2007 All-Africa Games
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| Host city | Algiers, Algeria | ||
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| Nations participating | 52 | ||
| Events | 24 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 11 July 2007 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 23 July 2007 | ||
| Officially opened by | Abdelaziz Bouteflika | ||
| Main venue | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 | ||
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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]
Competitions
The following 24 sports were competed:
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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.[2] 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.[3]
Water Polo was not competed due to lack of teams.[4] It was supposed to be an Olympic qualifier.
Medals
Host nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt |
74 | 62 | 63 | 199 |
| 2 |  Algeria |
70 | 58 | 76 | 204 |
| 3 |  South Africa |
61 | 66 | 53 | 180 |
| 4 |  Nigeria |
50 | 55 | 54 | 159 |
| 5 |  Tunisia |
48 | 41 | 57 | 146 |
| 6 |  Kenya |
13 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| 7 |  Senegal |
8 | 12 | 26 | 46 |
| 8 |  Zimbabwe |
7 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 9 |  Botswana |
6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 |  Cameroon |
4 | 6 | 17 | 27 |
| 11 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ethiopia |
4 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 12 |  Angola |
4 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} Libya |
4 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 14 |  Ghana |
3 | 10 | 12 | 25 |
| 15 |  Eritrea |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 |  Sudan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 |  Seychelles |
3 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 18 |  DR Congo |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 |  Zambia |
1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 20 |  Gabon |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 |  Lesotho |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 |  Mali |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 |  Uganda |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 |  Mozambique |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 |  Ivory Coast |
0 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 26 |  Burkina Faso |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 |  Congo |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Madagascar |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 29 |  Guinea |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Mauritius |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 31 |  Namibia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 |  Tanzania |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 |  Benin |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 35 |  Guinea-Bissau |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 |  Central African Republic |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Togo |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total |
References
- ↑ "9th All Africa Games, Algiers, 11 – 23 July 2007" (PDF). Wada-main.
- ↑ Vanguard, 16 December 2006: Africa Games pushed a week back *Hockey, baseball, softball fail to get back in
- ↑ Ghana Hockey Association, 20 April 2007: 2007 All Africa Games - Hockey to be Played Simultaneously in Nairobi
- ↑ Mail & Guardian, 9 July 2007: Algeria ready for All Africa Games
External links
- Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA)
- Competition schedule (French)
- General programme (French)