Tennis at the 2023 African Games | |
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Venue | Borteyman Sports Complex |
Location | Accra, Ghana |
Dates | 15–23 March 2024 |
Tennis at the 2023 African Games is held from 15 to 23 March 2024 at the Borteyman Sports Complex in Accra, Ghana.
The event served as a qualifier for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Singles | Moez Echargui Tunisia | Benjamin Lock Zimbabwe | Mohamed Safwat Egypt |
Aziz Dougaz Tunisia | |||
Doubles | Tunisia Aziz Dougaz Skander Mansouri | Zimbabwe Benjamin Lock Courtney John Lock | Tunisia Moez Echargui Aziz Ouakaa |
Egypt Fares Zakaria Mohamed Safwat | |||
Team | Tunisia | Egypt | Ivory Coast |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Singles | Angella Okutoyi Kenya | Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz Egypt | Mayar Sherif Egypt |
Sandra Samir Egypt | |||
Doubles | Egypt Merna Refaat Sandra Samir | Kenya Angella Okutoyi Cynthia Cheruto | Nigeria Divine Dasam Nweke Oyinlomo Quadre |
Egypt Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz Mayar Sherif | |||
Team | Egypt | Nigeria | Morocco |
* Host nation (Ghana)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2 | Egypt | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
3 | Kenya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
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