African Judo Championships

African Judo Championships
Current event or competition:
2026 African Judo Championships
Competition details
DisciplineJudo
TypeAnnual
OrganiserAfrican Judo Union (AJU)
History
First edition1964 in Dakar, Senegal
Most wins Algeria – 320 medals
(121 gold medals)
Most recentNairobi 2026
Next editionAlgiers 2027

African Judo Championships is a continental judo championship organized by the African Judo Union. The 1965, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2007 editions were held during the respective African Games.

Tournaments

Year Date Host City (Country) Venue Countries Athletes Events Winners Ref.
Male Female
1964 ...–... Jun Senegal Dakar - 5 Senegal
1965[a] 20–22 Jul Republic of the Congo Brazzaville 10 - 5 Senegal
1967 ...–... Jul Ivory Coast Abidjan 6 - 7 Senegal
1968 ...–... Jul Tunisia Tunis 12 - 5 Senegal
1974 14–16 Dec Egypt Cairo - Senegal
1982 ...–... Jul Egypt Cairo -
1983 30 Jul–4 Aug Senegal Dakar 5 - 9 Egypt
1985 6–12 Aug Tunisia Tunis - 7 Egypt
1986 20–24 Jul Morocco Casablanca 8 13 Algeria
1987[a] 3–5 Aug Kenya Nairobi 7 - 8 Egypt
1989 3–10 Dec Ivory Coast Abidjan 61 32 Algeria
1990 16–20 Jul Algeria Algiers Hacène Harcha Arena 16 16 Algeria
1991[a] 20 Sep–1 Oct Egypt Cairo 11 - 8 Egypt
1991[b] 1–3 Nov Mauritius Port Louis - 9
1992 6–8 Nov Mauritius Port Louis 15 16 Algeria
1993 ...–... ... Egypt Cairo Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls
1994 7–9 Oct Tunisia Tunis 9 16 Tunisia
1995[a] 13–23 Sep Zimbabwe Harare 12 16 Tunisia
1996 16–19 May South Africa Pretoria 10 16 Algeria
1997 17–19 Jul Morocco Casablanca 12 16 Algeria
1998 23–26 Jul Senegal Dakar 12 16 Egypt
1999[a] 10–13 Sep South Africa Johannesburg 21 16 Tunisia
2000 11–14 May Algeria Algiers Hacène Harcha Arena 16 Algeria
2001 6–9 Nov Libya Tripoli 16 Algeria
2002 4–7 Oct Egypt Cairo 16 Tunisia
2004 5–8 May Tunisia Tunis 16 Algeria
2005 18–21 May South Africa Port Elizabeth 16 Algeria
2006 5–10 Jun Mauritius Port-Louis 16 Egypt
2007[a] 13–14 Jul Algeria Algiers 24 16 Algeria
2008 15–18 May Morocco Agadir 22 16 Algeria
2009 27 Apr–2 May Mauritius Port-Louis 16 Egypt
2010 15–18 Apr Cameroon Yaoundé 22 105 73 16 Tunisia
2011 14–17 Apr Senegal Dakar Marius Ndiaye Stadium 23 113 64 16 Tunisia
2012 5–8 Apr Morocco Agadir 20 16 Morocco
2013 18–21 Apr Mozambique Maputo Pavilhão Gimnodesportivo 22 16 Tunisia
2014 26–27 Jun Mauritius Port-Louis 16 Algeria
2015 24–26 Apr Gabon Libreville 16 Tunisia
2016 8–10 Apr Tunisia Tunis 16 Tunisia
2017 14–16 Apr Madagascar Antananarivo 22 18 Algeria
2018 12–15 Apr Tunisia Tunis 25 106 61 16 Tunisia
2019 25–28 Apr South Africa Cape Town 28 14 Algeria
2020 17–20 Dec Madagascar Antananarivo Palais des Sports Mahamasina 33 15 Egypt
2021 20–23 May Senegal Dakar Dakar Arena 40 14 Tunisia
2022 26–29 May Algeria Oran Convention Centre Mohammed Ben Ahmed[1] 26 94 79 14 Algeria [2]
2023 7–9 September Morocco Casablanca Salle du Complexe Sportif Mohammed V 39 131 98 15 Algeria
2024 25–28 April Egypt Cairo Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex 103 89 15 Egypt [3][4][5]
2025 25–28 April Ivory Coast Abidjan Palais des Sports de Treichville 15 Egypt [6]
2026 24–26 April Kenya Nairobi Kasarani Indoor Arena 35 160 101 15 Algeria [7]
2027 23–25 April Algeria Algiers 15 [8]

Team competitions

Mixed teams
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2022 Oran, Algeria  Algeria  Senegal  Cameroon  Morocco
2023 Casablanca, Morocco  Algeria  Morocco  Angola  Cameroon
2024 Cairo, Egypt  Egypt  Tunisia  Algeria  Angola
2025 Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Egypt  Algeria  Tunisia  Angola
2026 Nairobi, Kenya  Egypt  Tunisia  Algeria  Cameroon

All-time medal table 2001–2026

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Algeria12194105320
2 Tunisia8876111275
3 Egypt656067192
4 Morocco5942101202
5 Angola8112443
6 South Africa6132443
7 Guinea6129
8 Guinea-Bissau6118
9 Cameroon4246694
10 Senegal4144664
11 Mauritius271221
12 Madagascar231116
13 Libya1146
14 Gabon051116
15 Ivory Coast021719
16 Nigeria021012
17 Gambia0235
18 Cape Verde0213
19 Congo0178
20 Ghana0156
21 Burkina Faso0145
22 Burundi0123
 Niger0123
24 Central African Republic0112
 Kenya0112
26 Benin0101
27 Zambia0033
28 Chad0011
 DR Congo0011
 Djibouti0011
 Mali0011
 Seychelles0011
Totals (32 entries)3723686461,386
Source:

Notes and references

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Edition also served as the African Games event.
  2. ↑ The tournament of 1991 in Port Louis is for women only.

References

  1. ↑ "Oran African Senior and Kata Championships 2022" (PDF). International Judo Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "2022 African Championships". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "African Senior Championships Individuals 2024". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "African Senior Championships Mixed Teams 2024". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Egypt will host the Africa Judo Championships 2024". JudoInside.com. 7 September 2023. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "IJF Calendar 2025" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 16 September 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "IJF Calendar 2026" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 30 June 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "IJF Calendar 2027" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 4 June 2026. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
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