The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa and the Association of African Sports Confederation.
The 3rd All-Africa Games, alson known as Algiers 1978 was a multi-sport event played from 13 to 28 July 1978, in Algiers, Algeria. 45 countries from 49 independent African countries participated in twelve sports.
The 9th All-Africa Games, also known as Algiers 2007, took place from 11 to 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers became the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were also held there. Besides Algeria, only Nigeria had hosted the event twice, but with different host cities. 4,793 athletes from 52 nations took part in the 2007 Games.
The Arab States have tried to form unions of several non-political organizations. Sport has been one of the main activities used to unify Arabs. Several tournaments and games were created to let Arab participate in sports, in an effort to bring the members of the Arab world closer to each other.
Chika Yagazie Chukwumerije is a male taekwondo practitioner from Nigeria. The son of Nigerian politician Uche Chukwumerije, Chika first drew attention in 2003 during the qualifiers for the 2003 All-Africa Games, where he eventually won a bronze medal in the Heavyweight Male category. He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but lost his first bout to Pascal Gentil, the eventual bronze medal winner. Nevertheless, after a period of intensive training that was funded by his father, he became one of Nigeria's best chances for a medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He won a gold medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games in the +80 kg class and qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games soon after. Although he lost to eventual silver-medal winner Alexandros Nikolaidis in the semifinals of the +80kg event, he was entered into the repechage round of the tournament. Here, after defeating Akmal Irgashev of Uzbekistan he claimed a bronze medal in the event, Nigeria's third medal of the tournament. Four years later he competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but did not make it past his first bout.
The 2007 All-Africa Games football tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria between 10–23 July 2007 as part of the 2007 All-Africa Games and featured both a men's and women's African Games football tournament. The men's tournament featured eight (8) teams, the women's six (6). The women's Final match was played on July 22, 2007; the men's on July 23, 2007.
The 2007 All-Africa Games football – Men's tournament was the 9th edition of the African Games men's football tournament for men. The football tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria between 10–23 July 2007 as part of the 2007 All-Africa Games. The tournament was age-restricted and open to men's under-23 national teams.
The 2007 All-Africa Games football – Women's tournament was the 2nd edition of the African Games men's football tournament for women. The football tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria in July 2007 as part of the 2007 All-Africa Games. Six teams took part. The final was a repeat of the first one four years ago. Nigeria again beat South Africa.
Grace Kubi Daniel is a Nigerian badminton player. She defeated South Africa's Michelle Claire Edwards for the gold medal in the women's singles, and also, teamed up with Susan Ideh for a silver in the doubles at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria.
Kerry-Lee Harrington is a South African badminton player. She won a bronze medal, along with her partner Stacy Doubell, in the women's doubles at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria. Harrington represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's singles. She received a bye for the second preliminary round match, before losing out to Malaysia's Wong Mew Choo, with a score of 4–21 each in two straight periods.
Cecilia Otu Offiong-Akpan is a Nigerian table tennis player. She won two gold medals, along with her partner Offiong Edem, in the women's doubles at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria, and at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique. As of February 2013, Offiong is ranked no. 452 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). She is a member of the table tennis team for Calabar Sports Club, and is coached and trained by Obisanya Babatunde. Offiong is also right-handed, and uses the shakehand grip.
Shaimaa Abdul-Aziz Muhammad is an Egyptian table tennis player. She won a silver medal, along with her partner Moselhi Emad, in the mixed doubles at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria. As of March 2013, Abdul-Aziz is ranked no. 566 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). She is also right-handed, and uses the classic grip.
Noha Yossry is an Egyptian table tennis player. She won a silver medal, as a member of the Egyptian table tennis team, at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria. As of March 2013, Yossry is ranked no. 669 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). She is also right-handed, and uses the classic grip. She was also mentioned on The Big Bang Theory TV show season 12 episode 2.
Morocco competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Fateh Benferdjallah is an Algerian freestyle wrestler. He represented Algeria at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and he won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 86 kg event. In the final, he lost against Ayoub Barraj of Tunisia.
Siwar Bousetta, also spelled Bouseta, is a Tunisian freestyle wrestler. She is a bronze medalist at the African Games and a three-time medalist, including gold, at the African Wrestling Championships. She represented Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
The chess events at the 2007 All-Africa Games were held from 12 to 21 July at the Cité des Sciences in Algiers. The four events were men's and women's team competitions at rapid time controls, and men's and women's individual competitions at blitz time controls. Teams played matches on four boards: each team consisted of a minimum of four players and up to two optional reserve players. In the team competitions, medals were awarded to the teams scoring the highest number of board points, as well as to individual players with the best performances on each board in terms of win percentage.
Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed is an Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2019, he represented Egypt at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco and won the gold medal in the men's Greco-Roman 67 kg event. He is a two-time U23 World Champion.
Guinea competed in the 2007 All-Africa Games held at the Stade du 5 Juillet in the city of Algiers, Algeria. It was the fourth time that the country had competed in the games and the team left with three medals, including a silver for the national team in the men's football tournament.
Suleiman Bilali (KEN)
Manyo Plange (GHA)
Thomas Essomba (CMR)
Junior Mikamou (GAB)
Abderahim Mechenouai (ALG)
Jackson Chauke (RSA)
Johannes Simon (NAM)
Kennedy Kanyanta (ZAM)
Bruno Julie (MRI)
Khumiso Ikgopoleng (BOT)
Alaa Shili (TUN)
Roberto Adjaho (BEN)
Ibrahima Keita (GUI)
Yassin Al-Sheairy (EGY)
Muideen Ganiyu (NGA)
Ousmane Diatta (SEN)
