 at the 2023 African Games | |
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| Venue | Ga-Mashiae Hall |
| Location | Accra, Ghana |
| Dates | 12–15 March 2024 |
| Competitors | 228 from 37 nations |
| Website | Official website  |
| Competition at external databases | |
| Links | IJF • JudoInside |
The judo events at the 2023 African Games will be held in Accra, Ghana from 12 to 15 March 2024. [1] [2] It will mark the 13th edition of Judo at the African Games. The last day of competition will feature a mixed team event. [3]
South Africa (8) [4] * Host nation (Ghana)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 |  Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Madagascar (MAD) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Guinea (GUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Central African Republic (CAF) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Niger (NIG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (−60 kg) | Leonardo Barros  Independent Olympic Athletes | Fraj Dhouibi  Tunisia | Adel Hamada  Egypt |
Simon Zulu  Zambia | |||
| Half-lightweight (−66 kg) | Steven Mungandu Zambia | Aziz Harbi Tunisia | Jason Zacko Ngawili  Central African Republic |
Kais Moudetere  Algeria | |||
| Lightweight (−73 kg) | Aleddine Ben Chalbi Tunisia | Wail Ezzine Algeria | Rodrigo Fernando Independent Olympic Athletes |
Aden-Alexandre Houssein  Djibouti | |||
| Half-middleweight (−81 kg) | Abdelrahman Mohamed Egypt | Omar Mahmoud Egypt | Timothy Meuwsen  South Africa |
Abdoul Kader Boubacar Adamou  Niger | |||
| Middleweight (−90 kg) | Abdelaziz Ben Ammar Tunisia | Abderahmane Diao  Senegal | Yassine Kouraichi Tunisia |
| Ali Hazem Egypt | |||
| Half-heavyweight (−100 kg) | Koussay Ben Ghares Tunisia | Abdellah Fala Algeria | Koffi Krémé Kobena  Ivory Coast |
| Karim Ibrahim Egypt | |||
| Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Mohamed El Mehdi Lili Algeria | Mbagnick Ndiaye Senegal | Wahib Hdiouech Tunisia |
| Mohamed Aborakia Egypt |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra-lightweight (−48 kg) | Oumaima Bedioui Tunisia | Priscilla Morand  Mauritius | Natacha Razafindrakalo  Madagascar |
| Geronay Whitebooi South Africa | |||
| Half-lightweight (−52 kg) | Rahma Tibi Tunisia | Marie Céline Baba Matia  Cameroon | Franca Audu  Nigeria |
| Charné Griesel South Africa | |||
| Lightweight (−57 kg) | Jasmine Martin South Africa | Zouleiha Abzetta Dabonne Ivory Coast | Chaima Sidaoui Tunisia |
| Mariem Jmour Tunisia | |||
| Half-middleweight (−63 kg) | Amina Belkadi Algeria | Audrey Jeannette Etoua Biock Cameroon | Nadia Guimendego Central African Republic |
| Ons Romdhani Tunisia | |||
| Middleweight (−70 kg) | Aina Laura Rasoanaivo Razafy Madagascar | Zita Ornella Biami Cameroon | Maram Jmour Tunisia |
| Farida Magdy Egypt | |||
| Half-heavyweight (−78 kg) | Marie Branser  Guinea | Arij Akkab Tunisia | Aya Gaballa Egypt |
| Georgika Wesly Djengue Moune Cameroon | |||
| Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Monica Sagna Senegal | Sarra Mzougui Tunisia | Georgette Sagna Senegal |
| Crislayn Rodrigues Independent Olympic Athletes |
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