African Judo Championships
Judo competition
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African Judo Championships is a continental judo championship organized by the African Judo Union. The 1965, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2007 editions were held during the respective African Games.
| Current event or competition: 2026 African Judo Championships | |
| Competition details | |
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| Discipline | Judo |
| Type | Annual |
| Organiser | African Judo Union (AJU) |
| History | |
| First edition | 1964 in Dakar, Senegal |
| Most wins |  Algeria – 320 medals(121 gold medals) |
| Most recent | Nairobi 2026 |
| Next edition | 2027 |
Tournaments
| Year | Date | Host City (Country) | Venue | Countries | Athletes | Events | Winners | Ref. | |
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| 1964 | ...–... Jun |  Dakar |
- | 5 | Senegal |
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| 1965[a] | 20–22 Jul |  Brazzaville |
10 | - | 5 | Senegal |
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| 1967 | ...–... Jul |  Abidjan |
6 | - | 7 | Senegal |
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| 1968 | ...–... Jul |  Tunis |
12 | - | 5 | Senegal |
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| 1974 | 14–16 Dec |  Cairo |
- | Senegal |
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| 1982 | ...–... Jul | Cairo |
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| 1983 | 30 Jul–4 Aug | Dakar |
5 | - | 9 | Egypt |
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| 1985 | 6–12 Aug | Tunis |
- | 7 | Egypt |
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| 1986 | 20–24 Jul |  Casablanca |
8 | 13 | Algeria |
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| 1987[a] | 3–5 Aug |  Nairobi |
7 | - | 8 |  Egypt |
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| 1989 | 3–10 Dec | Abidjan |
61 | 32 | Algeria |
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| 1990 | 16–20 Jul | Algiers |
Hacène Harcha Arena | 16 | 16 | Algeria |
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| 1991[a] | 20 Sep–1 Oct | Cairo |
11 | - | 8 | Egypt |
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| 1991[b] | 1–3 Nov |  Port Louis |
- | 9 | |||||
| 1992 | 6–8 Nov | Port Louis |
15 | 16 | Algeria |
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| 1993 | ...–... ... | Cairo |
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls | ||||||
| 1994 | 7–9 Oct |  Tunis |
9 | 16 | Tunisia |
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| 1995[a] | 13–23 Sep |  Harare |
12 | 16 | Tunisia |
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| 1996 | 16–19 May |  Pretoria |
10 | 16 | Algeria |
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| 1997 | 17–19 Jul | Casablanca |
12 | 16 | Algeria |
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| 1998 | 23–26 Jul | Dakar |
12 | 16 | Egypt |
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| 1999[a] | 10–13 Sep | Johannesburg |
21 | 16 | Tunisia |
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| 2000 | 11–14 May | Algiers |
Hacène Harcha Arena | 16 | Algeria |
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| 2001 | 6–9 Nov |  Tripoli |
16 | Algeria |
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| 2002 | 4–7 Oct | Cairo |
16 | Tunisia |
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| 2004 | 5–8 May | Tunis |
16 | Algeria |
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| 2005 | 18–21 May | Port Elizabeth |
16 | Algeria |
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| 2006 | 5–10 Jun | Port-Louis |
16 | Egypt |
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| 2007[a] | 13–14 Jul | Algiers |
24 | 16 | Algeria |
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| 2008 | 15–18 May | Agadir |
22 | 16 | Algeria |
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| 2009 | 27 Apr–2 May | Port-Louis |
16 | Egypt |
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| 2010 | 15–18 Apr |  Yaoundé |
22 | 105 | 73 | 16 | Tunisia |
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| 2011 | 14–17 Apr | Dakar |
Marius Ndiaye Stadium | 23 | 113 | 64 | 16 | Tunisia |
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| 2012 | 5–8 Apr | Agadir |
20 | 16 | Morocco |
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| 2013 | 18–21 Apr |  Maputo |
Pavilhão Gimnodesportivo | 22 | 16 | Tunisia |
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| 2014 | 26–27 Jun | Port-Louis |
16 | Algeria |
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| 2015 | 24–26 Apr |  Libreville |
16 | Tunisia |
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| 2016 | 8–10 Apr | Tunis |
16 | Tunisia |
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| 2017 | 14–16 Apr |  Antananarivo |
22 | 18 | Algeria |
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| 2018 | 12–15 Apr | Tunis |
25 | 106 | 61 | 16 | Tunisia |
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| 2019 | 25–28 Apr | Cape Town |
28 | 14 | Algeria |
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| 2020 | 17–20 Dec | Antananarivo |
Palais des Sports Mahamasina | 33 | 15 | Egypt |
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| 2021 | 20–23 May | Dakar |
Dakar Arena | 40 | 14 | Tunisia |
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| 2022 | 26–29 May | Oran |
Convention Centre Mohammed Ben Ahmed[1] | 26 | 94 | 79 | 14 | Algeria |
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| 2023 | 7–9 September | Casablanca |
Salle du Complexe Sportif Mohammed V | 39 | 131 | 98 | 15 | Algeria |
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| 2024 | 25–28 April | Cairo |
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex | 103 | 89 | 15 | Egypt |
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| 2025 | 25–28 April | Abidjan |
Palais des Sports de Treichville | 15 | Egypt |
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| 2026 | 24–26 April | Nairobi |
Kasarani Indoor Arena | 35 | 160 | 101 | 15 | Algeria |
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All-time medal table 2001–2026
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 121 | 94 | 105 | 320 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 88 | 76 | 111 | 275 |
| 3 | Egypt | 65 | 60 | 67 | 192 |
| 4 | Morocco | 59 | 42 | 101 | 202 |
| 5 |  Angola | 8 | 11 | 24 | 43 |
| 6 | South Africa | 6 | 13 | 24 | 43 |
| 7 |  Guinea | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 |  Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Cameroon | 4 | 24 | 66 | 94 |
| 10 | Senegal | 4 | 14 | 46 | 64 |
| 11 | Mauritius | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 |
| 12 | Madagascar | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 13 |  Libya | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | Gabon | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 15 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| 16 |  Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 17 |  Cape Verde | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Congo | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 19 |  Ghana | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 |  Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 |  Gambia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 |  Burundi | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Niger | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 24 |  Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kenya | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 26 |  Benin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Zambia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 |  Chad | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Djibouti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mali | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Seychelles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (32 entries) | 372 | 367 | 646 | 1,385 | |