 at the 2019 African Games | |
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| Venue | Prince Moulay Abdallah Sports Complex |
| Location |  Rabat, Morocco |
| Dates | 17–18 August |
| Competitors | 212 from 34 nations |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • JudoInside |
Judo at the 2019 African Games was held on 17 and 18 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.
The event served as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Algeria (18)
Angola (4)
Benin (1)
Botswana (8) [1] 
Burkina Faso (5)
Cameroon (8)
Central African Republic (2)
Chad (8)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (11)
Djibouti (3)
Egypt (15)
Gabon (7)
The Gambia (2)
Ghana (5) [2] 
Ivory Coast (4)
Kenya (10) [3] 
Libya (2)
Madagascar (8)
Malawi (2)
Mali (4)
Mauritania (1)
Mauritius (9)
Morocco (18)
Mozambique (3)
Niger (5)
Nigeria (4) [4] 
Senegal (9)
South Africa (5) [5] 
Sudan (3)
Tanzania (3)
Togo (2)
Tunisia (11)
Zambia (5)
Zimbabwe (7)* Host nation (Morocco)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Morocco (MAR)* | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Gabon (GAB) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Angola (ANG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 | Chad (CHA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
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