2023 African Wrestling Championships

Wrestling event

2023 African Wrestling Championships

Host city| Hammamet, Tunisia
Dates| 15-21 May 2023
Stadium| Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall
Champions
Freestyle|  Egypt
Greco-Roman|  Algeria
Women|  Nigeria

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The 2023 Seniors, Juniors, Cadets African Wrestling Championships was the 38th edition of African Wrestling Championships of combined events, and took place from 15 to 21 May in Hammamet, Tunisia.[1][2][3][4]

## Medal table (Seniors)

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* Host nation (Tunisia)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Egypt| 11| 8| 4| 23
2|  Algeria| 7| 6| 5| 18
3|  Nigeria| 6| 4| 2| 12
4|  Tunisia*| 5| 7| 11| 23
5|  Guinea-Bissau| 1| 1| 0| 2
6|  Morocco| 0| 1| 4| 5
South Africa| 0| 1| 4| 5
8|  Ivory Coast| 0| 1| 0| 1
Sierra Leone| 0| 1| 0| 1
10|  Kenya| 0| 0| 2| 2
Namibia| 0| 0| 2| 2
Senegal| 0| 0| 2| 2
13|  Angola| 0| 0| 1| 1
Cameroon| 0| 0| 1| 1
Guinea| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (15 entries)| 30| 30| 39| 99

## Team ranking

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Rank  | Men's freestyle  | Men's Greco-Roman  | Women's freestyle

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Team  | Points  | Team  | Points  | Team  | Points
1  |  Egypt | 215 |  Algeria | 210 |  Nigeria | 230
2  |  Tunisia | 173 |  Egypt | 200 |  Tunisia | 179
3  |  Algeria | 129 |  Tunisia | 149 |  Egypt | 110
4  |  Morocco | 103 |  Morocco | 127 |  Algeria | 94
5  |  South Africa | 92 |  Angola | 51 |  Kenya | 58
6  |  Nigeria | 70 |  South Africa | 41 |  Morocco | 40
7  |  Kenya | 52 |  Namibia | 30 |  Ivory Coast | 30
8  |  Guinea-Bissau | 51 |  Kenya | 23 |  Cameroon | 22
9  |  Cameroon | 42 |  Sierra Leone | 20 |  Guinea | 15
10  |  Angola | 35 |  Nigeria | 10 |  Senegal | 15

## Seniors

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### Men's freestyle

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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57 kg  | Diamantino Iuna Fafé
Guinea-Bissau | Gamal Mohamed
Egypt | Roland Nforsong
Cameroon
Khalil Barkouti
Tunisia
61 kg  | Abdelhak Kherbache
Algeria | Firas Khalifa
Tunisia | Shehabeldin Mohamed
Egypt
Yassine Jaa
Morocco
65 kg  | Farouk Jelassi
Tunisia | Frederik Nortje
South Africa | Zohier Iftene
Algeria
Omar Mourad
Egypt
70 kg  | Said El Gahsh
Egypt | Mohamed Ali Zorgui
Tunisia | Pieter Roedulf
South Africa
Sylvio Diatta
Senegal
74 kg  | Amr Reda Hussen
Egypt | Bacar Ndum
Guinea-Bissau | Yassine Faraj
Morocco
Abdelkader Ikkal
Algeria
79 kg  | Ahmed Khaled Mohamed
Egypt | Chemseddine Fetairia
Algeria | Francisco Kadima
Angola
Ebikeme Newlife
Nigeria
86 kg  | Fateh Benferdjallah
Algeria | Saifeldin Elkoumy
Egypt | Harrison Onovwiomogbohwo
Nigeria
Edward Louwis Lessing
South Africa
92 kg  | Imed Kaddidi
Tunisia | Mahmoud Walid Ibrahim
Egypt | Machiel Grobler
South Africa
97 kg  | Mostafa Elders
Egypt | Mohamed Saadaoui
Tunisia | Nicolaas De Lange
South Africa
125 kg  | Diaaeldin Kamal
Egypt | Hamza Rahmani
Tunisia | Anas Lamkabber
Morocco

### Men's Greco-Roman

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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55 kg  | Mohamed Yacine Dridi
Algeria | Adem Lamloum
Tunisia | Alexandro Haininga
Namibia
60 kg  | Haithem Mahmoud
Egypt | Ibrahim Bunduka
Sierra Leone | Ismail Ettalibi
Morocco
Romio Goliath
Namibia
63 kg  | Abdeldjebar Djebbari
Algeria | Ahmad Baghduda
Egypt | Oussama Nasr
Tunisia
67 kg  | Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed
Egypt | Ishak Ghaiou
Algeria | Aymen Ben Ali
Tunisia
72 kg  | Abdelmalek Merabet
Algeria | Mohamed Yehia Abdelkader
Egypt | Radhwen Tarhouni
Tunisia
77 kg  | Mohamed Zahab Khalil
Egypt | Akram Boudjemline
Algeria | Sami Slama
Tunisia
82 kg  | Abdelkrim Ouakali
Algeria | Elias Chiguer
Morocco | Mahmoud Walid Ibrahim
Egypt
87 kg  | Bachir Sid Azara
Algeria | Emad Abouelatta
Egypt | Mohamed Dhia Jabri
Tunisia
97 kg  | Mohamed Ali Gabr
Egypt | Adem Boudjemline
Algeria | Skander Missaoui
Tunisia
130 kg  | Abdellatif Mohamed
Egypt | Amine Guennichi
Tunisia | Hichem Kouchit
Algeria

### Women's freestyle

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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50 kg  | Mercy Genesis
Nigeria | Cheima Chebila
Algeria | Emma Wangila
Kenya
53 kg  | Christianah Ogunsanya
Nigeria | Nogona Bakayoko
Ivory Coast | Ibtissem Doudou
Algeria
Abir Zarrouki
Tunisia
55 kg  | Jumoke Adekoye
Nigeria | Achouak Tekouk
Algeria | Lobna Ichaoui
Tunisia
57 kg  | Mercy Adekuoroye
Nigeria | Faten Hammami
Tunisia | Rayane Houfaf
Algeria
59 kg  | Siwar Bousetta
Tunisia | Patience Opuene
Nigeria | Farah Ali Hussein
Egypt
62 kg  | Marwa Amri
Tunisia | Esther Kolawole
Nigeria | Fatoumata Camara
Guinea
65 kg  | Khadija Jlassi
Tunisia | Ebipatei Mughenbofa
Nigeria | Eunice Mburu
Kenya
68 kg  | Blessing Oborududu
Nigeria | Samah Abdellatif
Egypt | Nour Jeljeli
Tunisia
72 kg  | Ebi Biogos
Nigeria | Menatalla Badran
Egypt | Zaineb Sghaier
Tunisia
76 kg  | Samar Amer
Egypt | Hannah Reuben
Nigeria | Anta Sambou
Senegal

## Participating nations

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204 competitors from 21 nations participated:

1. Algeria (25)
2. Angola (13)
3. Ivory Coast (3)
4. Cameroon (6)
5. Comoros (2)
6. Cape Verde (3)
7. Egypt (26)
8. Guinea-Bissau (3)
9. Guinea (1)
10. Kenya (17)
11. Madagascar (5)
12. Morocco (24)
13. Mauritius (2)
14. Namibia (2)
15. Nigeria (17)
16. South Africa (14)
17. Senegal (3)
18. Sierra Leone (3)
19. Sudan (1)
20. Tunisia (30) (Host)
21. Uganda (4)

## Juniors (U-20)

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### Medal table (U-20)

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* Host nation (Tunisia)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Egypt| 17| 4| 3| 24
2|  Tunisia*| 7| 10| 7| 24
3|  Algeria| 3| 9| 11| 23
4|  Nigeria| 2| 0| 0| 2
5|  Cape Verde| 1| 1| 0| 2
6|  Angola| 0| 3| 2| 5
7|  Morocco| 0| 2| 1| 3
8|  Namibia| 0| 1| 1| 2
9|  South Africa| 0| 0| 3| 3
10|  Ivory Coast| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (10 entries)| 30| 30| 29| 89

### Men's freestyle

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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57 kg  | Khalil Barkouti
Tunisia | Ben Hachem Tarik
Morocco | Islam Zerrougui
Algeria
61 kg  | Shehabeldin Mohamed
Egypt | Abderrahmane Benhamadi
Algeria | Mohamed Manai
Tunisia
65 kg  | Omar Mohamed Mourad
Egypt | Manaceu Ngonda
Angola | Kossai Ajimi
Tunisia
70 kg  | Abderrahmane Benaissa
Algeria | Mohamed Ali Zorgui
Tunisia | Said Elgahsh
Egypt
74 kg  | Mohamed Abdelhady
Egypt | Rayanne Essaidi
Morocco | Mohamed Bendjah
Algeria
79 kg  | Matteo Tresse
Cape Verde | Karim Eldobay
Egypt | Youcef Douh
Algeria
86 kg  | Harrison Onovwiomogbohwo
Nigeria | Roberto Nsangua
Angola | Yacine Lakrout
Algeria
92 kg  | Mohamed Aziz Beji
Tunisia | Hamza Kacedi
Algeria | Jones Mabungu
Angola
97 kg  | Mohamed Salaheldin
Egypt | Radwane Radwane
Tunisia | Kegan Coetzee
South Africa
125 kg  | Fekry Eissa
Egypt | Brahim Melki
Tunisia | Nassim Boudechicha
Algeria

### Men's Greco-Roman

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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55 kg  | Ahmed Abdelbary Shaban
Egypt | Mohamed Kalila
Algeria | Virinao Nguatjiti
Namibia
60 kg  | Mohamed Hkiri
Tunisia | Mouadh Tazekrit
Algeria | Mohamed Ayman Ibrahim
Egypt
63 kg  | Adham Ayman Elsayed
Egypt | Oussama Nasr
Tunisia | Ali Sabri Kharouba
Algeria
67 kg  | Moustafa Alameldin
Egypt | Fayssal Benfredj
Algeria | Koussay Melki
Tunisia
72 kg  | Yehia Abdelkader
Egypt | Belhasan Azaouzi
Tunisia | Mohamed Zemmedj
Algeria
77 kg  | Mahmoud Adel Ahmed
Egypt | Haithem Issaad
Algeria | Mohamed Malhi
Tunisia
82 kg  | Mahmoud Walid Ibrahim
Egypt | Dhiyaeddine Remmache
Algeria | Omar Rezgui
Tunisia
87 kg  | Kareem Eldesouky
Egypt | Roberto Nsangua
Angola | Abderrahmen Bouguerra
Algeria
97 kg  | Mehdi Ben Mohamed
Tunisia | Fares Issaad
Algeria | Mohamed Abdelnaby Ahmed
Egypt
130 kg  | Fekry Eissa
Egypt | Mohamed Hassen Nasr
Tunisia | Adem Lenchi
Algeria

### Women's freestyle

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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50 kg  | Abir Zarrouki
Tunisia | Malak Osama Moustafa
Egypt | Asma Belaid
Algeria
53 kg  | Fatima Bouchibi
Algeria | Chaima Nasri
Tunisia | Kyla Meyer
South Africa
55 kg  | Tarilayefa Bekefula
Nigeria | Achouak Tekouk
Algeria | Nour Raouafi
Tunisia
57 kg  | Louji Yassin
Egypt | Saida Cheridi
Tunisia | Helena As
South Africa
59 kg  | Farah Ali Hamada
Egypt | Kavelishimwe Abraham
Namibia | Nawel Bahloul
Algeria
62 kg  | Mastoura Soudani
Algeria | Gharam Askar
Egypt | Chahd Jeljeli
Tunisia
65 kg  | Khadija Jlassi
Tunisia | Mouda Badawi Hamdoun
Egypt | Sofia Vemba
Angola
68 kg  | Menatalla Badran
Egypt | Aya Ichaoui
Tunisia | Nassma Essatouri
Morocco
72 kg  | Heba Sapry Ibrahim
Egypt | Nesrine Chwerfi
Tunisia | Lou Akissi Irie
Ivory Coast
76 kg  | Ranim Saidi
Tunisia | Ariana Xavier
Cape Verde | None awarded

## Cadets (U-17)

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### Medal table (U-17)

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* Host nation (Tunisia)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Egypt| 15| 4| 1| 20
2|  Tunisia*| 5| 7| 13| 25
3|  Algeria| 4| 12| 4| 20
4|  South Africa| 4| 4| 5| 13
5|  Namibia| 1| 1| 3| 5
6|  Angola| 1| 1| 0| 2
7|  Burundi| 0| 1| 0| 1
8|  Madagascar| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (8 entries)| 30| 30| 27| 87

### Men's freestyle

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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45 kg  | Mustapha Batnini
Tunisia | Carlos Giammello
South Africa | Calvin Dreyer
Namibia
48 kg  | Dominick Aoun
South Africa | Haroun Bouthouri
Tunisia | Mohammed Adel Kheyar
Algeria
51 kg  | Mokbel Sahli
Tunisia | Redouane Sissaoui
Algeria | Karim Elemary
Egypt
55 kg  | Abdelghani Aid
Algeria | Rohan du Plessis
South Africa | Abdallah Jrad
Tunisia
60 kg  | Ghayth Feleh
Tunisia | Kamal Amr Othman
Egypt | Petrus Walt
South Africa
65 kg  | Fares Elsawy
Egypt | Miguel Vata António
Angola | Jaun Rosenblatt Hugo
South Africa
71 kg  | Mohamed Chibikh
Algeria | Ismail Hamed Elsayed
Egypt | Mohamed Zwabi
Tunisia
80 kg  | Juan Bisschoff
South Africa | Amenallah Kthiri
Tunisia | None awarded
92 kg  | Wiandru Rooyen
South Africa | Hamza Kacedi
Algeria | Pieter Lafras Uys
Namibia
110 kg  | Marwan Ehab Mohamed
Egypt | Anis Meziti
Algeria | Hendrik Louw
South Africa

### Men's Greco-Roman

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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45 kg  | Calvin Dreyer
Namibia | Helmi Chihi
Tunisia | Carlos Giammello
South Africa
48 kg  | Karim Elemary
Egypt | Dominick Aoun
South Africa | Sameh Jabri
Tunisia
51 kg  | Omar Mohamed Ibrahim
Egypt | Adel Yakoub Fegas
Algeria | Phumlani Maphumulo
South Africa
55 kg  | Ahmed Abdelbary Shaban
Egypt | Firas Bouthouri
Tunisia | Lazarus Haimbodi
Namibia
60 kg  | Mohamed Ayman Ibrahim
Egypt | Petrus Walt
South Africa | Rayen Zayeni
Tunisia
65 kg  | Mohamed Abdelrahim
Egypt | Ayoub Bentebiche
Algeria | Omar Malha
Tunisia
71 kg  | Youssef Ahmed Badawy
Egypt | Zakaria Abes
Algeria | Abdelmajid Aouissaoui
Tunisia
80 kg  | Seef Sameh Abdalaziz
Egypt | Abderrahmen Bouguerra
Algeria | Bilel Hafdhallah
Tunisia
92 kg  | Abdelfattah Abdelzaher
Egypt | Pieter Lafras Uys
Namibia | Youcef Haddad
Algeria
110 kg  | Mohamed Abdelnaby Ahmed
Egypt | Adem Lenchi
Algeria | Youssef Aloui
Tunisia

### Women's freestyle

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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40 kg  | Mareim Abdelaal
Egypt | Malak Sammoudi
Tunisia | None awarded
43 kg  | Islem Nasr
Tunisia | Gharam Abdelaal
Egypt | Anouar Khelif
Algeria
46 kg  | Dounia Zitouni
Algeria | Hadil Abdelli
Tunisia | None awarded
49 kg  | Chloe Brewis
South Africa | Malak Osama Moustafa
Egypt | Nourhene Hedhli
Tunisia
53 kg  | Manar Said Elmasry
Egypt | Fatima Zahra Bouchikhi
Algeria | Malek Khelifi
Tunisia
57 kg  | Sabah Eid Khamis
Egypt | Chahd Jeljeli
Algeria | Melissa Merzouk
Tunisia
61 kg  | Chaima Dahi
Tunisia | Gloria Niyonkuru
Burundi | Ilissia Amara
Algeria
65 kg  | Mouda Badawi Hamdoun
Egypt | Yelda Outis
Algeria | Eya Bouafia
Tunisia
69 kg  | Joseth Sasa Mavungu
Angola | Yasmine Bouregba
Algeria | Hadil Kahouli
Tunisia
73 kg  | Melissa Belaid
Algeria | Rouyem Jlassi
Tunisia | Sarah Randrianandrasana
Madagascar

## References

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1. ^ "African Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
2. ^ "UWW announces hosts for 2022, 2023 World C'ships". Retrieved 18 January 2023.
3. ^ "African Wrestling Championship". Retrieved 26 January 2023.
4. ^ "African Championships 2023". Retrieved 26 January 2023.

## External links

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* UWW Official Website
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