1978 All-Africa Games

Host City Al-Jaza'ir
Country ALG
Held 13 – 28 July 1978
Competitors 353
Countries 23

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 3
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 3
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
Marathon Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 11 3
20 km Walk Men — Medal 3 3
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 1
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Women — Medal 3 3
800 m Women — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Pentathlon Women — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Basketball Men — Medal 0 3
Basketball Women — Medal 0 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-48 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-51 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-54 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-57 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-60 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-63.5 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-67 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-71 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-75 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-81 kg Men — Medal 4 4
+81 kg Men — Medal 4 4
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Football Men — Medal 35 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Handball Men — Medal 14 3
Handball Women — Medal 14 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-60 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-65 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-71 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-78 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-86 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-95 kg Men — Medal 4 4
+95 kg Men — Medal 4 4
Open Men — Medal 4 4
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 1
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 0 3
100 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men — Medal 0 3
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 3
800 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 0 3
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 1
200 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women — Medal 0 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Singles Men — Medal 3 2
Doubles Men — Medal 4 2
Team Men — Medal 0 3
Singles Women — Medal 3 3
Doubles Women — Medal 4 3
Team Women — Medal 0 3
Doubles Mixed — Medal 6 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Singles Men — Medal 4 2
Doubles Men — Medal 8 3
Singles Women — Medal 4 3
Doubles Women — Medal 8 4
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Volleyball Men — Medal 0 3
Volleyball Women — Medal 0 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Greco-Roman -48 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -52 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -57 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -62 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -68 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -74 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -82 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -90 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -100 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -+100 kg Men — Medal 2 2
Freestyle -48 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -52 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -57 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -62 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -68 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -74 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -82 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -90 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -100 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -+100 kg Men — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Tunisia TUN 29 15 22 66
2 Nigeria NGR 22 15 15 52
3 Algeria ALG 18 17 23 58
4 Kenya KEN 11 12 10 33
5 Egypt EGY 6 24 15 45
6 Morocco MAR 6 8 7 21
7 Ghana GHA 6 6 9 21
8 Senegal SEN 4 2 4 10
9 Uganda UGA 3 7 7 17
10 Libya LBA 3 0 5 8
11 Ivory Coast CIV 2 3 4 9
12 Zambia ZAM 2 0 2 4
13 Sudan SUD 2 0 0 2
14 Ethiopia ETH 1 2 3 6
15 Togo TOG 1 1 6 8
16 Tanzania TAN 1 1 2 4
17 Mali MLI 1 1 0 2
18 Chad CHA 1 0 0 1
= Eswatini SWZ 1 0 0 1
20 Cameroon CMR 0 5 5 10
21 Burkina Faso BUR 0 1 1 2
22 Congo CGO 0 0 1 1
= Gabon GAB 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Amadou Méité CIV Peter Okodogbe NGR Ohene Karikari GHA
200 m, Men Hassan El-Kashief SUD Patrice Etchie CIV Roland Siai-Siai NGR
400 m, Men Hassan El-Kashief SUD Dele Udo NGR Cyril Etoori UGA
800 m, Men James Maina Boi KEN Amar Brahmia ALG Peter Lemashon KEN
1,500 m, Men Filbert Bayi TAN Wilson Waigwa KEN Amar Brahmia ALG
5,000 m, Men Yohannes Mohamed ETH Mike Musyoki KEN Suleiman Nyambui TAN
10,000 m, Men Henry Rono KEN Mike Musyoki KEN Mohamed Kedir ETH
Marathon, Men Richard Mabuza SWZ Dereje Nedi ETH Girma Guebre ETH
110 m Hurdles, Men Fatwell Kimaiyo KEN Philip Sang KEN Thomas Nnakwe NGR
400 m Hurdles, Men Daniel Kimaiyo KEN John Akii-Bua UGA Peter Rwamuhanda UGA
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Henry Rono KEN James Munyala KEN Kip Rono KEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Ghana GHA Nigeria NGR Congo CGO
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Nigeria NGR Uganda UGA Kenya KEN
20 km Walk, Men Benamar Kechkouche ALG Hunde Toure ETH Elisha Kasuka KEN
High Jump, Men Paul Ngadjadoum CHA Abdel Hamid Sahil ALG Amadou Dia Bâ SEN
Pole Vault, Men Lakhdar Rahal ALG Ahmed Rezki ALG Mohamed Bensaad ALG
Long Jump, Men Charlton Ehizuelen NGR Fidelis Ndyabagye UGA Emmanuel Mifetu GHA
Triple Jump, Men Charlton Ehizuelen NGR Abdoulaye Samba Diallo SEN Saïd Saad ALG
Shot Put, Men Nagui Asaad Youssef EGY Namakoro Niaré MLI Emad Ali Mohamed Fayez EGY
Discus Throw, Men Namakoro Niaré MLI Abderrazak Ben Hassine TUN Tiékité Somet CIV
Hammer Throw, Men Youssef Ben Abid TUN Abdellah Boubekeur ALG Noureddine Bendifallah ALG
Javelin Throw, Men Justin Arop UGA Ali Memmi TUN John Mayaka KEN
Decathlon, Men Mohamed Bensaad ALG Brown Ebewele NGR Alain Smaïl ALG
100 m, Women Hannah Afriyie GHA Utifon Ufon Oko NGR Kemi Sandgodeyi NGR
200 m, Women Hannah Afriyie GHA Kehinde Vaughan NGR Ruth Waithera KEN
400 m, Women Kehinde Vaughan NGR Ruth Kyalisima UGA Georgina Aidoo GHA
800 m, Women Tekla Chemabwai KEN Sakina Boutamine ALG Céléstine N'Drin CIV
1,500 m, Women Sakina Boutamine ALG Anna Kiprop KEN Rose Thomson KEN
100 m Hurdles, Women Judy Bell-Gam NGR Ruth Kyalisima UGA Bella Bell-Gam NGR
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Nigeria NGR Ghana GHA Uganda UGA
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Ghana GHA Kenya KEN Uganda UGA
High Jump, Women Modupe Oshikoya NGR Kawther Melle Akrémi TUN Emilia Blavo GHA
Long Jump, Women Modupe Oshikoya NGR Janet Yawson GHA Bella Bell-Gam NGR
Shot Put, Women Joyce Aciro UGA Veronica Bawuah GHA Herina Obuya-Malit KEN
Discus Throw, Women Fethia Jerbi TUN Helen Alyek UGA Martha Jugah NGR
Javelin Throw, Women Eunice Nekesa KEN Agnès Tchuinté CMR Constance Rwabiryagye UGA
Pentathlon, Women Bella Bell-Gam NGR Margaret Bisereko-Ayoo UGA Madeleine Bonzi BUR
Basketball, Men Senegal SEN Ivory Coast CIV Tunisia TUN
Basketball, Women Senegal SEN Cameroon CMR Nigeria NGR
-48 kg, Men Francis Musankabala ZAM Steve Mushioki KEN Jean-Paul Makaya
Ahmed Saïd 		GAB
ALG
-51 kg, Men Lucky Mutale ZAM Emmanuel Mlundwa TAN Hassan Sherif
Mbarek Zarrougui 		ETH
MAR
-54 kg, Men Najib Zeddam TUN Said Ounes ALG Douglas Maina
William Azanor 		KEN
NGR
-57 kg, Men Azumah Nelson GHA Modest Napunyi KEN Christopher Ossai
John Sichula 		NGR
ZAM
-60 kg, Men Abdulkarim Haruna NGR Komu Mwangi KEN Noureddine Segmani
Adjili 		MAR
LBA
-63.5 kg, Men Peter Wanyoke KEN Abderrahim Souihi MAR Lucas Msomba
John Mugabi 		TAN
UGA
-67 kg, Men Vicent Byarugaba UGA Moro Tashiro GHA Enock Chama
Philip Mathenge 		ZAM
KEN
-71 kg, Men Mourad Fergane ALG Abdel Zaaher Ayyoub EGY Hassen Bouchlba
Abderrahim Ouadaoui 		TUN
LBA
-75 kg, Men Stephen Moi KEN Moussa Ouattara BUR Abdelgawad
John Martins 		EGY
NGR
-81 kg, Men Ishiaku Adamu NGR Khalil Ali Khalti EGY Taoufik Belbouli
Napoleon Abbey 		TUN
GHA
+81 kg, Men Adamah Mensah GHA Joseph Kabegi KEN El-Tchanaoui
Lodovico Owiny 		EGY
UGA
Football, Men Algeria ALG Nigeria NGR Ghana GHA
Handball, Men Algeria ALG Tunisia TUN Cameroon CMR
Handball, Women Algeria ALG Cameroon CMR Tunisia TUN
-60 kg, Men Ahmed Moussa ALG Bou Aidara SEN Habib Dridi
Bole 		TUN
CIV
-65 kg, Men Said Lahcene ALG Hassan Ben Gamra TUN Said Sabi
Sasly 		EGY
MAR
-71 kg, Men Djillali Ben Brahim ALG Abderrahmane Bel Mahfoud MAR Nouoayi
Lamine Wade 		TOG
SEN
-78 kg, Men Pascal Ouattara CIV Hassan Iddedir MAR Kamel Imansouren
Ilyès Mahjoub 		ALG
TUN
-86 kg, Men Tahar Abbad ALG Mohamed Zouagh MAR Henri-Richard Lobe
Mohamed Dione 		CMR
SEN
-95 kg, Men Mahmoud EGY Fodhil Goumrassa ALG Essambo Ewane
Abdoulaye Djiba 		CMR
SEN
+95 kg, Men Abdoulaye Kote SEN Isidore Silas CMR Mohamed Belattar
Abdessalem Besbès 		MAR
TUN
Open, Men Abdoulaye Kote SEN Mohamed Belattar MAR Isidore Silas
Mahrous 		CMR
EGY
100 m Freestyle, Men Ali Gharbi TUN Bernard Gueye CIV John Ebito NGR
200 m Freestyle, Men Ali Gharbi TUN Habib Soukni TUN Khaled Abu Gabal EGY
400 m Freestyle, Men Ali Gharbi TUN Khaled Abu Gabal EGY Habib Soukni TUN
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Ali Gharbi TUN Samir Bouchlaghem TUN Habib Soukni TUN
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Tunisia TUN Egypt EGY Algeria ALG
100 m Backstroke, Men Ali Gharbi TUN Sherif Amine EGY Oussama Sahnoune ALG
200 m Backstroke, Men Ali Gharbi TUN Samir Bouchlaghem TUN Raouf Nour EGY
100 m Breaststroke, Men Mohamed Farag EGY Achraf Farah EGY Chedly Wahbi MAR
200 m Breaststroke, Men Hédi Belhassen TUN Djamel Yahiouche ALG Mohamed Farag EGY
100 m Butterfly, Men John Ebito NGR Ali Gharbi TUN Bernard Gueye CIV
200 m Butterfly, Men Samir Bouchlaghem TUN Magdy Lashine EGY Ahmed Eid EGY
400 m Individual Medley, Men Samir Bouchlaghem TUN Sherif Amine EGY Oussama Sahnoune ALG
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Tunisia TUN Algeria ALG Nigeria NGR
100 m Freestyle, Women Myriam Mizouni TUN Zaza Affane ALG Azza Senjar EGY
200 m Freestyle, Women Myriam Mizouni TUN Azza Senjar EGY Zaza Affane ALG
400 m Freestyle, Women Myriam Mizouni TUN Azza Senjar EGY Zaza Affane ALG
800 m Freestyle, Women Myriam Mizouni TUN Azza Senjar EGY Meriem Farid EGY
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women Tunisia TUN Egypt EGY Algeria ALG
100 m Backstroke, Women Myriam Mizouni TUN Ahlem Gheribi TUN Amina Chenik TUN
200 m Backstroke, Women Ahlem Gheribi TUN Lamia Nabil EGY Amina Chenik TUN
100 m Breaststroke, Women Mammah Enuwozo Ngozi NGR Royal Ebi NGR Donyazad Hakem ALG
200 m Breaststroke, Women Mammah Enuwozo Ngozi NGR Fatiha Bousofiane ALG Rym Zouaoui TUN
100 m Butterfly, Women Zaza Affane ALG Lamia Nabil EGY Myriam Mizouni TUN
200 m Butterfly, Women Faten Afifi EGY Zaza Affane ALG Myriam Mizouni TUN
400 m Individual Medley, Women Myriam Mizouni TUN Zaza Affane ALG Meriem Farid EGY
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Tunisia TUN Egypt EGY Algeria ALG
Singles, Men Kasali Lasisi NGR Atanda Musa NGR Dodji Ananou TOG
Doubles, Men Sunday Eboh / Kasali Lasisi NGR Adum Defanti / Atta Messan Defanti TOG / TOG
Team, Men Nigeria NGR Egypt EGY Togo TOG
Doubles, Mixed Dede D’Almeida / Dodji Ananou TOG Ethel Jacks / Sunday Eboh NGR Esther Lamptey / Joseph Quansah GHA
Singles, Women Olawunmi Majekodunmi NGR Esther Lamptey GHA Dede D’Almeida TOG
Doubles, Women Ethel Jacks / Olawunmi Majekodunmi NGR Esther Lamptey / Helen Amankwah GHA / TOG
Team, Women Nigeria NGR Egypt EGY Ghana GHA
Singles, Men David Imonitie NGR Tony Mmoh NGR Mustapha Dislam
Nduka Odizor 		MAR
NGR
Doubles, Men Nduka Odizor / David Imonitie NGR Tony Mmoh / Kehinde Ajayi NGR Abdeslam Mahmoudi / Kamel Boudjemline
Aziz Zouhir / Magid Marrouki 		ALG
TUN
Singles, Women Jane Davies KEN Susan Wakhungu KEN Yamina Hassan
Houda Abdellah 		ALG
EGY
Doubles, Women Jane Davies / Susan Wakhungu KEN Samira Mahmoudi / Yamina Hassan ALG Olfa Abdellah / Houda Abdellah
Cecilia Nnadozie / Victoria Omoleme 		EGY
NGR
Volleyball, Men Tunisia TUN Nigeria NGR Algeria ALG
Volleyball, Women Algeria ALG Nigeria NGR Ghana GHA
Greco-Roman -48 kg, Men Noreddine Mochaffaa MAR Mahmoud Fathalla EGY Salem Blel TUN
Greco-Roman -52 kg, Men Ahmed Abbas Hussein EGY Mohamed Karmous MAR Faouzi Chelly TUN
Greco-Roman -57 kg, Men Ali Lachkar MAR Ahmed Shahin EGY Chedly Nefzaoui TUN
Greco-Roman -62 kg, Men Mokhtar Fetouaki MAR Makhlouf Hamdane ALG Shaban Abdelwahab EGY
Greco-Roman -68 kg, Men Mohamed Moualek ALG Mohamed Ibrahim Abdulsattar EGY Ali Mohamed LBA
Greco-Roman -74 kg, Men Brahim Toughza MAR Moustafa El-Feki EGY Ezzedine Dridi TUN
Greco-Roman -82 kg, Men Mohamed El-Ashram EGY Ali Abdellaoui TUN Achour Maghrebi ALG
Greco-Roman -90 kg, Men Ameur Dridi TUN Hassen Ibrahim Mouawadh EGY M’barek Erramy MAR
Greco-Roman -100 kg, Men Hmida Ahmed Ismail LBA Ahmed Melligi Abdelkarim EGY Khalifa Ben Nasseur TUN
Greco-Roman -+100 kg, Men Ali Gharbi TUN Moustafa Abdel-Sayed Yahya EGY
Freestyle -48 kg, Men Noreddine Mochaffaa MAR Salem Blel TUN Bensmain Bensmain ALG
Freestyle -52 kg, Men Mohamed Hachaichi ALG Mohamed Karouane MAR Faouzi Chelly TUN
Freestyle -57 kg, Men Ali Lachkar MAR Atane Gogonte NGR Amor Sghaier TUN
Freestyle -62 kg, Men Nouredine Kellal ALG Ahmed Gharbi TUN Zayed LBA
Freestyle -68 kg, Men Lakhdar Allali ALG Ahmed Nouaïri TUN Fath-Allah LBA
Freestyle -74 kg, Men El-Naoui LBA Brahim Toughza MAR Rabah Kessou ALG
Freestyle -82 kg, Men Ali Abdellaoui TUN Slimane Medyri ALG Kally Agogo NGR
Freestyle -90 kg, Men Ameur Dridi TUN Jean-Claude Biloa CMR Ali Snoussi ALG
Freestyle -100 kg, Men Khalifa Ben Nasseur TUN Achour Maghrebi ALG Bourcard Binelli CMR
Freestyle -+100 kg, Men Hmida Ahmed Ismail LBA Ali Gharbi TUN Mehdi Yousfi ALG