2019 African Games

Last updated
XII African Games
2019 African Games logo.svg
Host city Rabat, Morocco
Nations53
Athletes4386
Events340 in 26 Sports
Opening19 August 2019
Closing31 August 2019
Opened by Prince Moulay Rachid
Torch lighter Assia Raziki
Main venue Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

The 12th African Games was held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This was the first time that the African Games were hosted by Morocco following the country's readmission to the African Union in January 2017.

Contents

Later five Egyptian athletes (Abderrahmane Al Sayed, Ibrahim Moustafa, Samar Hossein, Sara Ahmed Samir, Farag Salma) were disqualified due to anti-doping violations. [1]

Bidding process

The 12th African Games was scheduled in September 2019. Accra, Nairobi and Lusaka announced that they would bid for these Games, but none of them were selected. [2]

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea was initially chosen to organise the 2019 African Games at the Second Ordinary Session of the Specialist Technical Committee on Youth, Culture and Sports, which was held at the headquarters of the African Union, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 13 to 17 June 2016. [3]

However, Equatorial Guinea was unable to host the Games due to economic problems. [4] Lusaka, the capital of Zambia was later speculated to host the Games but refused, citing lack of facilities. [5] [6] In July 2018, Rabat, Morocco was selected to replace Malabo, Equatorial Guinea as host of the 2019 edition. [7]

Venues

Rabat-Salé-Kénitra

Rabat

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah.jpg
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

Salé

  • Moulay Rachid National Sports Center - archery, fencing
  • Salle El Bouâzzaoui - volleyball
  • Al Arjat Shooting Center - shooting (skeet)
  • Salé Beach - beach volleyball
  • Mohamed Ben Abdellah Dam - rowing, canoe kayak (flatwater)
  • Stade Boubker Ammar - football
  • ASFAR Football Academy - football
  • Stade des Chênes - football

Casablanca-Settat

Casablanca

  • Stade Mohammed V Sports Complex - swimming, handball
  • Ain Chok Arena - badminton
  • Grand Mogador Hotel - chess
  • Hotel Farah - snooker

Benslimane

  • Road Cycling
  • Stade Municipal El Mansouria - football

El Jadida

  • El Jadida Sports Hall - wrestling

Branding

The logo is a door with Moroccan mosaic, while the mascot is an Atlas lion or a Barbary lion. [8] [9]

Participating nations

Participating National Olympic Committees [10]

Sports

The Rabat 2019 African Games featured 26 sports. [11]

Calendar

The schedule of the games was as follows. The calendar was completed with event finals information. [12]

 OC Opening ceremony  Event competitions 1 Gold medal events CC Closing ceremony
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CeremoniesOCCC
Basketball pictogram.svg 3x3 basketball 22
Archery pictogram.svg Archery 55
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 4111071446
Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton 156
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing 1313
Canoeing pictogram.svg Canoeing 46818
Chess pictogram.svg Chess 1225
Cycling Cycling (mountain biking) pictogram.svg Mountain biking 2210
Cycling pictogram.svg Road cycling 2211
Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian 112
Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing 2223312
Football pictogram.svg Football 112
Gymnastics pictogram.svg Gymnastics 225514
Handball pictogram.svg Handball 22
Judo pictogram.svg Judo 8614
Karate pictogram.svg Karate 1616
Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing 4419
Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 2125
Billiards pictogram.svg Snooker 1113
Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming 1210101042
Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis 21227
Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo 66416
Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis 426
Triathlon pictogram.svg Triathlon 213
Volleyball Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg Beach volleyball 24
Volleyball pictogram.svg Indoor volleyball11
Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting 999991560
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling 66618
Daily medal events8601272119161539273964553340
Cumulative total814141542638298113152179218282337340
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Later five Egyptian athletes were disqualified due to anti-doping violations. [13]




Medal table

  *   Host nation (Morocco)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)949472260
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)463648130
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)363554125
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)33262483
5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)*313255118
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)26363597
7Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)11101031
8Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  (MRI)661224
9Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)651223
10Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar  (MAD)64212
11Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon  (CMR)514928
12Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)55818
13Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)53614
14Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso  (BUR)4228
15Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)22913
16Flag of Angola.svg  Angola  (ANG)2248
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia  (NAM)2248
18Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles  (SEY)2114
19Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia  (GAM)2103
20Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon  (GAB)2046
21Flag of Niger.svg  Niger  (NIG)2013
22Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)151622
23Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique  (MOZ)1315
24Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia  (ZAM)1135
25Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe  (STP)1113
26Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)0303
27Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo  (COD)02911
28Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)02810
29Flag of Libya.svg  Libya  (LBA)0224
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali  (MLI)0224
31Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo  (CGO)0134
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)0134
33Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti  (DJI)0112
34Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau  (GBS)0101
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho  (LES)0101
36Flag of Chad.svg  Chad  (CHA)0044
37Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda  (RWA)0033
38Flag of Benin.svg  Benin  (BEN)0022
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea  (GUI)0022
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo  (TOG)0022
41Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde  (CPV)0011
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic  (CAF)0011
Totals (42 entries)3323424361110


Later five Egyptian athletes (Abderrahmane Al Sayed, Ibrahim Moustafa, Samar Hossein, Sara Ahmed Samir, Farag Salma) were disqualified due to anti-doping violations. [14]

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