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All-Africa University Games

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The All-Africa University Games is a regional multi-sport event representing Africa, organized for university athletes by the Federation of Africa University Sports (FASU). The games were first held in 1975 in Accra, Ghana.

All-Africa University Games
First event1975 Accra
Occur everyFour years
Last event2018 Mekelle
PurposeMulti-sport event for universities in Africa.
OrganizationFASU

History

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The FASU All-Africa University Games were first held around the 1974-75 new year period in Accra, Ghana and again at the same time of year in 1978–79 in Nairobi, Kenya. The event was after scheduled to be held in Lusaka, Zambia in 1982, however was cancelled and not re-introduced until 2004 in Nigeria when only a very limited range of men's events were contested.[1]

It was set for a tenth edition in 2020, but this was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Editions

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Games Year Host country Host city Dates Nations Competitors Sports Top nation
Men Women Total
I 1975   Ghana Accra 27 December 1974 – 1 January 1975 13 8   Liberia
II 1979   Kenya Nairobi 29 December 1978 – 8 January 1979 14 10   Angola
III 2004   Nigeria Bauchi 14–22 April 15 7
IV[3] 2006   South Africa Tshwane 1–8 July 16 1000 14   South Africa
V 2008   Uganda Kampala 6–16 July 14 803 17   South Africa
VI 2012   Namibia Windhoek 15–22 December 18 750 12   Egypt
VII 2014   Kenya Nairobi 11–18 July[4][5]
VIII 2016   South Africa Johannesburg 26 June – 2 July[6] 35 328 146 476 10   South Africa[7]
IX 2018   Ethiopia Mekelle 1–8 July[8]
X 2022   Kenya Nairobi[2] 6–10 June[9] 14[10] 1450 12
XI 2024   Nigeria Lagos[11] 20–29 September 13

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All-Africa University Games". GBR Athletics. 1999–2005.
  2. ^ a b 10th FASU Games Pushed to 2022. Africa University Sports. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  3. ^ "FASU GAMES REPORT 2006" (PDF). FUSU. 8 July 2006.
  4. ^ 7th FASU Games. University of Nairobi. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  5. ^ 10th All-Africa University Games to be held at Kenyatta University. FISU (2020-02-09). Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  6. ^ 8th FASU University Games concluded. EUSA (2016-07-03). Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  7. ^ "8th All Anica University Games South Africa 2016: Final Results 2nd July 2006" (PDF). FUSA. 2 July 2016.
  8. ^ 9th FASU University Games concluded. EUSA (2018-07-21). Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  9. ^ "10th All Africa University Games set for June 2022". www.fisu.net. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  10. ^ "10th All Africa University Games underway in Kenya". www.fisu.net. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  11. ^ FASU Games - Africa University Sports
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