The Light Flyweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms.
| Gold | Jafet Uutoni  Namibia |
| Silver | Suleiman Bilali  Kenya |
| Bronze | Manyo Plange  Ghana |
| 1st day | ||
 Thomas Essomba (CMR) | 28 - 11 |  Lebogang Pilane (RSA) |
| 2nd day | ||
 Natnael Getenet (ETH) | 15 - 32 |  Redouane Boubraouat (ALG) |
 Simanga Shiba (SWZ) | RSCOS R3 |  Suleiman Bilali (KEN) |
 Jafet Uutoni (NAM) | 18 - 9 |  Redouane Bouchtouck (MAR) |
 Manyo Plange (GHA) | 24 - 10 | Thomas Essomba (CMR) |
| 3rd day | ||
| Redouane Boubraouat (ALG) | 8 - 32 | Suleiman Bilali (KEN) |
| Jafet Uutoni (NAM) | 22 - 7 | Manyo Plange (GHA) |
| 4th day | ||
| Redouane Boubraouat (ALG) | 10 - 27 | Manyo Plange (GHA) |
| 5th day | ||
| Suleiman Bilali (KEN) | RET 4 | Jafet Uutoni (NAM) |
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