – 6 | Stephane Gomis (SEN) |
| 5th day | ||
| Mohamed Amanissi (MAR) | 6 – 21 | Newfel Ouatah (ALG) |
The Heavyweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 81 - 91 kilograms.
| Gold | Abdelaziz Touilbini Algeria |
| Silver | Mohamed Arjaoui  Morocco |
| Bronze | Boyomo david Assiene  Cameroon |
| Bronze | Tobias Mabuta Munihango  Namibia |
| 2nd day | ||
| Awusone Yekeni (GHA) | 9 - 14 | Mohamed Arjaoui (MAR) |
| 3rd day | ||
| Abdelaziz Touilbini (ALG) | RSC R3 | Boyomo david Assiene (CMR) |
| Tobias Mabuta Munihango (NAM) | 6 - 10 | Mohamed Arjaoui (MAR) |
| 5th day | ||
| Abdelaziz Touilbini (ALG) | 18 - 2 | Mohamed Arjaoui (MAR) |
The Light Heavyweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Light Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 75 – 81 kilograms.
| Gold | Abdelhafid Benchebla Algeria |
| 2nd day | ||
| Zouhair Boustane (MAR) | 9 – 27 | Unathi Jacobs (RSA) |
| Assane Faye (SEN) | 4 – 19 | Mourad Sahraoui (TUN) |
| 3rd day | ||
| Bastir Samir (GHA) | 8 – 27 | Abdelhafid Benchebla (ALG) |
| Unathi Jacobs (RSA) | 3 – 14 | Mourad Sahraoui (TUN) |
| 5th day | ||
| Abdelhafid Benchebla (ALG) | WO | Mourad Sahraoui (TUN) |
The Middleweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 69 – 75 kilograms.
| Gold | Mohamed Hikal  Egypt |
| 2nd day | ||
| Odilo Machichi Leonard (TAN) | 11 – 16 | Nabil Kassel (ALG) |
| Jean Baptiste Bekondji (CMR) | 3 – 20 | Mohamed Hikal (EGY) |
| Daniel Shisia (KEN) | 15 – 5 | Biembe Marco Herry Saliku (COD) |
| Mosolesa Tsie (LES) | RET R3 | Ahmed Saraku (GHA) |
| 3rd day | ||
| Nabil Kassel (ALG) | 7 – 17 | Mohamed Hikal (EGY) |
| Daniel Shisia (KEN) | 0 – 14 | Ahmed Saraku (GHA) |
| 4th day | ||
| Nabil Kassel (ALG) | 17 – 8 | Daniel Shisia (KEN) |
| 5th day | ||
| Mohamed Hikal (EGY) | 11 – 4 | Ahmed Saraku (GHA) |
The Welterweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 64 – 69 kilograms.
| Gold | Hosam Bakr Abdin Egypt |
| 2nd day | ||
| Mujandjae Kasuto (NAM) | 2 – 19 | Joseph Mulema (CMR) |
| Rached Merdassi (TUN) | 6 – 3 | Moses Kopo (LES) |
| Mehdi Khalsi (MAR) | 13 – 25 | Choayeb Oussassi (ALG) |
| Hosam Bakr Abdin (EGY) | RSCOS R2 | Bruno Bongongo (CAF) |
| 3rd day | ||
| Joseph Mulema (CMR) | DSQ R3 | Rached Merdassi (TUN) |
| Choayeb Oussassi (ALG) | 6 – 16 | Hosam Bakr Abdin (EGY) |
| 4th day | ||
| Rached Merdassi (TUN) | WO | Choayeb Oussassi (ALG) |
| 5th day | ||
| Joseph Mulema (CMR) | 3 – 14 | Hosam Bakr Abdin (EGY) |
The Light Welterweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Light Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 60 - 64 kilograms.
| Gold | Driss Moussaid Morocco |
| 1st day | ||
| Abdel Rahman Salah Oraby (EGY) | 28 - 21 | Sanuel Kotey Neequaye (GHA) |
| Bao Abdou Aziz M (SEN) | WO | Hassane Mabalouit (BUR) |
| Hamza Hassini (TUN) | RSCOS R3 | Herbert Goabaone Nkabiti (BOT) |
| Tewolde Desta (ETH) | RSCI R3 | Hashim Simon Petro (TAN) |
| 2nd day | ||
| Rachid Tariket (ALG) | 2 - 16 | Hastings Bwalya (ZAM) |
| Driss Moussaid (MAR) | 30 - 13 | Rayton Okwiri (KEN) |
| Abdel Rahman Salah Oraby (EGY) | RSCOS R3 | Bao Abdou Aziz M (SEN) |
| Hamza Hassini (TUN) | 24 - 2 | Hashim Simon Petro (TAN) |
| 3rd day | ||
| Hastings Bwalya (ZAM) | 21 - 22 | Driss Moussaid (MAR) |
| Abdel Rahman Salah Oraby (EGY) | 9 - 21 | Hamza Hassini (TUN) |
| 4th day | ||
| Hastings Bwalya (ZAM) | 21 - 3 | Abdel Rahman Salah Oraby (EGY) |
| 5th day | ||
| Driss Moussaid (MAR) | 17 - 8 | Hamza Hassini (TUN) |
| Gold | Saifeddine Nejmaoui  Tunisia |
| 1st day | ||
| Daniel Tadele (ETH) | RSCOS R3 | Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) |
| Achille Apie (CMR) | RSC R3 | Gaber Abdelhamid Yasin (EGY) |
| Owethu Mbira (RSA) | 12 - 14 | Hamza Kramou (ALG) |
| Jean Paul Melly (SEY) | 3 - 26 | Julius Indongo (NAM) |
| 2nd day | ||
| Gaolatlhe Mpotsang (BOT) | 5 - 18 | Saifeddine Nejmaoui (TUN) |
| Brice Rotaric Bassole (BUR) | WO | Frederik Lawson (GHA) |
| Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) | RSCOS R3 | Achille Apie (CMR) |
| Hamza Kramou (ALG) | 17 - 10 | Julius Indongo (NAM) |
| 3rd day | ||
| Saifeddine Nejmaoui (TUN) | 19 - 7 | Frederik Lawson (GHA) |
| Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) | 10 - 25 | Hamza Kramou (ALG) |
| 4th day | ||
| Frederik Lawson (GHA) | RET R3 | Tahar Tamsamani (MAR) |
| 5th day | ||
| Saifeddine Nejmaoui (TUN) | 11 - 4 | Hamza Kramou (ALG) |
The Featherweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Featherweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 54–57 kilograms (119–126 lb).
| 1st day | ||
| Abdelkader Chadi (ALG) | RSCOS R3 | Thato Batshegi (BOT) |
| Prince Octopus Dzanie (GHA) | 19 - 6 | David Munyasia (KEN) |
| Larme Mhlongo (CAF) | 5 - 18 | Alaa Shili (TUN) |
| Siraj Mulugeta (ETH) | RSCOS R2 | Mohamed Eliwa Ramadan (EGY) |
| 2nd day | ||
| Abdon Hyacenthe Mewoli (CMR) | 4 - 16 | Emanuel Thabiso Nketu (LES) |
| Mahdi Ouatine (MAR) | 15 - 9 | Tibust Mendes (SEN) |
| Abdelkader Chadi (ALG) | 19 - 3 | Prince Octopus Dzanie (GHA) |
| Alaa Shili (TUN) | 14 - 9 | Mohamed Eliwa Ramadan (EGY) |
| 3rd day | ||
| Emanuel Thabiso Nketu (LES) | 4 - 12 | Mahdi Ouatine (MAR) |
| Abdelkader Chadi (ALG) | 23 - 14 | Alaa Shili (TUN) |
| 4th day | ||
| Emanuel Thabiso Nketu (LES) | RSCI R4 | Alaa Shili (TUN) |
| 5th day | ||
| Mahdi Ouatine (MAR) | WO | Abdelkader Chadi (ALG) |
| Gold | Abdelhalim Ouradi Algeria |
| 1st day | ||
| Khumiso Ikgopoleng (BOT) | 22 - 6 | Justin Ketchemi (CMR) |
| Emilian Polino (TAN) | 10 - 17 | Immanuel Naidjala (NAM) |
| Dabore Aboubacar Issaka (NGR) | DSQ | Abdelhalim Ouradi (ALG) |
| 2nd day | ||
| Hicham Mesbahi (MAR) | 22 - 6 | Issah Samir (GHA) |
| Tewodros Tilahun (ETH) | 1 - 22 | Joseph Mhlongo (RSA) |
| Alla Mohamed Abdel Rehim Rezk (EGY) | 12 - 13 | Khumiso Ikgopoleng (BOT) |
| Immanuel Naidjala (NAM) | 5 - 12 | Abdelhalim Ouradi (ALG) |
| 3rd day | ||
| Hicham Mesbahi (MAR) | 11 - 1 | Joseph Mhlongo (RSA) |
| Khumiso Ikgopoleng (BOT) | RET R2 | Abdelhalim Ouradi (ALG) |
| 4th day | ||
| Joseph Mhlongo (RSA) | 4 - 13 | Khumiso Ikgopoleng (BOT) |
| 5th day | |||
| Hicham Mesbahi (MAR) | 0 - 6 | Abdelhalim Ouradi (ALG) | |
| Gold | Walid Cherif Tunisia |
| 1st day | ||
| Abdelillah Nhaila (MAR) | WO | Vusi Simelane (SWZ) |
| 2nd day | ||
| Jackson Chauke (RSA) | 2 - 9 | Walid Cherif (TUN) |
| Dave Cesar (SEY) | 4 - 20 | Molla Getachew (ETH) |
| Evance Chungu (ZAM) | 8 - 6 | Makassi Berlin Arthur Mbenguia (CAF) |
| Abderrahim Mechenouai (ALG) | 6 - 17 | Abdelillah Nhaila (MAR) |
| 3rd day | ||
| Walid Cherif (TUN) | 13 - 1 | Molla Getachew (ETH) |
| Evance Chungu (ZAM) | 6 - 19 | Abdelillah Nhaila (MAR) |
| 4th day | ||
| Molla Getachew (ETH) | 16 - 1 | Evance Chungu (ZAM) |
| 5th day | ||
| Walid Cherif (TUN) | 19 - 1 | Abdelillah Nhaila (MAR) |
The Light Flyweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms.
| Gold | Jafet Uutoni Namibia |
| Silver | Suleiman Bilali  Kenya |
| Bronze | Manyo Plange  Ghana |
| 1st day | ||
| Thomas Essomba (CMR) | 28 - 11 | Lebogang Pilane (RSA) |
| 2nd day | ||
| Natnael Getenet (ETH) | 15 - 32 | Redouane Boubraouat (ALG) |
| Simanga Shiba (SWZ) | RSCOS R3 | Suleiman Bilali (KEN) |
| Jafet Uutoni (NAM) | 18 - 9 | Redouane Bouchtouck (MAR) |
| Manyo Plange (GHA) | 24 - 10 | Thomas Essomba (CMR) |
| 3rd day | ||
| Redouane Boubraouat (ALG) | 8 - 32 | Suleiman Bilali (KEN) |
| Jafet Uutoni (NAM) | 22 - 7 | Manyo Plange (GHA) |
| 4th day | ||
| Redouane Boubraouat (ALG) | 10 - 27 | Manyo Plange (GHA) |
| 5th day | ||
| Suleiman Bilali (KEN) | RET 4 | Jafet Uutoni (NAM) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light flyweight | Jafet Uutoni | Suleiman Bilali | Manyo Plange |
| Flyweight | Walid Cherif | Abdelillah Nhaila |  Molla Getachew |
| Bantamweight | Abdelhalim Ouradi | Hicham Mesbahi |  Khumiso Ikgopoleng |
| Featherweight | Mahdi Ouatine | Abdelkader Chadi | Alaa Shili |
| Lightweight | Saifeddine Nejmaoui | Hamza Kramou | Tahar Tamsamani |
| Light Welterweight | Driss Moussaid | Hamza Hassini |  Hastings Bwalya |
| Welterweight | Hosam Bakr Abdin | Joseph Mulema | Choayeb Oussassi |
| Middleweight | Mohamed Hikal | Ahmed Saraku | Nabil Kassel |
| Light Heavyweight | Abdelhafid Benchebla | Mourad Sahraoui | Bastir Samir  Unathi Jacobs |
| Heavyweight | Abdelaziz Touilbini | Mohamed Arjaoui | Boyomo David Assiene Tobias Mabuta Munihango |
| Super Heavyweight | Newfel Ouatah | Mohamed Amanissi |  Stephane Gomis Haruna Osumanu |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria (ALG) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 | |
| KO | DSQ | BDSQ | JURY | RSC | RSCH | RSCI | RSCOS | NC | WO | RET | R |
| Knockout | Disqualified | Both disqualified | Result determined by jury votes | Referee stop contest | Referee stop contest by head blow | Referee stop contest by injured | Referee stop contest outscored | No contest | Walkover | Retired | Round |
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