AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament 2008 – Lightweight

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The Lightweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 57 - 60 kilograms.

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List of boxers

Medalists

Gold Saifeddine Nejmaoui
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
Silver Hamza Kramou
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
Bronze Tahar Tamsamani
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco

Results

Preliminary round

1st day
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Daniel Tadele  (ETH)RSCOS R3Flag of Morocco.svg  Tahar Tamsamani  (MAR)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Achille Apie  (CMR)RSC R3Flag of Egypt.svg  Gaber Abdelhamid Yasin  (EGY)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Owethu Mbira  (RSA)12 - 14Flag of Algeria.svg  Hamza Kramou  (ALG)
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Jean Paul Melly  (SEY)3 - 26Flag of Namibia.svg  Julius Indongo  (NAM)

Quarterfinal Round

2nd day
Flag of Botswana.svg  Gaolatlhe Mpotsang  (BOT)5 - 18Flag of Tunisia.svg  Saifeddine Nejmaoui  (TUN)
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Brice Rotaric Bassole  (BUR)WOFlag of Ghana.svg  Frederik Lawson  (GHA)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Tahar Tamsamani  (MAR)RSCOS R3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Achille Apie  (CMR)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Hamza Kramou  (ALG)17 - 10Flag of Namibia.svg  Julius Indongo  (NAM)

Semifinal Round

3rd day
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Saifeddine Nejmaoui  (TUN)19 - 7Flag of Ghana.svg  Frederik Lawson  (GHA)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Tahar Tamsamani  (MAR)10 - 25Flag of Algeria.svg  Hamza Kramou  (ALG)

3rd place Round

4th day
Flag of Ghana.svg  Frederik Lawson  (GHA)RET R3Flag of Morocco.svg  Tahar Tamsamani  (MAR)

Final Round

5th day
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Saifeddine Nejmaoui  (TUN)11 - 4Flag of Algeria.svg  Hamza Kramou  (ALG)

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