| Taekwondo at the 2023 African Games | |
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| Venue | Ga-Mashiae Hall |
| Location | Accra, Ghana |
| Dates | 17–22 March 2024 |
Taekwondo events at the 2023 African Games was held from 17 to 22 March 2024 at the Ga-Mashiae Hall in Accra, Ghana. [1]
| Taekwondo at the 2023 African Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Ga-Mashiae Hall |
| Location | Accra, Ghana |
| Dates | 17–22 March 2024 |
Taekwondo events at the 2023 African Games was held from 17 to 22 March 2024 at the Ga-Mashiae Hall in Accra, Ghana. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Under 30 | Adama Ndiaye  Senegal | Chahine Abdesabour Saker  Algeria | Adamou Ahmadou Boubacar  Niger | |||
Usman Harun  Nigeria | ||||||
| Men's Under 40 | Sheldon Yan Too Sang  Mauritius | Nassir Merdaci Algeria | Gerald Sarfo  Ghana | |||
| Assoumane Moussa Issahak Niger | ||||||
| Men's team Under 30 |  Egypt |  Tunisia |  Senegal | |||
| Women's Under 30 | Imen Akermi  Tunisia | Yaye Aïta Ndiaye Senegal | Salma Dabbur  Egypt | |||
Mary Muriu  Kenya | ||||||
| Women's Under 40 | Yassmin Zekri Tunisia | Josephine Esuku Nigeria | Milka Akinyi Kenya | |||
| Zeinabou Sompa Ouaba Niger | ||||||
| Women's team Under 30 | Tunisia | Egypt |  Ivory Coast | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Over 17 | Ahmed Hussein Mokhtar Aboushady Egypt | Kelvin Amuzu Ghana | Habibou Diallo Senegal |
| Foued Ben El Derouich Tunisia | |||
| Women's Over 17 | Ganatalla Hamed Aly Elkotb Egypt | Erica Tuagbor Ghana | Josephine Ineme Esuku Nigeria |
| Gado Aichatou Djibo Niger |
* Host nation (Ghana)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia (TUN) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Egypt (EGY) | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 |  Niger (NIG) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 |  Morocco (MAR) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Senegal (SEN) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 |  Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 9 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Ghana (GHA)* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Mali (MLI) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 13 |  Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 |  Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chad (CHA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lesotho (LES) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 25 | 25 | 47 | 97 | |
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