The ABSC All Africa Snooker Championship is an annual snooker competition and is the highest ranking amateur event in Africa. The event series is sanctioned by the African Billiards & Snooker Confederation. Established back in 1993 as the ABSF African Snooker Championship, the winner of the event often becomes the African nomination for the World Snooker Tour. Throughout the tournament's early history the championship was dominated by South African players, however at the turn of the millennium Egyptian players became the dominant force in the championship, winning 11 of 15 championships since the year 2000.
The championship is currently held by Mina Awad who defeated Charl Jonck 6–5 in the 2026 final.
Men's finals
Year Venue Winner Runner-up Score 1993 Unknown Ismael Teeluck Unknown 1994 Port Louis, Mauritius Bernie Jones Schalk Mouton 11–10 1995 Durban, South Africa Warren Horsley Bernie Jones 11–8 1996 South Africa Hitesh Naran Warren Horsley 11–8 1997–1998 Unknown 1999 Cairo, Egypt Warren Horsley Munier Cassim 6–5 2000 Casablanca, Morocco Mohamed El Hamy Sherif Senna 5–4 2001 Unknown 2002 Cairo, Egypt Hesham Abbas Wael Talaat 5–2 2003–2006 Unknown 2007Summary: Full details: Casablanca, Morocco Wael Talaat Mohamed Samy Elkhayat 5–4 2008 Tripoli, Libya Mohamed El Hamy Mohamed Samy Elkhayat 6–2 2009 Johannesburg, South Africa Wael Talaat Mohamed Samy Elkhayat 6–0 2010 Cairo, Egypt Mohamed Samy Elkhayat Wael Talaat 6–1 2011 Cairo, Egypt Wael Talaat Mohamed El Hamy 6–4 2012 Johannesburg, South Africa Peter Francisco Mohamed Khairy 6–2 2013 Marrakesh, Morocco Peter Francisco Khaled Belaid Abumdas 6–2 2014 Unknown 2015 Tunis, Tunisia Hatem Yassen Mohamed Khairy 6–5 2016 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Peter Francisco Wael Talaat 6–1 2017 Hammamet, Tunisia Basem Eltahhan Wael Talaat 6–5 2018Snooker Scene, June 2018, page 39 Cairo, Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim Mostafa Dorgham 6–1 2019African Games Rabat, Morocco Amine Amiri Abdelhamid Abdelrahman 5–4 2022 Casablanca, Morocco Mohamed Ibrahim Hesham Shawky 5–4 2023 Casablanca, Morocco Mostafa Dorgham Mohamed Khairy 5–2 2024 Johannesburg, South Africa Hatem Yassen Abdel Shaheen 6–52025 Saïdia, Morocco Mahmoud El Hareedy Yassine Bellamine 6–1 2026 Johannesburg, South Africa Mina Awad Charl Jonck 6–5
Champions by country +Champions by country Country Players Total First title Last title 10 15 2000 2026 4 7 1994 2016 1 1 1993 1993 1120192019
Women's finals
Year Venue Winner Runner-up ScoreRef. 2015 Tunis, Tunisia Round-robin 2022 Casablanca, Morocco 3–0 2023 Casablanca, Morocco 3–0 2024 Johannesburg, South Africa 3–1 2025Saïdia, Morocco4–3 2026 Johannesburg, South Africa 3–1
Champions by country +Champions by country Country Players Total First title Last title 2 3 2022 2025 3320152026
References
External links Africa Billiards & Snooker Confederation