2007 All-Africa Games

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IX All-Africa Games
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Host city Algiers, Algeria
Nations52
Events24 sports
Opening11 July 2007
Closing23 July 2007
Opened by Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Main venue Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Website coja2007.dz
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Algiers
Location of Algiers in Algeria.

The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there. Besides Algeria, only Nigeria has hosted the event twice, but with different host cities. 4793 athletes took part to these games. [1]

Contents

Venues

[2]

Competitions

The following 24 sports were competed:

Paralympic sports: Athletics, Basketball and Goalball

Three disciplines, Baseball, Softball and Field Hockey were dropped by the hosts, since these sports are hardly played in Algeria and consequently lack suitable facilities. [3] The hockey competition would have doubled as qualifier for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, thus African Hockey Federation organised a separate olympic qualifying tournament in Nairobi, Kenya, held simultaneously with the All-Africa Games. [4]

Water Polo was not competed due to lack of teams. [5] It was supposed to be an Olympic qualifier.

Medals

  *   Host nation (Algeria)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)746263199
2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)*705877205
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (SAF)616653180
4Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 5451069
5Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)505554159
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)484158147
7Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)13151038
8Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)8122646
9Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)78823
10Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)62513
11Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon  (CMR)461727
12Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 451019
13Flag of Angola.svg  Angola  (ANG)41712
14Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)3101225
15Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles  (SEY)36110
16Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea  (ERI)3126
17Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan  (SUD)3014
18Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo  (COD)2215
19Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon  (GAB)2136
20Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia  (ZAM)1269
21Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho  (LES)1124
22Flag of Mali.svg  Mali  (MLI)1034
23Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)1012
24Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique  (MOZ)1001
25Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)031215
26Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso  (BUR)0213
27Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar  (MAD)0134
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo  (CGO)0134
29Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea  (GUI)0123
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi  (MAW)0123
31Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia  (NAM)0112
32Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe  (STP)0101
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN)0101
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo  (TOG)0101
35Flag of Benin.svg  Benin  (BEN)0044
36Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau  (GBS)0033
37Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic  (CAF)0011
Totals (37 entries)4243724621258

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References

  1. "9th All Africa Games, Algiers, 11 – 23 July 2007" (PDF). Wada-main.
  2. "Sports". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11.
  3. Vanguard, 16 December 2006: Africa Games pushed a week back *Hockey, baseball, softball fail to get back in Archived 2007-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Ghana Hockey Association, 20 April 2007: 2007 All Africa Games - Hockey to be Played Simultaneously in Nairobi
  5. Mail & Guardian, 9 July 2007: Algeria ready for All Africa Games Archived 2007-07-13 at the Wayback Machine