The 2019 African Beach Games were the inaugural edition of the international beach sports competition between the nations of Africa, organised by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). The first Games were held on the island of Sal, Cape Verde in June 2019.
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| Host city | Sal, Cape Verde |
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| Nations | 45 |
| Events | 28 events in 11 sports |
| Opening | 14 June 2019 |
| Closing | 23 June 2019 |
| Website | sal2019.com |
In the ten-day competition, a total of 45 nations competed in 28 events across 11 sports. Teqball was also included as a demonstration sport on 18 June.
The Games were awarded to the Cabo Verdean Olympic Committee (COC) at the ANOCA General Assembly in Djibouti in May 2017.[1] The host contract was signed in March 2018 between the City Hall of Sal, the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and the Cabo Verdean Olympic Committee (COC), to carry out of the first African Beach Games 2019.[2]
Branding
editThe logo is the silhouette of the African continent, while the mascot is a tortoise named Krexteu.[3][4]
Venues
edit- Santa Maria Beach Park - 3×3 Basketball, Beach handball, Coastal rowing, Beach soccer, Football freestyle, Karate, Kiteboarding, Open water swimming, Teqball (demonstration)[5]
- Athletics Circuit - Athletics
- Arena 2 - Beach tennis, Beach volleyball
Participating nations
edit45 out of 54 nations participated. Chad, Comoros, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia and South Africa did not participate.[6]
Algeria (71)
Angola (7)
Benin (2)
Botswana (10)
Burkina Faso (3)
Burundi (5)
Cameroon (3)
Cape Verde (78)
Central African Republic (3)
Republic of the Congo (4)
Ivory Coast (8)
Djibouti (22)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (4)
Egypt (2)
Equatorial Guinea (10)
The Gambia (6)
Ghana (10)
Guinea (6)
Guinea-Bissau (3)
Kenya (40)
Lesotho (2)
Liberia (1)
Libya (6)
Madagascar (2)
Malawi (2)
Mali (9)
Mauritania (5)
Mauritius (11)
Morocco (39)
Mozambique (5)
Namibia (10)
Niger (4)
Nigeria (34)
Rwanda (1)
Senegal (14)
Seychelles (7)
Sierra Leone (25)
South Sudan (6)
Sudan (2)
Tanzania (2)
Togo (26)
Tunisia (35)
Uganda (2)
Zambia (1)
Zimbabwe (2)
Calendar
edit| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Gold medal events | CC | Closing ceremony |
| June | 14th Fri |
15th Sat |
16th Sun |
17th Mon |
18th Tue |
19th Wed |
20th Thu |
21st Fri |
22nd Sat |
23rd Sun |
Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||||||
 3x3 basketball
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● | ● | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
 Athletics
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||
 Beach handball
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● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
 Beach soccer
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● | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | 2 | ||||||
 Beach tennis
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● | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
 Beach volleyball
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● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||
 Coastal rowing
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● | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
 Football freestyle
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||
 Karate
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2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
 Kiteboarding
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● | ● | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
 Open water swimming
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Daily medal events | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 28 | |
| Cumulative total | 2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 28 | |
| June | 14th Fri |
15th Sat |
16th Sun |
17th Mon |
18th Tue |
19th Wed |
20th Thu |
21st Fri |
22nd Sat |
23rd Sun |
Events | |
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Cape Verde)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Morocco (MAR) | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 |  Algeria (ALG) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 |  Cape Verde (CPV)* | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 |  Mauritius (MRI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Mali (MLI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 |  Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 |  Togo (TOG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 |  Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 |  Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 28 | 28 | 31 | 87 | |
Results
edit3×3 Basketball
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | Mali (MLI) Mamadou Keïta Gaoussou Koné Badara Bagayoko Benke Diarouma |
Algeria (ALG) Touhami Ghezzoul Mounir Bernaoui Nadyr Labouize Kamel Ammour |
Ivory Coast (CIV) Aboubakar Traoré Ibrahim Sevede Adjo Bokobri Cheick Traoré |
| Men's dunk contest | Anderson Correia Cape Verde
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Benke Diarouma Mali
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Aboubakar Traoré Ivory Coast
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| Women's team | Mali (MLI) Assetou Diakité Aïssata Maïga Alima Dembélé Assetou Sissoko |
Togo (TOG) Adjovi Tossou Afanwoubo Rachel Ndukue Samiya Pindra Aku Afetse |
Nigeria (NGR) Azibaye Mac-Dangosu Murjanatu Musa Nkem Akaraiwe Josette Anaswem |
| Women's shootout | Josette Awasnem Nigeria
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Victoria Netumbo Namibia
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Assetou Sissoko Mali
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Athletics
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's half marathon | Robert Chemonges Uganda
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Charles Yosei Muneria Kenya
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Abdillahi Bouh Moumin Djibouti
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| Women's half marathon | Riham Senani Algeria
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Lavinia Haitope Namibia
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Priscilla Chelangat Uganda
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Beach handball
editBeach soccer
editBeach tennis
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | Morocco (MAR) Youssef Ghazouani Anass Bouaouda |
Mauritius (MRI) Fabrice Nayna Etienne Fleurie |
Kenya (KEN) Fazal Khan Ibrahim Yego |
| Women's doubles | Morocco (MAR) Camilla Benabdeljalil Sarah Benabdeljalil |
Nigeria (NGR) Blessing Audu Christie Agugbom |
Cape Verde (CPV) Silvia Nascimento Jocilene Fernandes |
| Mixed doubles | Morocco (MAR) Anass Bouaouda Camilla Benabdeljalil |
Morocco (MAR) Youssef Ghazouani Sarah Benabdeljalil |
Cape Verde (CPV) Anderson Neves Jocilene Fernandes |
Beach volleyball
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | Mozambique (MOZ) Delcio Soares Aldevino Nguvo |
Ghana (GHA) Samuel Essilfie Kelvin Carboo |
Morocco (MAR) Mohammed Abicha Zouheir El Graoui |
| Women's team | Morocco (MAR) Nora Nezha Jihane Darrhar Imane Zeroual |
Namibia (NAM) Julia Laggner Kim Seebach |
Kenya (KEN) Naomie Too Gaudencia Makokha |
Coastal rowing
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Oussama Habiche Algeria
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Mohamed Mansouri Tunisia
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Michael Moses Nigeria
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| Women's singles | Sarra Zammali Tunisia
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Amina Rouba Algeria
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Esther Toko Nigeria
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| Mixed team | Algeria (ALG) Oussama Habiche Amina Rouba |
Nigeria (NGR) Michael Moses Esther Toko |
Tunisia (TUN) Mohamed Mansouri Sarra Zammali |
Football freestyle
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual battles | Othmane Djedidi Morocco
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Nicholas Barros Cape Verde
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Noureddine Saïdi Algeria
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| Men's individual routines | Nicholas Barros Cape Verde
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Noureddine Saïdi Algeria
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Othmane Djedidi Morocco
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Karate
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual kata | Mohammed El-Hanni Morocco
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Mouad Ouites Algeria
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Ofentse Bakwadi Botswana
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| Songuida Sanogo Ivory Coast
| |||
| Men's team kata | Algeria (ALG) Samir Lakrout Mouad Ouites Haoua Abdelhakim |
Botswana (BOT) Thebe Duna Tlotlang Ponatshego Ofentse Bakwadi |
Cape Verde (CPV) Mauro Soares José Mendes Gonçalves Leonardo Ramos |
| Burundi (BDI) Nkeshimana Elvis Ntiruseseka Herve Mukeshimana Brillant | |||
| Women's individual kata | Sanae Agalmam Morocco
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Suzelle Pronk Namibia
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Entle Maungwa Botswana
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| Manal Kamilia Hadj Saïd Algeria
| |||
| Women's team kata | Morocco (MAR) Sanae Agalmam Aya En-Nesyry Lamiae Bertali |
Algeria (ALG) Manal Kamilia Hadj Saïd Sara Hanouti Rayane Salakedji |
Botswana (BOT) Centy Kgosikoma Lame Hetanang Entle Maungwa |
| Cape Verde (CPV) Sophia Évora Danisa Conceição Silviane Mendes |
Kitesurfing
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's boardercross | Jean Lauri Fenouillot Mauritius
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Luis Drany Clair Mauritius
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Ahmed Boudjatit Algeria
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| Men's foilracing | Jean Lauri Fenouillot Mauritius
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Hicham Tirya Morocco
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Luis Duarte Cape Verde
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Open water swimming
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 5 km | Mathy Mathieu Ben Rahou Morocco
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Haithem Mbarki Tunisia
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Ali Merouane Betka Algeria
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| Women's 5 km | Sara Moualfi Algeria
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Alya Gara Tunisia
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Ayat Allah Elanouar Morocco
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Demonstration result
editTeqball
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's |  CameroonHubert Noah Essomba Gregory Tchami-Djomaha |
Nigeria Thankgod Adindu Emmanuel Nwabueze |
Cape Verde Ekson da Graça Rodirley Duarte |
References
edit- ^ "Cape Verde set to be awarded African Beach Games at ANOCA General Assembly". 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ "Sal: City Hall formalizes agreement to host the 2019 African Beach Games - Inforpress". Inforpress. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ "Logo and mascot".
- ^ Isabirye, David (2019-03-22). "Kretxeu: The official mascot of 2019 African Beach Games". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "Inaugural African Beach Games poised to begin in Cape Verde".
- ^ "Countries".
- ^ Daniel Etchells (18 June 2019). "Cameroonian duo triumph as teqball demonstration event takes place at African Beach Games". Inside the Games.