African Fencing Championships

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The African Fencing Championships (French: Championnats d'Afrique d'escrime) are an annual top-level fencing tournament organized by the African Fencing Confederation. They serve as zone championships for the Fencing World Cup run by the International Fencing Federation.

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Editions

NumberYearHost CityHost CountryEventsResults
1 1991 Cairo Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4 [1]
2 1993 Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4
3 1995 Pretoria Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10
4 2000 Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 4
5 2002 Dakar Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 11
6 2004 Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 12
7 2006 Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 12
8 2008 Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 12
9 2009 Dakar Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 12
10 2010 Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 12
11 2011 Cairo Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 12
12 2012 Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 12
13 2013 Cape Town Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 12
14 2014 Cairo Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 12
15 2015 Cairo Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 12
16 2016 Algiers Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 12
17 2017 Cairo Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 12
18 2018 Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 12
19 2019 Bamako Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 12
20 2022 Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 12
21 2023 Cairo Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 12

Statistics 1991-2023

Points Wins by country

Overall points winners
CountryFirstSecondThirdTotal
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 155020
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 610218
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0426
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0213
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0088
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0055
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 0011
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0011
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0011

All Time Medal table 1991 - 2023

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 10987118314
2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 936658217
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 9264681
4Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 6114259
5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3142340
6Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2131934
7Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1146
8Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1001
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1001
10Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 0202
11Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 0101
12Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 0011
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 0011
Totals (13 entries)225221312758

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