Africa Continental

African Youth Games

first edition, Rabat: 2010
editions held: 5
medal nations: 28
latest · Luanda: 2025

African Youth Games is a multi-sport event among African countries every four years. The competition is open only to youth-level (under-18) athletes from ANOCA members (Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa). Around 40 countries contested the first Games, but participation rose to 54 in the second edition.

SUMMARY

2010 Rabat: 16 countries won medals. TUN topped the table (6-2-0)

2014 Gaborone: 20 countries won medals. ETH topped the table (9-5-4)

2018 Algiers: 18 countries won medals. RSA topped the table (12-11-3)

2022 Cairo: Cancelled

2025 Luanda: 19 countries won medals. RSA retained their lead. (11-8-0)

DOUBLE GOLD IN SAME EDITION

2010 Tinashe Mutanga (ZIM) 100m, 200m

2010 Charkad Jaber Said (EGY) HT, JT

2018 Rosemary Chukwuma (NGR) 100m, 200m

2018 Gontse Morake (RSA) 400H, TJ

2025 Jayden Fourie (RSA) 200, LJ

2025 Megan Nieman (RSA) 100H, 400H

Editions

newest first

All-time medal table

28 nations

#	Nation				Total
1	Republic of South Africa RSA	30	21	6	57
2	Ethiopia ETH	21	9	11	41
3	Egypt EGY	20	11	8	39
4	Nigeria NGR	18	12	7	37
5	Kenya KEN	12	23	10	45
6	Tunisia TUN	12	8	11	31
7	Algeria ALG	6	10	7	23
8	Morocco MAR	5	11	17	33
9	Botswana BOT	4	3	8	15
10	Zimbabwe ZIM	2	1	3	6
11	Mauritius MRI	1	7	4	12
12	Zambia ZAM	1	2	2	5
13	Sudan SUD	1	1	1	3
14	Eritrea ERI	1	1	0	2
15	Gambia GAM	1	0	4	5
16	Ghana GHA	0	3	5	8
17	Uganda UGA	0	3	4	7
18	Namibia NAM	0	2	5	7
19	Senegal SEN	0	2	0	2
20	Cameroon CMR	0	1	3	4
21	Djibouti DJI	0	1	2	3
22	Libya LBA	0	1	2	3
23	Burkina Faso BUR	0	1	1	2
24	Burundi BDI	0	0	2	2
25	Madagascar MAD	0	0	2	2
26	Congo CGO	0	0	1	1
27	Seychelles SEY	0	0	1	1
28	Togo TOG	0	0	1	1

Most golds

1 Selma Abdelhamid 200m, 400m, 100m hurdles (76.2 cm) · 2010 Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 0
2 Jayden Fourie 200m, Long jump, relays · 2025 Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 0
3 Megan Nieman 100m hurdles (76.2 cm), 400m hurdles, relays · 2025 Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 0
4 Tinashe Mutanga 100m, 200m · 2010 Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 0
5 Rosemary Chukwuma 100m, 200m · 2018 Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 0
6 Gontse Morake 400m hurdles, Triple jump · 2018 Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 0
7 Charkad Jaber Said Hammer throw (3 kg), Javelin throw (500 g) · 2010 Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 0
8 Mohamed Osama Mohamed Shot put (5 kg), Discus throw (1.5 kg) · 2018 Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 0
9 Luke Davids 100m, 200m · 2018 Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 0
10 Ineh Oritsemeyiwa Long jump, Triple jump · 2018 Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 0

Programme · all time

40 events contested since 2010

From 27 events in Rabat to 36 in Luanda.

African Youth Games

Editions

All-time medal table

Most golds

40 events contested since 2010

Men 20

Women 20

African Youth Games

History

Editions

All-time medal table

Most golds

40 events contested since 2010

Men 20

Women 20