2025 African U18 and U20 Championships in Athletics

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African U18 and U20 Championships
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Dates16–20 July
Host city Abeokuta, Nigeria
Venue MKO Abiola Sports Complex
Level U20 and U18
Events45 U20 & 40 U18

The 2025 African U20 Championships in Athletics was the sixteenth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger, for the third time held jointly with the African U18 Championships in Athletics . It was held at the MKO Abiola Sports Complex in Abeokuta, Nigeria, between 16 and 20 July. [1]

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Medal summary

Men (U20)

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
(Wind: -1.7 m/s)		Flag of Kenya.svg  Clinton Owatinya  (KEN)10.42Flag of South Africa.svg  Karabo Letebele  (RSA)10.54Flag of Nigeria.svg  Caleb John  (NGR)10.61
200 metres
(Wind: m/s)		Flag of Botswana.svg  Justice Oratile  (BOT)21.02Flag of South Africa.svg  Sbongakonke Makhaza  (RSA)21.10Flag of Kenya.svg  Brian Okoth  (KEN)21.32
400 metresFlag of Botswana.svg  Justice Oratile  (BOT)45.58Flag of Nigeria.svg  Ezekiel Asuquo  (NGR)45.83Flag of Nigeria.svg  Victor Sampson  (NGR)45.87
800 metresFlag of Morocco.svg  Imad Bouchajda  (MAR)1:49.17Flag of Morocco.svg  Hamid Boutfidi  (MAR)1:49.91Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Alebe Sisay  (ETH)1:50.44
1500 metresFlag of Morocco.svg  Jaouad Khchina  (MAR)3:38.17Flag of Kenya.svg  Logorodi Owan  (KEN)3:39.07Flag of Uganda.svg  Jacob Sande  (UGA)3:39.24
5000 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Dennis Kipkoech Kemboi  (KEN)13:22.80Flag of Morocco.svg  Ossama Erradouane  (MAR)13:24.33Flag of Uganda.svg  Simba Samuel Cherop  (UGA)13:24.45
10,000 metresFlag of Uganda.svg  Samuel Simba Cherop  (UGA)28:20.07Flag of Kenya.svg  Ronald Ngetich  (KEN)28:21.61Flag of Kenya.svg  Edwin Elkana  (KEN)28:21.62
110 metres hurdles (99 cm)
(Wind: m/s)		Flag of South Africa.svg  Naeem Jack  (RSA)13.73Flag of Algeria.svg  Gasmi Zehr Eddine  (ALG)13.76Flag of Algeria.svg  Louai Lamraoui  (ALG)13.82
400 metres hurdlesFlag of South Africa.svg  Njabulo Mbatha  (RSA)51.48Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Ali Berthe  (BUR)52.03Flag of Nigeria.svg  Oseiwe Salami  (NGR)52.04
3000 metres steeplechaseFlag of Kenya.svg  KEN  (KEN)8:33.52Flag of Kenya.svg  Nicholas Losiwareng Ktum  (KEN)8:42.08Flag of Morocco.svg  Bilal Mahfoud  (MAR)8:43.68
4 × 100 metres relayFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)40.25Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)40.77Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)40.94
4 × 400 metres relayFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)3:07.54 CR Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
10,000 m walkFlag of Tunisia.svg  Rayen Cherni  (TUN)41:26.93Flag of Egypt.svg  Ziad Anis Hassan  (EGY)44:45.59Flag of Algeria.svg  Rayane Adouane  (ALG)47:50.54
High jumpFlag of Nigeria.svg  Honour Clement  (NGR)2.10Flag of South Africa.svg  Leehandro Arendse  (RSA)1.80Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  David Zella  (BUR)1.60
Pole vaultFlag of Algeria.svg  Abderraouf Merah  (ALG)4.30Flag of Algeria.svg  Mohcene Guerfi  (ALG)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Elvis Hwata  (ZIM)		4.20Not awarded
Long jumpFlag of Algeria.svg  Louaï Lamraoui  (ALG)Flag of South Africa.svg  Temoso Masikane  (RSA)Flag of Morocco.svg  Yassine Mririch  (MAR)
Triple jumpFlag of South Africa.svg  Temoso Masikane  (RSA)Flag placeholder.svg [[]] (25x17px)Flag placeholder.svg [[]] (25x17px)
Shot put (6 kg)Flag of South Africa.svg  Hencu Lamberts  (RSA)20.57Flag of South Africa.svg  Wesley Badenhorst  (RSA)17.88Flag of Egypt.svg  Ammar Ali Nadi  (EGY)17.54
Discus throw (1.75 kg)Flag placeholder.svg [[]] (25x17px)Flag placeholder.svg [[]] (25x17px)Flag placeholder.svg [[]] (25x17px)
Hammer throw (6 kg)Flag of Egypt.svg  Abdullah Hassan  (EGY)67.85Flag of South Africa.svg  Eben Jacobs  (RSA)67.75Flag of Egypt.svg  Adam Tamer Owis  (EGY)64.06
Javelin throwFlag of South Africa.svg  Ewald Jansen  (RSA)77.62Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Bayoumy  (EGY)71.67Flag of Algeria.svg  Haithem Arafat  (ALG)59.25
Decathlon
(U20)		Flag of Algeria.svg  Walid Touati  (ALG)6778Flag of Algeria.svg  Mohcene Guerfi  (ALG)6722Flag of Algeria.svg  Walid Fares Ghettas  (ALG)6502

Women (U20)

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
(Wind: -1.9 m/s)		Flag of Nigeria.svg  Chioma Cynthia Nweke  (NGR)11.65Flag of Nigeria.svg  Success Oghene Oyibu  (NGR)11.78Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Lou Yonan Chantal Djehi  (CIV)11.87
200 metres
(Wind: m/s)		Flag of Nigeria.svg  Success Oghene Oyibu  (NGR)23.56Flag of Nigeria.svg  Chioma Cynthia Nweke  (NGR)23.95Flag of Nigeria.svg  Lucy Chiamaka Nwankwo  (NGR)24.24
400 metresFlag of Nigeria.svg  Favour Onyah  (NGR)52.47Flag of Nigeria.svg  Anita Enaruna  (NGR)52.97Flag of Nigeria.svg  Toheebat Jimoh  (NGR)53.00
800 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Nancy Jepgetich  (KEN)2:04.14Flag of Algeria.svg  Nesrine Abed  (ALG)2:04.28Flag of Morocco.svg  Saida El Bouzi  (MAR)2:04.65
1500 metresFlag of Uganda.svg  Nancy Chepkwurui  (UGA)4:10.31Flag of Kenya.svg  Sheila Chepngetich  (KEN)4:10.79Flag of Uganda.svg  Brenda Chekwemoi  (UGA)4:13.07
3000 metresFlag of Uganda.svg  Bentalin Yeko  (UGA)8:45.49Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tirhas Gebrehiwet  (ETH)8:48.98Flag of Kenya.svg  Joyline Chepkemoi  (KEN)8:49.48
5000 metresFlag of Uganda.svg  Charity Cherop  (UGA)15:10.88Flag of Uganda.svg  Risper Cherop  (UGA)15:29.60Flag of Kenya.svg  Sharon Chepkemoi  (KEN)15:31.40
100 metres hurdles
(Wind: -0.6 m/s)		Flag of South Africa.svg  Tumi Ramokgoba  (RSA)13.52Flag of Nigeria.svg  Precious Okeoghene  (NGR)14.29Flag of Algeria.svg  Malak Belhadi  (ALG)14.66
400 metres hurdlesFlag of South Africa.svg  Tumi Ramokgoba  (RSA)57.97Flag of Morocco.svg  Meryem Zahidi  (MAR)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Chidinma Mary Innocent  (NGR)
3000 metres steeplechaseFlag of Kenya.svg  Anatasha Cheptoo Langat  (KEN)9:27.8Flag of Kenya.svg  Mercy Chepngeno Kosgei  (KEN)9:32.9Flag of Kenya.svg  Sharon Chepkemoi  (KEN)9:34.3
4 × 100 metres relayFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)
Lucy Chiamaka Nwankwo
Success Oyibu
Anita Enaruna
Chioma Cynthia Nweke 		45.37Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)46.33Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)
Chantal Djehi Lou
Ella Klah Dawa
Flora N'Guessan Amenan
Marie Joann Kouassi 		46.59
4 × 400 metres relayFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)
Odot Udoh
Toheebat Jimoh
Anita Enaruna
Favour Onyah 		3:37.02Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
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Tumi Ramokgoba
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10,000 m walkFlag of Tunisia.svg  Imen Saai  (TUN)48:54.54Flag of Algeria.svg  Aya Zenikhri  (ALG)51:34.94Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Mona Ali Hussein  (ETH)51:54.58
High jumpFlag of South Africa.svg  Mia Davel  (RSA)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Martha Nkosi  (RSA)		1.70Not awardedFlag of Egypt.svg  Hana Sakr  (EGY)1.60
Pole vaultFlag of South Africa.svg  Ansume de Beer  (RSA)Flag of Egypt.svg  Rasha Tawfik Syem  (EGY)Flag of Egypt.svg [[]] (EGY)
Long jumpFlag of Nigeria.svg  Prestina Oluchi Ochonogor  (NGR)6.71Flag of South Africa.svg  Matsidiso Makgato  (RSA)Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Awa Zongo  (BUR)
Triple jumpFlag of Morocco.svg  Nassima Belkhadar  (MAR)12.63Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Awa Zongo  (BUR)12.52Flag of South Africa.svg  Temoso Masikane  (RSA)12.20
Shot putFlag of South Africa.svg  Alicia Khunou  (RSA)Flag of Cameroon.svg [[]] (CMR)Flag of Nigeria.svg [[]] (NGR)
Discus throwFlag of South Africa.svg  Alicia Khunou  (RSA)54.91Flag of Tunisia.svg  Ghofrane Lahmaedi  (TUN)49.69Flag of South Africa.svg  Christie Loedolff  (RSA)47.07
Hammer throwFlag of South Africa.svg  Anje Holtzhausen  (RSA)57.41Flag of Gabon.svg  Kenza Falana  (GAB)55.42Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Yeanecives Atse  (CIV)48.86
Javelin throwFlag of South Africa.svg  Nicole Barnard  (RSA)50.92Flag of Kenya.svg  Caroline Odwory  (KEN)46.05Flag of Nigeria.svg  Eze Peace Udochukwu  (NGR)44.49
HeptathlonFlag of Nigeria.svg [[]] (NGR)Flag of Algeria.svg  Manar Benaâmane  (ALG)Flag of Egypt.svg [[]] (EGY)

Mixed (U20)

EventGoldSilverBronze
4 × 400 metres relayFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)3:22.07Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)3:28.30Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)3:29.38

Boys (U18)

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
(Wind: +0.1 m/s)		Flag of South Africa.svg  Mukona Manavhela  (RSA)10.61Flag of South Africa.svg  Jayden Fourie  (RSA)10.76Flag of Nigeria.svg  James Clifford Igbigbidje  (NGR)10.89
200 metres
(Wind: -0.7 m/s)		Flag of South Africa.svg  Mukona Manavhela  (RSA)21.29Flag of Nigeria.svg  Ibrahim Ajibare  (NGR)21.64Flag of Nigeria.svg  Destiny Egbon  (NGR)21.84
400 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Simeon Araka  (KEN)47.46Flag of Ghana.svg  Odjer Tettey  (GHA)47.87Flag of Kenya.svg  Robert Sang  (KEN)47.89
800 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Manases Koech  (KEN)1:48.22Flag of South Africa.svg  Emil Els  (RSA)1:48.48Flag of Kenya.svg  Lawi Ngetich  (KEN)1:49.21
1500 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Ngetich Lawi  (KEN)3:45.67Flag of South Africa.svg  Emil Eles  (RSA)3:46.50Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Samiel Gebrehamrma  (ETH)3:48.17
3000 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Emmanuel Kipkorir  (KEN)8:02.21Flag of Eritrea.svg  Alexander Ruesom  (ERI)8:04.14Flag of Kenya.svg  Kevin Biwott  (KEN)8:07.56
110 metres hurdles (91.4 cm)
(Wind: NWI)		Flag of South Africa.svg  Phenyo Miyen  (RSA)13.26 CR Flag of Algeria.svg  Mohamed Benyaghzer  (ALG)13.88Flag of Ghana.svg  Arthur Mahalalel Kwasi  (GHA)13.95
400 metres hurdlesFlag of South Africa.svg  Stiaan Myburgh  (RSA)52.71Flag of Ghana.svg  Alexander Boateng Appiah  (GHA)53.89Flag of Morocco.svg  Moussa Banour  (MAR)53.08
2000 metres steeplechaseFlag of Kenya.svg  Emmanuel Someki Lemiso  (KEN)5:32.24Flag of Kenya.svg  Brian Ngetich  (KEN)5:38.05Flag of Morocco.svg  Reda Ouzzaouit  (MAR)5:46.61
Medley relay (100+200+300+400)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
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Stiaan Myburgh 		1:53.52Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)
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Esan Solomon Tosin 		1:55.55Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia  (NAM)
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Jaco Potgieter 		2:02.5
10,000 m walkFlag of Egypt.svg  Youssef Anwar  (EGY)48:16.05Flag of Algeria.svg  Mahrez Abdelkader  (ALG)48:16.69Flag of Tunisia.svg  Moutadhar Nalaoui  (TUN)48:20.00
High jumpFlag of South Africa.svg  Mateo Le Roux  (RSA)2.06Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Chindowa Tatenda  (ZIM)2.03Flag of Nigeria.svg  Praise Ikweki  (NGR)2.03
Pole vaultFlag of Egypt.svg  Ibrahim Alyaldine  (EGY)4.10Flag of Egypt.svg  Yousef Medhat  (EGY)4.10Flag of Algeria.svg  Sadik Adem  (ALG)4.00
Long jumpFlag of South Africa.svg  Jayden Fourie  (RSA)7.43Flag of Nigeria.svg  Oghenerunor Gowon  (NGR)7.29Flag of Uganda.svg  David Otim  (UGA)7.08
Triple jumpFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Takunda Mutizwa  (ZIM)14.96Flag of Kenya.svg  Kelvin Bill Kipngeno  (KEN)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Adam Ben Afia  (TUN)14.88
Shot put (5 kg)Flag of South Africa.svg  Walter Van Rensburg  (RSA)19.04Flag of Nigeria.svg  Emmanuel Audu  (NGR)18.61Flag of Egypt.svg  Yahya Sawabi  (EGY)17.65
Discus throw (1.5 kg)Flag of South Africa.svg  Joshua Gerber  (RSA)64.48Flag of Egypt.svg  Yahya Sawabi  (EGY)61.24Flag of Nigeria.svg  Success Okeleke  (NGR)52.85
Hammer throw (5 kg)Flag of Algeria.svg  Djaber Bar  (ALG)67.02Flag of South Africa.svg  François Pietersen  (RSA)64.72Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Boguira  (MAR)64.24
Javelin throw (700 g)Flag of South Africa.svg  Jacobus van der Merwe  (RSA)70.31Flag of Nigeria.svg  Bamidele Oluwatobi  (NGR)61.77Flag of Egypt.svg  Kamel Karim  (EGY)58.36
OctathlonFlag placeholder.svg [[]] (25x17px)Flag of Algeria.svg  Youba Benaâmar  (ALG)Flag placeholder.svg [[]] (25x17px)

Girls (U18)

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
(Wind: -0.4 m/s)		Flag of Nigeria.svg  Miracle Ezechukwu  (NGR)11.88Flag of Nigeria.svg  Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo  (NGR)11.96Flag of Nigeria.svg  Miriam Adefunke Jegede  (NGR)12.20
200 metres
(Wind: -0.2 m/s)		Flag of Nigeria.svg  Miracle Ezechukwu  (NGR)23.87Flag of Nigeria.svg  Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo  (NGR)24.01Flag of Nigeria.svg  Perezide Sigah  (NGR)24.26
400 metresFlag of Nigeria.svg  Chioma Nwachukwu  (NGR)52.47Flag of Nigeria.svg  Hafsoh Majekodunmi  (NGR)54.43Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Bisset Bikes  (ETH)55.31
800 metresFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Elsabet Amare  (ETH)2:02.96Flag of Kenya.svg  Vicody Chemutai  (KEN)2:05.34Flag of Kenya.svg [[]] (KEN)2:09.08
1500 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Caren Jepchirchir  (KEN)4:11.58Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Elsabet Amare  (ETH)4:12.81Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Desta Tadele  (ETH)4:14.91
3000 metresFlag of Kenya.svg  Cynthia Chepkurui  (KEN)9:26.35Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Desta Tadele  (ETH)Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Birnesh Dessie  (ETH)
100 metres hurdles (76.2 cm)
(Wind: NWI)		Flag of South Africa.svg  Megan Nieman  (RSA)13.84Flag of South Africa.svg  Nokuthula Mthethwa  (RSA)14.35Flag of Tunisia.svg  Chniba Feriel  (TUN)14.80
400 metres hurdlesFlag of Morocco.svg  Rania El Mamdaoui  (MAR)59.89Flag of South Africa.svg  Megan Nieman  (RSA)61.04Flag placeholder.svg  Esther Manu  (25x17px)61.37
2000 metres steeplechaseFlag of Kenya.svg  Clare Chepngetich  (KEN)6:33.2Flag of Egypt.svg  Malak Ibrahim  (EGY)6:38.5Flag of Kenya.svg  Mercy Mageso  (KEN)6:39.2
Medley relay (100+200+300+400)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)
Rosemary Nwankwo
Miracle Ezechukwu
Hafsoh Majekodunmi
Chioma Nwachukwu 		2:08.16Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
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Daniela Viljoen 		2:16.7Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)
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Rose Gaopotake 		2:24.8
5000 m walkFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Hiwot Ambaw  (ETH)23:07.73Flag of Kenya.svg  Mercyline Wanjala  (KEN)24:44.87Flag of Tunisia.svg  Fatima Lamsayeh  (TUN)25:03.48
High jumpFlag of South Africa.svg  Jordan Spolander  (RSA)1.80Flag of Egypt.svg  Laila Merdan  (EGY)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Olemba Nguebong  (CMR)		1.60Not awarded
Pole vaultFlag of South Africa.svg  Sichel Peens  (RSA)3.30Flag of Egypt.svg  Hanin El Shboksi  (EGY)3.10Only two starters
Long jumpFlag of South Africa.svg  Oluchi Ndebaeze  (RSA)5.79Flag of Morocco.svg  Kawtar Merzaq  (MAR)5.62Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Sandrine Bouda  (BUR)5.25
Triple jumpFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Zalissa Zongo  (BUR)12.79Flag of Morocco.svg  Kawtar Merzaq  (MAR)12.61Flag of Tunisia.svg  Feriel Chniba  (TUN)12.16
Shot put (3 kg)Flag of Namibia.svg  Marike Weitz  (NAM)16.32Flag of Egypt.svg  Alaa Tamer El Sayed  (EGY)14.58Flag of Nigeria.svg  Emerald Makua  (NGR)14.30
Discus throwFlag of South Africa.svg  Mila Ueckermann  (RSA)52.99Flag of Tunisia.svg  Katr Ennada Jaoued  (TUN)48.28Flag of Namibia.svg  Marike Weitz  (NAM)44.84
Hammer throwFlag of Algeria.svg  Aya Amrane  (ALG)54.58Flag of Egypt.svg  Mariam Reda Ahmed  (EGY)50.97Flag of Namibia.svg  Ansune Smith  (NAM)47.48
Javelin throwFlag of Egypt.svg  Aseel Ossama  (EGY)54.83Flag of Egypt.svg  Remas Haytham  (EGY)50.97Flag of South Africa.svg  Nicola van der Merwe  (RSA)48.30
HeptathlonFlag of South Africa.svg  Anja Smit  (RSA)Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Zalissa Zongo  (BUR)Flag of Algeria.svg  Narimene Djalit  (ALG)

Medal table (U20)

  *   Host nation (Nigeria)

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Medal table (U18)

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