African Youth Games

African Youth Games

Abbreviation	AYG
First event	2010
Occur every	4 years
Last event	2025

The African Youth Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years to complement the current Africa Games. The first games was hosted by Rabat, Morocco. The Games have been organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa. The Games are described as the second-largest continental multi-sport event after the African Games.

History

The competition has been created by Lassana Palenfo, current director of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). The idea came in 2006, but the first African Youth Games only occurred in 2010. The first edition was held in Rabat, Morocco between 13 June and 18 July 2010 ^{[1] [2]} .

Editions

2010

2014

2018

2025

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Host cities of the African Youth Games

Games	Year	Host city	Host country	Start Date	End Date	Nations	Athletes	Sports	Top Country On Medal Table
1	2010	Rabat	Morocco	13 June	18 July	40	1008	16	Tunisia
2	2014	Gaborone	Botswana	22 May	31 May	54	2500 [3]	20 [4]	Egypt [5]
3	2018	Algiers	Algeria	19 July	28 July	54	3098	35	Egypt [6]
–	2022 [7]	Cairo	Egypt	26 August	6 September	Cancelled
4	2025 [8]	Luanda	Angola	10 December	20 December	51 [9]	2076	23	South Africa [10]

See also

• African Games

References

1. "Jeux africains de la jeunesse au Maroc". Le Figaro. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
2. "Jeux africains de la Jeunesse : Clôture en apothéose". Al Bayane. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
3. "Gaborone 2014 – 2nd African Youth Games .:: About us ::". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
4. "www.gaborone2014.com". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
6. "Egypt finish top of African Youth Games medal table after triathlon gold". 28 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
7. "ANOCA NEWSLETTER MARCH 2022". ANOCA. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
8. "ANOCA virtual extraordinary general assembly discusses the African School Games and the African Youth Games 2025". ANOCA. 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
9. Cavalcante, Rafael (2025-12-04). "Angola 2025". Jogos Africanos da Juventude 2025 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-22.
10. "Jogos Africanos da Juventude registam forte equilíbrio competitivo no quadro geral de medalhas" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-17.

External links

• Support Gaborone 2014 games – Botswana Daily News