| 2024 African Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Alexandria, Egypt |
| Dates | 14-19 March |
| Stadium | Borg Al Arab Sports Hall |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | Egypt |
| Greco-Roman | Egypt |
| Women |  Nigeria |
The 2024 Seniors, U20, U17 African Wrestling Championships is the 39th edition of African Wrestling Championships of combined events, and took place from 14 to 19 March in Alexandria, Egypt. [1]
* Host nation (Egypt)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt* | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 |  Algeria | 3 | 12 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 |  Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 |  Guinea-Bissau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Senegal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Cameroon | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  Angola | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 |  South Africa | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 |  Cape Verde | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Morocco | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Namibia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Comoros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sierra Leone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 30 | 30 | 41 | 101 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Egypt | 205 | Egypt | 240 | Nigeria | 245 |
| 2 | Algeria | 170 | Algeria | 184 | Egypt | 162 |
| 3 | Senegal | 96 | Tunisia | 95 | Tunisia | 140 |
| 4 | Cameroon | 80 | Morocco | 76 | Cameroon | 100 |
| 5 | Tunisia | 74 | Angola | 69 | Algeria | 79 |
| 6 | Nigeria | 62 | South Africa | 53 | South Africa | 49 |
| 7 |  Guinea | 59 | Namibia | 27 | Ivory Coast | 30 |
| 8 | South Africa | 49 | Sierra Leone | 25 |  Madagascar | 24 |
| 9 | Cape Verde | 48 | Comoros | 15 |  Kenya | 16 |
| 10 | Morocco | 47 | Cape Verde | 12 | Morocco | 16 |
196 competitors from 24 nations participated:
Algeria (25) Angola (10)
Burundi (2)
Benin (3) Ivory Coast (2) Cameroon (15) Comoros (1) Cape Verde (7) Egypt (30) (Host)
Gambia (2) Guinea-Bissau (3) Guinea (2) Kenya (5) Madagascar (4) Morocco (15)
Mauritius (1) Namibia (4) Nigeria (15) South Africa (15) Senegal (8) Sierra Leone (2)
Sudan (1) Tunisia (21)
Uganda (3)
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