African Judo Championships
| Current event or competition: 2025 African Judo Championships | |
| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Judo |
| Type | Annual |
| Organiser | African Judo Union (AJU) |
| History | |
| First edition | 1964 in Dakar, Senegal |
| Most wins | Algeria – 298 medals (117 gold medals) |
| Most recent | Abidjan 2025 |
| Next edition | Nairobi 2026 |
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 | Dakar | - | 5 | Senegal | ||||
| 1965[a] | 20–22 Jul | Brazzaville | 10 | - | 5 | Senegal | |||
| 1967 | ...–... Jul | Abidjan | 6 | - | 7 | Senegal | |||
| 1968 | ...–... Jul | Tunis | 12 | - | 5 | Senegal | |||
| 1974 | 14–16 Dec | Cairo | - | Senegal | |||||
| 1982 | ...–... Jul | Cairo | - | ||||||
| 1983 | 30 Jul–4 Aug | Dakar | 5 | - | 9 | Egypt | |||
| 1985 | 6–12 Aug | Tunis | - | 7 | Egypt | ||||
| 1986 | 20–24 Jul | Casablanca | 8 | 13 | Algeria | ||||
| 1987[a] | 3–5 Aug | Nairobi | 7 | - | 8 | Egypt | |||
| 1989 | 3–10 Dec | Abidjan | 61 | 32 | Algeria | ||||
| 1990 | 16–20 Jul | Algiers | Hacène Harcha Arena | 16 | 16 | Algeria | |||
| 1991[a] | 20 Sep–1 Oct | Cairo | 11 | - | 8 | Egypt | |||
| 1991[b] | 1–3 Nov | Port Louis | - | 9 | |||||
| 1992 | 6–8 Nov | Port Louis | 15 | 16 | Algeria | ||||
| 1993 | ...–... ... | Cairo | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls | ||||||
| 1994 | 7–9 Oct | Tunis | 9 | 16 | Tunisia | ||||
| 1995[a] | 13–23 Sep | Harare | 12 | 16 | Tunisia | ||||
| 1996 | 16–19 May | Pretoria | 10 | 16 | Algeria | ||||
| 1997 | 17–19 Jul | Casablanca | 12 | 16 | Algeria | ||||
| 1998 | 23–26 Jul | Dakar | 12 | 16 | Egypt | ||||
| 1999[a] | 10–13 Sep | Johannesburg | 21 | 16 | Tunisia | ||||
| 2000 | 11–14 May | Algiers | Hacène Harcha Arena | 16 | Algeria | ||||
| 2001 | 6–9 Nov | Tripoli | 16 | Algeria | |||||
| 2002 | 4–7 Oct | Cairo | 16 | Tunisia | |||||
| 2004 | 5–8 May | Tunis | 16 | Algeria | |||||
| 2005 | 18–21 May | Port Elizabeth | 16 | Algeria | |||||
| 2006 | 5–10 Jun | Port-Louis | 16 | Egypt | |||||
| 2007[a] | 13–14 Jul | Algiers | 24 | 16 | Algeria | ||||
| 2008 | 15–18 May | Agadir | 22 | 16 | Algeria | ||||
| 2009 | 27 Apr–2 May | Port-Louis | 16 | Egypt | |||||
| 2010 | 15–18 Apr | Yaoundé | 22 | 105 | 73 | 16 | Tunisia | ||
| 2011 | 14–17 Apr | Dakar | Marius Ndiaye Stadium | 23 | 113 | 64 | 16 | Tunisia | |
| 2012 | 5–8 Apr | Agadir | 20 | 16 | Morocco | ||||
| 2013 | 18–21 Apr | Maputo | Pavilhão Gimnodesportivo | 22 | 16 | Tunisia | |||
| 2014 | 26–27 Jun | Port-Louis | 16 | Algeria | |||||
| 2015 | 24–26 Apr | Libreville | 16 | Tunisia | |||||
| 2016 | 8–10 Apr | Tunis | 16 | Tunisia | |||||
| 2017 | 14–16 Apr | Antananarivo | 22 | 18 | Algeria | ||||
| 2018 | 12–15 Apr | Tunis | 25 | 106 | 61 | 16 | Tunisia | ||
| 2019 | 25–28 Apr | Cape Town | 28 | 14 | Algeria | ||||
| 2020 | 17–20 Dec | Antananarivo | Palais des Sports Mahamasina | 33 | 15 | Egypt | |||
| 2021 | 20–23 May | Dakar | Dakar Arena | 40 | 14 | Tunisia | |||
| 2022 | 26–29 May | Oran | Convention Centre Mohammed Ben Ahmed[1] | 26 | 94 | 79 | 14 | Algeria | [2] |
| 2023 | 7–9 September | Casablanca | Salle du Complexe Sportif Mohammed V | 39 | 131 | 98 | 15 | Algeria | |
| 2024 | 25–28 April | Cairo | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex | 103 | 89 | 15 | Egypt | [3][4][5] | |
| 2025 | 25–28 April | Abidjan | 15 | [6] | |||||
| 2026 | 24–26 April | Nairobi | 15 | [7] | |||||
All-time medal table 2001–2024
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 117 | 89 | 92 | 298 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 83 | 70 | 103 | 256 |
| 3 | Egypt | 57 | 55 | 60 | 172 |
| 4 | Morocco | 54 | 40 | 96 | 190 |
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Angola | 5 | 6 | 18 | 29 |
| 7 | Cameroon | 4 | 22 | 58 | 84 |
| 8 | South Africa | 4 | 13 | 23 | 40 |
| 9 | Senegal | 4 | 12 | 43 | 59 |
| 10 | Guinea | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Mauritius | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 |
| 12 | Madagascar | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 13 | Libya | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | Gabon | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 15 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| 16 | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 17 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Congo | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 19 | Ghana | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | Gambia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Niger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Zambia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Burundi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chad | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Djibouti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Seychelles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (29 entries) | 342 | 337 | 586 | 1,265 | |
Source:
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ^ "Oran African Senior and Kata Championships 2022" (PDF). International Judo Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 African Championships". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "African Senior Championships Individuals 2024". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "African Senior Championships Mixed Teams 2024". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "IJF Calendar 2025" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 16 September 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "IJF Calendar 2026" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 30 June 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.