2023  | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Salle du Complexe Sportif Mohammed V |
| Location | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Dates | 8–10 September 2023 |
| Competitors | 192 from 36 nations |
| Champions | |
| Mixed team |  Algeria |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • JudoInside |
The 2023 African Judo Championships are the 44th edition of the African Judo Championships and were held at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco from 8 to 10 September 2023, with the mixed team event taking place on the championships' last day. [1] [2] [3] [4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (−60 kg) |  Youssry Samy (EGY) | Adel Hamada (EGY) |  Simon Zulu (ZAM) |
 Moussa Diop (SEN) | |||
| Half-lightweight (−66 kg) | Mohamed Abdelmawgoud (EGY) |  Abderrahmane Boushita (MAR) |  Aziz Harbi (TUN) |
| Ahmed Abdelrahman (EGY) | |||
| Lightweight (−73 kg) | Messaoud Dris (ALG) | Hassan Doukkali (MAR) | Aleddine Ben Chalbi (TUN) |
 Faye Njie (GAM) | |||
| Half-middleweight (−81 kg) | Achraf Moutii (MAR) | Abdelrahman Abdelghany (EGY) | Abdelrahman Mohamed (EGY) |
| Ahmed El Meziati (MAR) | |||
| Middleweight (−90 kg) | Omar Elramly (EGY) | Abderahmane Diao (SEN) |  Rémi Feuillet (MRI) |
| Ryan Dacosta (SEN) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (−100 kg) | Mustapha Bouamar (ALG) | Libasse Ndiaye (SEN) | Koussay Ben Ghares (TUN) |
| Ahmed Fayad (EGY) | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Mbagnick Ndiaye (SEN) |  Bubacar Mane (GBS) | Mohamed El Mehdi Lili (ALG) |
| Mohammed Lahboub (MAR) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (−48 kg) | Oumaima Bedioui (TUN) | Aziza Chakir (MAR) |  Geronay Whitebooi (RSA) |
| Amira Ben Ayed (TUN) | |||
| Half-lightweight (−52 kg) | Soumiya Iraoui (MAR) | Faïza Aissahine (ALG) | Charne Griesel (RSA) |
| Rahma Tibi (TUN) | |||
| Lightweight (−57 kg) |  Mariana Esteves (GUI) |  Zouleiha Abzetta Dabonne (CIV) | Jasmine Martin (RSA) |
 Andreza Antonio (ANG) | |||
| Half-middleweight (−63 kg) | Amina Belkadi (ALG) | Diassonema Mucungui (ANG) | Dounia Slimani (MAR) |
 Nadia Guimendego (CAF) | |||
| Middleweight (−70 kg) |  Aina Laura Rasoanaivo Razafy (MAD) | Maria Niangi (ANG) | Oulaya Khairi (MAR) |
| Nihel Bouchoucha (TUN) | |||
| Half-heavyweight (−78 kg) | Marie Branser (GUI) |  Georgika Wesly Djengue Moune (CMR) |  Ange Ciella Niragira (BDI) |
| Arij Akkab (TUN) | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Sarra Mzougui (TUN) | Richelle Anita Soppi Mbella (CMR) | Tracy Durhone (MRI) |
| Monica Sagna (SEN) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed team | Algeria | Morocco | Cameroon |
| Angola |
* Host nation (Morocco)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria (ALG) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Egypt (EGY) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Morocco (MAR)* | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | Guinea (GUI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Madagascar (MAD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Angola (ANG) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Central African Republic (CAF) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gambia (GAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | |
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