The 2019 African Beach Games were the inaugural edition of the international beach sports competition between the nations of Africa, organised by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). The first Games were held on the island of Sal, Cape Verde in June 2019.
In the ten-day competition, a total of 45 nations competed in 28 events across 11 sports. Teqball was also included as a demonstration sport on 18 June.
The Games were awarded to the Cabo Verdean Olympic Committee (COC) at the ANOCA General Assembly in Djibouti in May 2017. The host contract was signed in March 2018 between the City Hall of Sal, the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and the Cabo Verdean Olympic Committee (COC), to carry out of the first African Beach Games 2019.
Branding The logo is the silhouette of the African continent, while the mascot is a tortoise named Krexteu.
Venues Santa Maria Beach Park - 3×3 Basketball, Beach handball, Coastal rowing, Beach soccer, Football freestyle, Karate, Kiteboarding, Open water swimming, Teqball (demonstration) Athletics Circuit - Athletics Arena 2 - Beach tennis, Beach volleyball
Participating nations 45 out of 54 nations participated. Chad, Comoros, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia and South Africa did not participate.
Calendar
OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Gold medal events CC Closing ceremony June14thFri15thSat16thSun17thMon18thTue19thWed20thThu21stFri22ndSat23rdSunEventsCeremonies OC CC 3x3 basketball
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|2 Beach soccer
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|3 Beach volleyball
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|3 Football freestyle
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|2 Karate |bgcolor=#ffcc00|2 |bgcolor=#ffcc00|2
|4 Kiteboarding
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|4 Open water swimming
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|2Daily medal events 2 6 10 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 28Cumulative total 2 8 18 18 18 18 18 21 23 28 28June14thFri15thSat16thSun17thMon18thTue19thWed20thThu21stFri22ndSat23rdSunEvents
Medal table
Results
3×3 Basketball Men's teamMamadou KeïtaGaoussou KonéBadara BagayokoBenke DiaroumaTouhami GhezzoulMounir BernaouiNadyr LabouizeKamel AmmourAboubakar TraoréIbrahim SevedeAdjo BokobriCheick Traoré Men's dunk contest Women's teamAssetou DiakitéAïssata MaïgaAlima DembéléAssetou SissokoAdjovi Tossou AfanwouboRachel NdukueSamiya PindraAku AfetseAzibaye Mac-DangosuMurjanatu MusaNkem AkaraiweJosette Anaswem Women's shootout
Athletics Men's half marathon Women's half marathon
Beach handball Men's team Marwane SoussiMohamed MaaouiaAimen TouziMohamed Ben MidaOmar SaiedMarwen ChetiouiAhmed SfarNizar Ben RajabAchraf Elabed Abdoula ModiKomi DjokpeAyavi AyiviMawuko AyenouYaou AdjindaAduayi Aduayu-AkueAboudou GadoKossi TchassantiAyao Boboloe Achraf FlissAyoub BarkhaneRedwane BraoutHicham El HartiHicham El HakimyMehdi Ismaili AlaouiMohamed El GuensZouhair OuasfiMohamed Rachid Hamed Women's team Safa AmeriAmeni JemmaliLeila OuerfelliSamira ArfaouiSiwar AmmarAmani SalmiManel MradHanen RomdhaneBoutheina Amiche Odete TavaresSuzana BarrosJorgeana CarvalhoIliana SemedoEneida LopesTelma FernandesRute FernandesMarta CoelhoMaria Correia Sihem HemissiLina SlimaniFatiha HaimerTina SalhiSylia ZouaouiFeriel BelouchraniYamina BensalemSarah Ait HabibKenza Makhloufi
Beach soccer Men's team Djibril GueyeLansana DiassyAmadou BaMamadou SyllaMansour DiagneAl Seyni NdiayeNinou DiattaEl Hadji MbayeBabacar FallPapa Ndoye Rabi AboutalbiZakariae AhrigaSami IazalNassim El HadaouiAzzedine El HamidyMiloud EnnakhliAnas El HadaouiYassir AbadaIsmail El OuariryAli Elkhdym Benjamin IluyomadeGodwin IorbeeEmmanuel OhwoferiaAzeez AbuHego OgbonnaPaul DanjumaAustin IgudiaGodwin TaleAdams Taiwo Women's team Jacinta RodriguesMelany FortesJoceline MartinsRosângela LimaRuth DuarteKeila DelgadoSimónica DuarteCarolyne TomarVânia LoboVanda Graça Amina HaleyiRayane DoumiSamar BenhamoudaKamilia BoutiaraRania BoudellalRomaissa BoudiafMeriem HaleyiWafa BencheikhKhadidja NefissaSarah Derbal Not awarded
Beach tennis
Men's doubles Youssef GhazouaniAnass Bouaouda Fabrice NaynaEtienne Fleurie Fazal KhanIbrahim Yego Women's doubles Camilla BenabdeljalilSarah Benabdeljalil Blessing AuduChristie Agugbom Silvia NascimentoJocilene Fernandes Mixed doubles Anass BouaoudaCamilla Benabdeljalil Youssef GhazouaniSarah Benabdeljalil Anderson NevesJocilene Fernandes
Beach volleyball Men's team Delcio SoaresAldevino Nguvo Samuel EssilfieKelvin Carboo Mohammed AbichaZouheir El Graoui Women's team Nora Nezha Jihane DarrharImane Zeroual Julia LaggnerKim Seebach Naomie TooGaudencia Makokha
Coastal rowing Men's singles Women's singles Mixed team Oussama HabicheAmina Rouba Michael MosesEsther Toko Mohamed MansouriSarra Zammali
Football freestyle Men's individual battles Men's individual routines
Karate Men's individual kata Men's team kataSamir LakroutMouad OuitesHaoua AbdelhakimThebe DunaTlotlang PonatshegoOfentse Bakwadi Mauro SoaresJosé Mendes GonçalvesLeonardo Ramos Nkeshimana ElvisNtiruseseka HerveMukeshimana BrillantWomen's individual kata Women's team kataSanae AgalmamAya En-NesyryLamiae BertaliManal Kamilia Hadj SaïdSara HanoutiRayane Salakedji Centy KgosikomaLame HetanangEntle Maungwa Sophia ÉvoraDanisa ConceiçãoSilviane Mendes
Kitesurfing Men's boardercross Men's foilracing
Open water swimming Men's 5 km Women's 5 km
Demonstration result Teqball
Men's Hubert Noah EssombaGregory Tchami-Djomaha Thankgod AdinduEmmanuel Nwabueze Ekson da GraçaRodirley Duarte
References
External links Results