2007 All-Africa Games
The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there. Besides Algeria, only Nigeria has hosted the event twice, but with different host cities. 4793 athletes took part to these games.[1]
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| Host city | Algiers, Algeria |
|---|---|
| Nations | 52 |
| Events | 24 sports |
| Opening | 11 July 2007 |
| Closing | 23 July 2007 |
| Opened by | Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
| Main venue | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 |
| Website | coja2007.dz |
Venues
- Main stadium - Athletics
- Stade SATO - Para athletics
- Piscine du Complexe Olympique - Swimming
- Hall OMS El Biar - Badminton
- Salle OMS Hydra - Women's Basketball
- Salle Staouali - Men's Basketball
- Salle Harcha - Men's Basketball
- Centre Equestre LIDO - Equestrian
- Centre Equestre de Maramene - Equestrian (Endurance)
- Stand de tir Chenoua - Shooting
- Salle OMS de Bordj-El-Kiffan - Boxing
- Coupole - Judo, Karate, Handball
- Salle OMS de Bousmail - Weightlifting
- Club Tennis OCO - Tennis
- Salle OMS Boumerdes - Kickboxing, Taekwondo
- Barrage de Boukerdane - Rowing
- Salle OMS de Rouiba - Table tennis
- Salle De Bab Ezzouar - Gymnastics
- La Cité des sciences, Théâtre des verdures - Chess
- Salles OMS Ain Benian - Handball
- Salles OMS Ain Taya - Handball
- Salles OMS Tipaza - Handball
- Salle de Boufarik - Wheelchair basketball
- Circuit route Tipaza - Cycling
- Salle de Zeralda - Goalball
- E.N.V Alger plage - Sailing
Competitions
The following 24 sports were competed:
Athletics ()
Basketball ()
Boxing ()
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Cycling ()
Equestrian ()
Fencing ()
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Gymnastics ()
Handball ()
Judo ()
Karate ()
Kickboxing ()
Rowing ()
Sailing ()
Shooting ()
Swimming ()
Table tennis ()
Taekwondo ()
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Volleyball ()
Weightlifting ()
Wrestling ()
Paralympic sports: Athletics, Basketball and Goalball
Three disciplines, Baseball, Softball and Field Hockey were dropped by the hosts, since these sports are hardly played in Algeria and consequently lack suitable facilities.[3] The hockey competition would have doubled as qualifier for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, thus African Hockey Federation organised a separate olympic qualifying tournament in Nairobi, Kenya, held simultaneously with the All-Africa Games.[4]
Water Polo was not competed due to lack of teams.[5] It was supposed to be an Olympic qualifier.
Medals
* Host nation (Algeria)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt (EGY) | 74 | 62 | 63 | 199 |
| 2 |  Algeria (ALG)* | 70 | 58 | 77 | 205 |
| 3 |  South Africa (SAF) | 61 | 66 | 53 | 180 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ethiopia | 54 | 5 | 10 | 69 |
| 5 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 50 | 55 | 54 | 159 |
| 6 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 48 | 41 | 58 | 147 |
| 7 |  Kenya (KEN) | 13 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 |  Senegal (SEN) | 8 | 12 | 26 | 46 |
| 9 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 10 |  Botswana (BOT) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 11 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 4 | 6 | 17 | 27 |
| 12 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Libya | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 13 |  Angola (ANG) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 14 |  Ghana (GHA) | 3 | 10 | 12 | 25 |
| 15 |  Seychelles (SEY) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 16 |  Eritrea (ERI) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 |  Sudan (SUD) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 |  Gabon (GAB) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 |  Zambia (ZAM) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 21 |  Lesotho (LES) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 |  Mali (MLI) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 |  Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 |  Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 26 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 |  Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Republic of the Congo (CGO) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 29 |  Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 31 |  Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 |  São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tanzania (TAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Togo (TOG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 |  Benin (BEN) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 36 |  Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 37 |  Central African Republic (CAF) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (37 entries) | 424 | 372 | 462 | 1258 | |
References
- "9th All Africa Games, Algiers, 11 – 23 July 2007" (PDF). Wada-main.
- "Sports". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11.
- Vanguard, 16 December 2006: Africa Games pushed a week back *Hockey, baseball, softball fail to get back in Archived 2007-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Ghana Hockey Association, 20 April 2007: 2007 All Africa Games - Hockey to be Played Simultaneously in Nairobi
- Mail & Guardian, 9 July 2007: Algeria ready for All Africa Games Archived 2007-07-13 at the Wayback Machine