2023 African Games

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XIII African Games
Host cityAccra
Nations53
Athletes2,644
Events335
Opening8 March 2024 (2024-03-08)
Closing23 March 2024 (2024-03-23)
Opened byNana Akufo-Addo (President of Ghana)
Closed byMustapha Ussif
Minister for Youth and Sports of Ghana
Torch lighterBenjamin Azamati
Main venueLegon Sports Stadium
WebsiteAccra2023ag.com

The 13th African Games, also known as Accra 2023, were hosted by Ghana from 8–23 March 2024.[1] Despite having Accra as the main host city, the games were held in two sub-host cities:[2] Kumasi and Cape Coast.[3][4] The games were initially planned to be held in August 2023, however a failure to complete facilities on time and arguments over marketing revenue resulted in the games being delayed to March 2024.[5][6]

Bids

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Ghana won the rights to host the event in October 2018.[9] In November 2021, Ghana signed an agreement with the African Union to host the event.[4]

Venues

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Plans to build a new stadium for the event were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

The new Borteyman Sports Complex located in Borteyman, Accra is intended to be used for indoor sports.[11]

Venue Events Capacity Status
Accra Sports Stadium  Football (details) 40,000 Existing
Borteyman Sports Complex[12][13][14][15]  Swimming (details) 500 Commissioned
 Handball (details)
 Wrestling (details) 		500
 Badminton (details)
 Volleyball (details) 		1,000
 Tennis (details) 1,000
Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium[16]  Field hockey (details) Existing
Achimota Oval[17][18]  Cricket (details) Existing
University of Ghana Sports Facilities[17]  Athletics (details)
 Rugby sevens (details)
 Weightlifting (details) 		Renovation
Ga-Mashiae Hall  Judo (details)
 Karate (details)
 Taekwondo (details) 		Existing
Bukom Boxing Arena  Boxing (details) 4000 Existing

Marketing

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The mascot, the logo and the website of the event were unveiled in December 2021.[19][20][21]

The mascot, known asɔkɔdeɛ (come on), is an anthropomorphic eagle wearing the Ghanaian Flag.[22][23]

Participating nations

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From the 54 members of the ANOCA. 53 sent delegations to compete in the event, the only exception was Cape Verde. Also noteworthy was the presence of a delegation from the African Judo Union. This happened because the National Sports Federation in Angola was suspended and the country's athletes competed as neutrals in the sport. However, their 3 medals are added to the Angolan delegation in the final table.

Participating National Olympic Committees

Sports

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Squash was expected to feature at the 13th African Games. But, when the final list of events, they were cut from the games program.[24][25] In February 2022, it was announced that cricket and arm wrestling will make its debut in the 2023 edition of the games.[26][27] Rugby union (sevens) is also set to make its debut.[28] A total of 23 sports games have been confirmed for the continental event.[29][30][31][32]

Demonstration sports:[33]

Calendar

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The schedule for the Games was as follows.[34]

 OC  Opening ceremony  ●  Event competitions  1  Gold medal events  CC  Closing ceremony
March 4th
Mon 		5th
Tue 		6th
Wed 		7th
Thu 		8th
Fri 		9th
Sat 		10th
Sun 		11th
Mon 		12th
Tue 		13th
Wed 		14th
Thu 		15th
Fri 		16th
Sat 		17th
Sun 		18th
Mon 		19th
Tue 		20th
Wed 		21st
Thu 		22nd
Fri 		23rd
Sat 		Events
Ceremonies OC CC
Arm wrestling 14 14 28
Athletics 3 12 11 7 14 47
Badminton ● ● ● 5 5
3x3 basketball ● ● ● ● 4 4
Beach volleyball ● ● ● ● 2 2
Boxing ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 25 25
Chess 1 2 3 6
Cricket ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● 1 2
Cycling 2 2 4 2 4 1 15
Field hockey ● ● ● 2 2
Football ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Handball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Judo 5 4 5 1 15
Karate 8 6 2 16
Rugby sevens ● ● 2 2
Swimming 7 9 10 8 8 42
Table tennis ● 2 ● ● 2 1 2 7
Taekwondo 4 4 4 4 1 8 25
Tennis ● ● ● ● ● ● 4 ● 2 6
Triathlon 2 2
Volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Weightlifting 12 12 12 12 12 60
Wrestling 6 6 6 18
Daily medal events 0 2 0 8 8 19 38 31 29 25 21 21 15 4 7 16 15 15 56 5 335
Cumulative total 0 2 2 10 18 37 75 106 135 160 181 202 217 221 228 244 259 274 330 335
March 4th
Mon 		5th
Tue 		6th
Wed 		7th
Thu 		8th
Fri 		9th
Sat 		10th
Sun 		11th
Mon 		12th
Tue 		13th
Wed 		14th
Thu 		15th
Fri 		16th
Sat 		17th
Sun 		18th
Mon 		19th
Tue 		20th
Wed 		21st
Thu 		22nd
Fri 		23rd
Sat 		Events

Medal table

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Source:[35][36][37]

  *   Host nation (Ghana)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Egypt1034743193
2 Nigeria473440121
3 South Africa323242106
4 Algeria293848115
5 Tunisia22273887
6 Ghana*19292169
7 Morocco9121435
8 Ethiopia98522
9 Mauritius951125
10 Kenya882137
11 Eritrea72615
12 Senegal471829
13 Uganda461020
14 Zambia45514
15 Madagascar44715
16 Niger41611
17 Cameroon3131430
18 Zimbabwe34411
19 Benin3104
20 Democratic Republic of the Congo27918
21 Angola2158
 Mali2158
23 The Gambia2002
24 Libya111113
25 Namibia14510
26 Burkina Faso12710
27 Guinea1113
28 South Sudan1001
29 Ivory Coast09918
30 Mozambique0516
31 Botswana031013
32 Liberia0224
33 Central African Republic0134
 Gabon0134
 Togo0134
36 Equatorial Guinea0101
 Somalia0101
38 Republic of the Congo0055
39 Tanzania0033
40 Chad0011
 Djibouti0011
 Guinea-Bissau0011
 Lesotho0011
 Rwanda0011
Totals (44 entries)3363344301,100

2023 African Para Games

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Main article: 2023 African Para Games

In January 2022, president of the International Paralympic Committee Andrew Parsons visited Ghana in support of the 2023 African Para Games which were also to be held in Ghana.[38][39]

Demonstration Sports

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MMA

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For the first time in the history of the games, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) was introduced as a demonstration sport in the African Games. The event was conducted by Global Association Of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA). MMA athletes from all over the continent came to participate. Over a span of 2 days (11 and 12 March 2024) nearly 50 fights were conducted to finally crown the African Games Champions in their respective weight classes.[40]

The 2023 African Games MMA tournament included athletes from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ghana, Libya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sudan, and Togo.[41]

The final results of the 2023 African Games MMA tournament were announced by GAMMA on their website.[42]

See also

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