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| 2014 African Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Tunis, Tunisia |
| Dates | 28–30 March |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | Tunisia |
| Greco-Roman | Tunisia |
| Women |  Nigeria |
The 2014 African Wrestling Championships was held in Tunis, Tunisia from 28 to 30 March 2014. [1]
* Host nation (Tunisia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia (TUN)* | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 |  Egypt (EGY) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 |  Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 |  Senegal (SEN) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 |  Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Sierra Leone (SLE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Chad (CHA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 |  Congo (CGO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 nations) | 24 | 24 | 37 | 85 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Women's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Tunisia | 67 | Nigeria | 67 | Tunisia | 73 |
| 2 | Egypt | 53 | Tunisia | 61 | Morocco | 58 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 51 | Cameroon | 53 | Egypt | 55 |
| 4 | Algeria | 50 | Senegal | 44 | Algeria | 45 |
| 5 | Senegal | 38 | Chad | 26 | Chad | 26 |
| 6 | Morocco | 38 | Egypt | 18 | Republic of the Congo | 22 |
| 7 | Cameroon | 35 | South Africa | 17 | Sierra Leone | 8 |
| 8 | South Africa | 27 | Sierra Leone | 9 | South Africa | 7 |
| 9 | Chad | 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 8 | ||
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau | 18 | Republic of the Congo | 6 | ||
| 11 | Republic of the Congo | 12 |  Ivory Coast | 6 | ||
| 12 | Namibia | 11 | ||||
| 13 | Madagascar | 9 | ||||
| 14 |  Mauritius | 4 | ||||
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