Cricket at the African Games
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Current season, competition or edition: Cricket at the 2023 African Games | |
| Sport | Cricket |
|---|---|
| Founded | M: 2023 W: 2023 |
| First season | 2023 |
| No. of teams | M: 8 W: 8 |
| Most recent champions | M:  Zimbabwe (1st title) W: Zimbabwe (1st title) |
| Most titles | M: Zimbabwe (1 title) W: Zimbabwe (1 title) |
| Part of a series on the |
| International cricket competitions |
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| ICC Competitions |
| Men's |
| Women's |
| Multi-sport competitions |
| Regional competitions |
| Note: Defunct competitions are listed in italics. |
The team sport of Cricket became a medal sport at the 2023 African Games.[1][2] Cricket was also confirmed to be included in 2027 African Games at Cairo.[3]
Men
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2023 |
 Accra |
Zimbabwe Emerging |
Zimbabwe Emerging won by 8 wickets Scorecard |
 Namibia |
 Uganda |
Uganda won by 106 runs Scorecard |
 Kenya | ||
| 2027 |
 Cairo |
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Women
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2023 |
Accra |
Zimbabwe |
Match Tied (Zimbabwe won the Super Over) Scorecard |
 South Africa Emerging |
 Nigeria |
Nigeria won by 3 wickets Scorecard |
Uganda | ||
| 2027 |
Cairo |
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
