Kenya at the 2023 African Games

Sporting event delegation

Kenya at the
2023 African Games

Flag of Kenya

IOC code| KEN
NOC| National Olympic Committee of Kenya
in Accra, Ghana
8 March 2024 (2024-03-08) – 23 March 2024 (2024-03-23)
Medals
Ranked 10th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

African Games appearances (overview)

* 1965
* 1973
* 1978
* 1987
* 1991
* 1995
* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

Kenya competed at the 2023 African Games held from 8 to 23 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.[1][2]

## Medal table

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Aaron Cheminingwa | Athletics | Men's 800 metres | 20 March
Gold | Emily Wamusyi Ngii | Athletics | Women's 20 kilometres walk | 20 March
Gold | Beatrice Chepkoech | Athletics | Women's 3000 metres steeplechase | 20 March
Gold | Mary Moraa | Athletics | Women's 400 metres | 20 March
Gold | Janeth Chepngetich | Athletics | Women's 10000 metres | 21 March
Gold | Angella Okutoyi | Tennis | Women's singles | 21 March
Gold | Brian Komen | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres | 22 March
Gold | Edwin Owuor | Boxing | Men's 75 kg | 22 March
Silver | Amos Serem | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase | 18 March
Silver | Edwin Kimutai | Athletics | Men's decathlon | 19 March
Silver | Winny Bii | Athletics | Women's triple jump | 19 March
Silver | Samuel Gathimba | Athletics | Men's 20 kilometres walk | 20 March
Silver | Ngeno Kipngetich | Athletics | Men's 800 metres | 20 March
Silver | Angella Okutoyi
Cynthia Wanjala | Tennis | Women's doubles | 21 March
Silver | Julius Yego | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | 22 March
Silver | Kenya | Volleyball | Men's tournament | 23 March
Bronze | Esther Kavesa | Weightlifting | Women's 45 kg total | 10 March
Bronze | Esther Kavesa | Weightlifting | Women's 45 kg snatch | 10 March
Bronze | Juliana Anyango | Weightlifting | Women's 81 kg total | 13 March
Bronze | Juliana Anyango | Weightlifting | Women's 81 kg snatch | 13 March
Bronze | Juliana Anyango | Weightlifting | Women's 81 kg clean & jerk | 13 March
Bronze | Faith Ogallo | Taekwondo | Women's +73 kg | 17 March
Bronze | Simon Koech | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase | 18 March
Bronze | Jully Musangi | Taekwondo | Women's −73 kg | 18 March
Bronze | Evans Kiptum | Athletics | Men's 10000 metres | 19 March
Bronze | Vivian Chebet Kiprotich | Athletics | Women's 800 metres | 19 March
Bronze | David Kapirante
Kennedy Muthoki
Mary Moraa
Mourine Thomas | Athletics | Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay | 19 March
Bronze | Kenya | Rugby sevens | Men's tournament | 21 March
Bronze | Abel Kipsang | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres | 22 March
Bronze | Cornelius Kemboi | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres | 22 March
Bronze | Mary Ekiru | Athletics | Women's 1500 metres | 22 March
Bronze | Nancy Chepleting | Athletics | Women's half marathon | 22 March
Bronze | Amina Faki | Boxing | Women's 54 kg | 22 March
Bronze | Kenya | Field hockey | Women's tournament | 22 March
Bronze | Mary Muriu | Taekwondo | Women's under 30 | 22 March
Bronze | Milka Akinyi | Taekwondo | Women's under 40 | 22 March
Bronze | Kenya | Volleyball | Women's tournament | 23 March

## Cricket

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Main article: Cricket at the 2023 African Games

### Men's

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Main article: Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament

Group play
Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification

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1  |  Uganda | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 3.283  | Advanced to the knockout stage
2  |  Kenya | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 1.049
3  |  University Sports South Africa | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1.000  |
4  |  Ghana | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | −5.888

Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]

17 March 2024
13:50
Scorecard

Uganda
169/7 (20 overs)

Kenya
97 (16.4 overs)

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Roger Mukasa 59 (45)
Lucas Oluoch 5/20 (4 overs)

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Rakep Patel 42 (35)
Alpesh Ramjani 4/17 (3.4 overs)

Uganda won by 72 runs
Achimota Oval B, Accra
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Habib Enesi (Nga)
Player of the match: Dinesh Nakrani (Uga)

* Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
* Lucas Oluoch (Ken) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[4]
* Roger Mukasa (Uga) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is.[5]

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18 March 2024
13:50
Scorecard

Kenya
141/6 (20 overs)

University Sports South Africa
71 (15 overs)

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Collins Obuya 58 (47)
Heinrigh Pieterse 2/23 (4 overs)

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George Van Heerden 22 (22)
Aarnav Patel 5/15 (3 overs)

Kenya won by 70 runs
Achimota Oval A, Accra
Umpires: Adil Kassam (Tan) and Percival Sizara (Zim)
Player of the match: Aarnav Patel (Ken)

* Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.

* * *

20 March 2024
09:30
Scorecard

Ghana
111 (18.3 overs)

Kenya
115/3 (11.1 overs)

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Obed Harvey 33 (33)
Rakep Patel 3/12 (4 overs)

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Collins Obuya 68 (30)
Richmond Baaleri 3/55 (4 overs)

Kenya won by 7 wickets
Achimota Oval B, Accra
Umpires: Habib Enesi (Nga) and Adil Kassam (Tan)
Player of the match: Collins Obuya (Ken)

* Ghana won the toss and elected to bat.
* Aarnav Patel (Ken) made his T20I debut.

### Women's

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Main article: Cricket at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament

Group play
Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification

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1  |  Zimbabwe | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 1.438  | Advanced to the knockout stage
2  |  Uganda | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0.529
3  |  Kenya | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | −1.018  |
4  |  Rwanda | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | −0.975

Source: ESPNcricinfo[6]

7 March 2024
13:15
Scorecard

Kenya
63/8 (17 overs)

Uganda
66/4 (16.4 overs)

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Melvin Khagoitsa 24 (37)
Immaculate Nakisuuyi 2/17 (4 overs)

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Gloria Obukor 29* (48)
Esther Wachira 1/9 (3 overs)

Uganda won by 6 wickets
Achimota Oval B, Accra
Umpires: Stacy Lackay (SA) and Percival Sizara (Zim)
Player of the match: Immaculate Nakisuuyi (Uga)

* Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.

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8 March 2024
13:45
Scorecard

Rwanda
69 (18.3 overs)

Kenya
72/3 (17 overs)

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Clarisse Uwase 24 (28)
Jemimah Ndanu 3/21 (4 overs)

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Esther Wachira 42* (49)
Rosine Irera 2/11 (4 overs)

Kenya won by 7 wickets
Achimota Oval B, Accra
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Patric Makumbi (Uga)
Player of the match: Esther Wachira (Ken)

* Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.

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10 March 2024
13:15
Scorecard

Zimbabwe
142/5 (20 overs)

Kenya
74/4 (20 overs)

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Modester Mupachikwa 40 (40)
Flavia Odhiambo 3/29 (4 overs)

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Melvin Khagoitsa 30 (47)
Precious Marange 1/5 (2 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 68 runs
Achimota Oval A, Accra
Umpires: Adil Kassam (Tan) and Patric Makumbi (Uga)
Player of the match: Modester Mupachikwa (Zim)

* Kenya won the toss and elected to field.

## Field Hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2023 African Games

Summary

Key:

* FT – After full-time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team  | Event  | Group stage  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Kenya men's | Men's tournament |  Egypt
L 3–2  |  Ghana
L 3–1  |  Nigeria
L 1–2  | 4  |  Nigeria
L 1–2  | 4
Kenya women's | Women's tournament |  Ghana
L 1–4  | bye |  Nigeria
L 0–1  | 3  | Did not advance

### Men's

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament

Group play

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Egypt | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 9  | 6  | +3  | 9  | Final
2  |  Ghana (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 6
3  |  Nigeria | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 6  | 7  | −1  | 3  | Third place match
4  |  Kenya | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 4  | 8  | −4  | 0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts

| 17 March 2024
16:00

Kenya  | 2–3  |  Egypt

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Wakhura  23'
Ademba  59' | Report | Adel  17'
Ragab  41'
El-Ganaini  47'
Umpires:
Nortey Ebenezer (GHA)
Simon Awasa (NGR)

* * *

| 18 March 2024
16:00

Kenya  | 1–3  |  Ghana

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Wiswa  59' | Report | Fialor  38'
Addison  43'
Ntiamoah  45'
Umpires:
Mohamed Hassan (EGY)
Simon Awasa (NGR)

* * *

| 20 March 2024
14:00

Nigeria  | 2–1  |  Kenya

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Samaila  15', 21' | Report | Masambu  7'
Umpires:
Nortey Ebenezer (GHA)
Mohamed Hassan (EGY)

Third and fourth place
| 22 March 2024
14:00

Nigeria  | 2–1  |  Kenya

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Samaila  33'
John  43' | Report | Kariuki  53'
Umpires:
Mohamed Hassan (EGY)
Nortey Ebenezer (GHA)

### Women's

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament

Group play

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Ghana (H) | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 1  | +4  | 6  | Final
2  |  Nigeria | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3
3  |  Kenya | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 5  | −4  | 0  |

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts

| 17 March 2024
10:00

Kenya  | 1–4  |  Ghana

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Onyango  56' | Report | Opoku  9', 33'
Berko  19'
Narkuor  27'
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaitytė (LTU)
Charity Onosimuan (NGR)

* * *

| 20 March 2024
10:00

Nigeria  | 1–0  |  Kenya

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Njoku  60' | Report |
Umpires:
Kamile Mockaitytė (LTU)
Evelyn Fiador (GHA)

## Tennis

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Main article: Tennis at the 2023 African Games

## References

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1. ^ "Weightlifter Juliana Anyango Clinches Bronze At African Games". 98.4 Capital FM. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
2. ^ "Kenyan Weightlifter Juliana Anyango finishes third at the African Games". TV47. 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
3. ^ "African Games 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
4. ^ "Roger Mukasa reaches 1000 T20I runs milestone as Uganda triumphs over Kenya at African Games". Sports Ocean Uganda. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
5. ^ "Cricket Cranes make light work of Kenya in African Games opener". Kawowo Sports. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
6. ^ "Women's African Games 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

## External links

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Nations at the 2023 African Games

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Republic of the Congo
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Malawi
* Madagascar
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

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*[T]: Tied
*[NR]: No result
*[Pts]: Points
*[NRR]: Net run rate
*[BM]: Bronze medal match
*[D]: Drawn
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
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*[53']: Scored from penalty corner
*[56']: Scored from penalty stroke
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*[19']: Scored from penalty corner
*[27']: Field goal
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