African Sambo Championships are the main championships in Sambo and Combat Sambo, organized by the African Sambo Confederation. [1] [2]
Edition | Year | Host City | Host Country | Dates |
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9 [3] | 2014 [4] [5] | Yaoundé | Cameroon | 25 – 29 September 2014 |
10 [6] [7] | 2015 [8] | Casablanca | Morocco | 21 – 25 May 2015 |
11 [9] [10] | 2016 [11] [12] | Niamey | Niger | 27 – 29 May 2016 |
12 [13] [14] | 2017 [15] [16] [14] | Victoria | Seychelles | 11 – 15 May 2017 |
13 [17] | 2018 [18] | Hammamet | Tunisia | 23 – 25 June 2018 |
14 [19] [20] | 2019 [21] [22] [23] | Casablanca | Morocco | 15 – 17 June 2019 |
15 [24] [25] | 2021 [26] [27] [28] | Cairo | Egypt | 28 – 31 July 2021 [29] |
16 | 2022 [30] [31] | Yaoundé | Cameroon | 16 – 17 July 2022 |
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