Africa Goalball Championships

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Africa Goalball Championships
Highest governing body International Blind Sports Federation
Characteristics
ContactNone
Mixed-sex No
Type
EquipmentGoalball, eyeshades
Presence
Country or regionAfrica region

IBSA Africa Goalball Championships is one of the four competition regions used for World Championships and Paralympic Games qualification for goalball, a team sport for athletes with a vision impairment. Conducted under the rules of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), the other regions are America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.

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Hostings

2010 Port Said

The 2010 IBSA Goalball African Championships was held in Port Said, Egypt. Final ranked teams were:

Men: Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, Libya.

2011 Sydney

The team competed in a composite tournament, the 2011 IBSA African-Oceania Regional Championships, with games from 15 to 17 November 2011, at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney, Australia. [1] Although the four regions under the rules were Africa, America, Asia/Pacific, and Europe, as there were insufficient competitive teams in both Africa and Oceania regions, IBSA agreed to combined championships.

For the women's teams, it was only Australia versus New Zealand, the winner qualifying for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. From the best of three games, Australia dominated and qualified.

For the men's teams, Algeria beat Australia, who in turn, had beaten New Zealand. Algeria went onto the Paralympic Games.

2013 Nairobi

The 2013 IBSA Goalball African Championships was held in Nairobi, Kenya [2] [3] Final ranked teams were:

Men: Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana. [4] [5]

2016 Algiers

The 2016 IBSA Goalball African Championships was held in Algiers, Algeria, from 27 February to 5 March 2016. [6] Final ranked teams were: [7]

Men: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Côte d'Ivoire.
Women: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia.

2017 Sharm el Sheikh

The 2017 IBSA Goalball African Championships was held in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, from 14 to 24 October 2017. [8] Final ranked teams were: [9]

Men: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Rwanda, Kenya.
Women: Algeria, Egypt, Kenya.

2020 Port Said

The 2020 IBSA Goalball African Championships was held in Port Said, Egypt. [10] Because neither division had the minimum four competing teams, this was a regional tournament, not the regional championships. Final ranked teams were: [11]

Men: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco.
Women: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco.

2021 Cape Coast

The 2021 IBSA Goalball African Championships were from 6 to 10 December 2021, and held at Cape Coast, Ghana; the winners qualifying for the 2022 Goalball World Championships. [12]

There were six men's teams and four women's teams.

Men: Algeria, Egypt, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Niger. Algeria came first, Egypt second, and Cameroon third. [13]
Women: Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, and Kenya. Algeria came first, Egypt second, and Ghana third. [13]

2023 Cairo

The 2023 IBSA Goalball African Championships were from 8 to 15 December 2023, at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, Giza, Cairo, Egypt. [14]

Men: Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, and Ivory Coast. Egypt came first, Algeria second, and Ghana third. [13]
Women: Algeria, Egypt, and Ghana. Algeria came first, Egypt second, and Ghana third. [13]

African Championships results

Men

EditionYearHost (final location)Gold medal gameBronze medal game
GoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place
12001 Flag of Algeria.svg Algiers Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
22010 Flag of Egypt.svg Port Said Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 13-7Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
32013 Flag of Kenya.svg (Nairobi)Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 12-2Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 12-2Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
42016 Flag of Algeria.svg Algiers Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 7-2Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 14-4Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
52017 Flag of Egypt.svg Sharm el Sheikh Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 10-1Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 10-6Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
62020 Flag of Egypt.svg Port Said Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 11-1Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
72021 [15] Flag of Ghana.svg Cape Coast Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 10-5Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 12 - 11Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
82023 Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 4-3Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana

Women

EditionYearHost (final location)Gold medal gameBronze medal game
GoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place
12016
Flag of Algeria.svg Algiers Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 11-1Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco -Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
22017
Flag of Egypt.svg Sharm el Sheikh Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 12-2Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
32020
Flag of Egypt.svg Port Said Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 12-2Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
42021 [15] Flag of Ghana.svg Cape Coast Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 10-0Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
52023
Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 12-2Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana

See also

References

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  10. "Egypt to host IBSA Goalball 2020 African Championships - News - IBSA". www.ibsasport.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019.
  11. "Algerian men and women advance to finals in Port Said - News - IBSA". www.ibsasport.org. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020.
  12. "Goalball African Championships to conclude in Ghana". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "World Rankings. Historical results". IBSA Goalball. International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  14. "Cairo will host the 2023 IBSA Goalball African Championships". International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
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