Host city | Accra |
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Nations | 53 |
Athletes | 2,644 |
Events | 335 |
Opening | 8 March 2024 |
Closing | 23 March 2024 |
Opened by | Nana Akufo-Addo (President) |
Closed by | Mustapha Ussif Minister for Youth and Sports of Ghana |
Torch lighter | Benjamin Azamati |
Main venue | Legon Sports Stadium |
Website | Accra2023ag.com |
The 13th African Games hosted in Ghana is being held from 8–23 March 2024.[1] Despite having Accra as the main host city, the games are being held in two sub-host cities:[2] Kumasi and Cape Coast.[3][4] The games were initially planned to be held in August 2023, however a failure to complete facilities on time and arguments over marketing revenue resulted in the games being delayed to March 2024.[5][6]
Ghana won the rights to host the event in October 2018.[9] In November 2021, Ghana signed an agreement with the African Union to host the event.[4]
Plans to build a new stadium for the event were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
The new Borteyman Sports Complex located in Borteyman, Accra is intended to be used for indoor sports.[11]
Venue | Events | Capacity | Status |
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Accra Sports Stadium | Football ( ) | 40,000 | Existing |
Borteyman Sports Complex[12][13][14][15] | Swimming ( ) | 500 | Commissioned |
Handball ( ) Wrestling ( ) |
500 | ||
Badminton ( ) Volleyball ( ) |
1,000 | ||
Tennis ( ) | 1,000 | ||
Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium[16] | Field hockey ( ) | Existing | |
Achimota Oval[17][18] | Cricket ( ) | Existing | |
University of Ghana Sports Facilities[17] | Athletics ( ) Rugby sevens ( ) Weightlifting ( ) |
Renovation | |
Ga-Mashiae Hall | Judo ( ) Karate ( ) Taekwondo ( ) |
Existing | |
Bukom Boxing Arena | Boxing ( ) | 4000 | Existing |
The mascot, the logo and the website of the event were unveiled in December 2021.[19][20][21]
The mascot, known asɔkɔdeɛ (come on), is an anthropomorphic eagle wearing the Ghanaian Flag.[22][23]
From the 54 members of the ANOCA. 53 sent delegations to compete in the event, the only exception was Cape Verde. Also noteworthy is the presence of a delegation from the African Judo Union. This happened because the National Sports Federation in Angola is suspended and the country's athletes competed as neutrals in the sport. However, their 3 medals are added to Angolan delegation in the final table.
Participating National Olympic Committees |
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Squash was expected to feature at the 13th African Games. But, when the final list of events, they were out from the games program.[24][25] In February 2022, it was announced that cricket and arm wrestling will make its debut in the 2023 edition of the games.[26][27] Rugby union (sevens) is also set to make its debut.[28] A total of 23 sports games have been confirmed for the continental event.[29][30][31][32]
Demonstration sports:[33]
The schedule for the Games is as follows.[34]
OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Gold medal events | CC | Closing ceremony |
March | 4th Mon |
5th Tue |
6th Wed |
7th Thu |
8th Fri |
9th Sat |
10th Sun |
11th Mon |
12th Tue |
13th Wed |
14th Thu |
15th Fri |
16th Sat |
17th Sun |
18th Mon |
19th Tue |
20th Wed |
21st Thu |
22nd Fri |
23rd Sat |
Events | |
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Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Arm wrestling | 14 | 14 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Athletics | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||
Badminton | ● | ● | ● | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
3x3 basketball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Beach volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Boxing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 25 | 25 | |||||||||||||
Chess | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cricket | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
Cycling | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Field hockey | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Football | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Handball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Judo | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Karate | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rugby sevens | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Swimming | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
Table tennis | ● | 2 | ● | ● | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Taekwondo | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
Tennis | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 4 | ● | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Triathlon | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
Weightlifting | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
Wrestling | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Daily medal events | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 5 | 335 | |
Cumulative total | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 75 | 106 | 135 | 160 | 181 | 202 | 217 | 221 | 228 | 244 | 259 | 274 | 330 | 335 | ||
March | 4th Mon |
5th Tue |
6th Wed |
7th Thu |
8th Fri |
9th Sat |
10th Sun |
11th Mon |
12th Tue |
13th Wed |
14th Thu |
15th Fri |
16th Sat |
17th Sun |
18th Mon |
19th Tue |
20th Wed |
21st Thu |
22nd Fri |
23rd Sat |
Events |
* Host nation (Ghana)
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Egypt (EGY) | 103 | 47 | 43 | 193 |
2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 47 | 34 | 40 | 121 |
3 | South Africa (RSA) | 32 | 32 | 42 | 106 |
4 | Algeria (ALG) | 29 | 38 | 48 | 115 |
5 | Tunisia (TUN) | 22 | 27 | 38 | 87 |
6 | Ghana (GHA)* | 19 | 29 | 21 | 69 |
7 | Morocco (MAR) | 9 | 12 | 14 | 35 |
8 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
9 | Mauritius (MRI) | 9 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
10 | Kenya (KEN) | 8 | 8 | 21 | 37 |
11 | Eritrea (ERI) | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
12 | Senegal (SEN) | 4 | 7 | 18 | 29 |
13 | Uganda (UGA) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
14 | Zambia (ZAM) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
15 | Madagascar (MAD) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
16 | Niger (NIG) | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
17 | Cameroon (CMR) | 3 | 13 | 14 | 30 |
18 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
19 | Benin (BEN) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
21 | Angola (ANG) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
Mali (MLI) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
23 | The Gambia (GAM) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
24 | Libya (LBA) | 1 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
25 | Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
26 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
27 | Guinea (GUI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
28 | South Sudan (SSD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
29 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
30 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
31 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
32 | Liberia (LBR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
33 | Central African Republic (CAF) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Togo (TOG) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
36 | Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Somalia (SOM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
38 | Republic of the Congo (CGO) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
39 | Tanzania (TAN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
40 | Chad (CHA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Djibouti (DJI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Lesotho (LES) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Rwanda (RWA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (44 entries) | 336 | 334 | 430 | 1100 |
Main article: 2023 African Para Games |
In January 2022, president of the International Paralympic Committee Andrew Parsons visited Ghana in support of the 2023 African Para Games which are also to be held in Ghana.[38][39]
For the first time in the history of the games, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) was introduced as a demonstration sport in the African Games. The event was conducted by Global Association Of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA). MMA athletes from all over the continent came to participate. Over a span of 2 days (11 and 12 March 2024) nearly 50 fights were conducted to finally crown the African Games Champions in their respective weight classes.[40]
The 2023 African Games MMA tournament included athletes from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ghana, Libya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sudan, and Togo.[41]
The final results of the 2023 African Games MMA tournament were announced by GAMMA on their website.[42]