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.
| Host city | Sal, Cape Verde |
|---|---|
| Nations participating | 45 |
| Events | 28 events in 11 sports |
| Opening ceremony | 14 June 2019 |
| Closing ceremony | 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
The logo is the silhouette of the African continent, while the mascot is a tortoise named Krexteu.[3]
Venues
- Santa Maria Beach Park - 3×3 Basketball, Beach handball, Coastal rowing, Beach soccer, Football freestyle, Karate, Kiteboarding, Open water swimming, Teqball (demonstration)[4]
- Athletics Circuit - Athletics
- Arena 2 - Beach tennis, Beach volleyball
Participating nations
45 out of 54 nations participated. Chad, Comoros, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia and South Africa did not participate.[5]
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
| 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 | ||||||||
_pictogram.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
* 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 NOCs) | 28 | 28 | 31 | 87 | |
Results
3×3 Basketball
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
Demonstration result
Teqball
| 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
- "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".
- "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.
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