2019 African Beach Games

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.

I African Beach Games
Host citySal, Cape Verde
Nations45
Events28 events in 11 sports
Opening14 June 2019
Closing23 June 2019
Websitesal2019.com
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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

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The logo is the silhouette of the African continent, while the mascot is a tortoise named Krexteu.[3][4]

Venues

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  • 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

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45 out of 54 nations participated. Chad, Comoros, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia and South Africa did not participate.[6]

Calendar

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 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 2 2 4
  Athletics 2 2
  Beach handball 2 2
  Beach soccer 1 1 2
  Beach tennis 1 2 3
  Beach volleyball 2 2
  Coastal rowing 3 3
  Football freestyle 2 2
  Karate 2 2 4
  Kiteboarding 2 4
  Open water swimming 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

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  *   Host nation (Cape Verde)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Morocco (MAR)93416
2  Algeria (ALG)56516
3  Tunisia (TUN)3317
4  Cape Verde (CPV)*32510
5  Mauritius (MRI)2204
6  Mali (MLI)2114
7  Nigeria (NGR)1247
8  Uganda (UGA)1012
9  Mozambique (MOZ)1001
  Senegal (SEN)1001
11  Namibia (NAM)0404
12  Togo (TOG)0202
13  Botswana (BOT)0134
14  Kenya (KEN)0123
15  Ghana (GHA)0101
16  Ivory Coast (CIV)0033
17  Burundi (BDI)0011
  Djibouti (DJI)0011
Totals (18 entries)28283187

Results

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3×3 Basketball

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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
Benke Diarouma
  Mali
Aboubakar Traoré
  Ivory Coast
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
Victoria Netumbo
  Namibia
Assetou Sissoko
  Mali

Athletics

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's half marathon Robert Chemonges
  Uganda
Charles Yosei Muneria
  Kenya
Abdillahi Bouh Moumin
  Djibouti
Women's half marathon Riham Senani
  Algeria
Lavinia Haitope
  Namibia
Priscilla Chelangat
  Uganda

Beach handball

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team   Tunisia (TUN)
Marwane Soussi
Mohamed Maaouia
Aimen Touzi
Mohamed Ben Mida
Omar Saied
Marwen Chetioui
Ahmed Sfar
Nizar Ben Rajab
Achraf Elabed
  Togo (TOG)
Abdoula Modi
Komi Djokpe
Ayavi Ayivi
Mawuko Ayenou
Yaou Adjinda
Aduayi Aduayu-Akue
Aboudou Gado
Kossi Tchassanti
Ayao Boboloe
  Morocco (MAR)
Achraf Fliss
Ayoub Barkhane
Redwane Braout
Hicham El Harti
Hicham El Hakimy
Mehdi Ismaili Alaoui
Mohamed El Guens
Zouhair Ouasfi
Mohamed Rachid Hamed
Women's team   Tunisia (TUN)
Safa Ameri
Ameni Jemmali
Leila Ouerfelli
Samira Arfaoui
Siwar Ammar
Amani Salmi
Manel Mrad
Hanen Romdhane
Boutheina Amiche
  Cape Verde (CPV)
Odete Tavares
Suzana Barros
Jorgeana Carvalho
Iliana Semedo
Eneida Lopes
Telma Fernandes
Rute Fernandes
Marta Coelho
Maria Correia
  Algeria (ALG)
Sihem Hemissi
Lina Slimani
Fatiha Haimer
Tina Salhi
Sylia Zouaoui
Feriel Belouchrani
Yamina Bensalem
Sarah Ait Habib
Kenza Makhloufi

Beach soccer

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team   Senegal (SEN)
Djibril Gueye
Lansana Diassy
Amadou Ba
Mamadou Sylla
Mansour Diagne
Al Seyni Ndiaye
Ninou Diatta
El Hadji Mbaye
Babacar Fall
Papa Ndoye
  Morocco (MAR)
Rabi Aboutalbi
Zakariae Ahriga
Sami Iazal
Nassim El Hadaoui
Azzedine El Hamidy
Miloud Ennakhli
Anas El Hadaoui
Yassir Abada
Ismail El Ouariry
Ali Elkhdym
  Nigeria (NGR)
Benjamin Iluyomade
Godwin Iorbee
Emmanuel Ohwoferia
Azeez Abu
Hego Ogbonna
Paul Danjuma
Austin Igudia
Godwin Tale
Adams Taiwo
Women's team   Cape Verde (CPV)
Jocilene Martins Semedo
Kellisa Fortes
Jacinta Dias Rodrigues
Ruth Gomes Duarte
Vânia Ramos de Sousa Lobo
Rosângela Limas Ramos
Simônica Tavares Duarte
Keila Almeida Delgado
Vanda Delgado da Graça
Carolyn Tomar
  Algeria (ALG)
Amina Haleyi
Rayane Doumi
Samar Benhamouda
Kamilia Boutiara
Rania Boudellal
Romaissa Boudiaf
Meriem Haleyi
Wafa Bencheikh
Khadidja Nefissa
Sarah Derbal
Not awarded

Beach tennis

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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

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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

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Oussama Habiche
  Algeria
Mohamed Mansouri
  Tunisia
Michael Moses
  Nigeria
Women's singles Sarra Zammali
  Tunisia
Amina Rouba
  Algeria
Esther Toko
  Nigeria
Mixed team   Algeria (ALG)
Oussama Habiche
Amina Rouba
  Nigeria (NGR)
Michael Moses
Esther Toko
  Tunisia (TUN)
Mohamed Mansouri
Sarra Zammali

Football freestyle

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual battles Othmane Djedidi
  Morocco
Nicholas Barros
  Cape Verde
Noureddine Saïdi
  Algeria
Men's individual routines Nicholas Barros
  Cape Verde
Noureddine Saïdi
  Algeria
Othmane Djedidi
  Morocco

Karate

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual kata Mohammed El-Hanni
  Morocco
Mouad Ouites
  Algeria
Ofentse Bakwadi
  Botswana
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
Suzelle Pronk
  Namibia
Entle Maungwa
  Botswana
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

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's boardercross Jean Lauri Fenouillot
  Mauritius
Luis Drany Clair
  Mauritius
Ahmed Boudjatit
  Algeria
Men's foilracing Jean Lauri Fenouillot
  Mauritius
Hicham Tirya
  Morocco
Luis Duarte
  Cape Verde

Open water swimming

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's 5 km Mathy Mathieu Ben Rahou
  Morocco
Haithem Mbarki
  Tunisia
Ali Merouane Betka
  Algeria
Women's 5 km Sara Moualfi
  Algeria
Alya Gara
  Tunisia
Ayat Allah Elanouar
  Morocco

Demonstration result

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Teqball

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's   Cameroon
Hubert Noah Essomba
Gregory Tchami-Djomaha
  Nigeria
Thankgod Adindu
Emmanuel Nwabueze
  Cape Verde
Ekson da Graça
Rodirley Duarte

References

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  1. ^ "Cape Verde set to be awarded African Beach Games at ANOCA General Assembly". 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  2. ^ "Sal: City Hall formalizes agreement to host the 2019 African Beach Games - Inforpress". Inforpress. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  3. ^ "Logo and mascot".
  4. ^ Isabirye, David (2019-03-22). "Kretxeu: The official mascot of 2019 African Beach Games". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  5. ^ "Inaugural African Beach Games poised to begin in Cape Verde".
  6. ^ "Countries".
  7. ^ Daniel Etchells (18 June 2019). "Cameroonian duo triumph as teqball demonstration event takes place at African Beach Games". Inside the Games.
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