XIII African Games
Host cityAccra
Nations52 (expected)
Events242
Opening8 March 2024 (2024-03-08)
Closing23 March 2024 (2024-03-23)
Opened byNana Akufo-Addo (President)
Torch lighterBenjamin Azamati
Main venueLegon Sports Stadium
WebsiteAccra2023ag.com

The 13th African Games are expected to be held in Ghana between 8 - 23 March 2024.[1] This is the second time in history that the games will be decentralized, as three cities in the host country will host the event.[2] The three cities chosen for these functions are Accra, Kumasi, and Cape Coast.[3][4]

Bids

Ghana won the rights to host the event in October 2018.[7] In November 2021, Ghana signed an agreement with the African Union to host the event.[4]

Venues

Plans to build a new stadium for the event were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

The new Borteyman Sports Complex located in Borteyman, Accra is intended to be used for indoor sports.[9]

Venue Events Capacity Status
Accra Sports Stadium Football (details) 40,000 Existing
Borteyman Sports Complex[10][11][12][13] Aquatics (details) 500 Commissioned
Handball (details)
Wrestling (details) 		500
Badminton (details)
Volleyball (details) 		1,000
Tennis (details) 1,000
Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium[14] Field hockey (details) Existing
Achimota Oval[15][16] Cricket (details) Existing
University of Ghana Sports Facilities[15] Athletics (details)
Rugby sevens (details)
Weightlifting (details) 		Renovation
Ga-Mashiae Hall Judo (details)
Karate (details)
Taekwondo (details) 		Existing
Bukom Boxing Arena Boxing (details) 4000 Existing

Marketing

The mascot, the logo and the website of the event were unveiled in December 2021.[17][18][19]

The mascot, known asɔkɔdeɛ (come on), is an anthropomorphic eagle wearing the Ghanaian Flag.[20][21]

Participating nations

Participating National Olympic Committees
  •  Algeria (224)
  •  Angola (113)
  •  Benin
  •  Botswana
  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Burundi
  •  Cameroon
  •  Cape Verde
  •  Central African Republic
  •  Chad
  •  Republic of the Congo
  •  Comoros
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Djibouti
  •  Democratic Republic of the Congo
  •  Egypt
  •  Equatorial Guinea
  •  Eritrea
  •  Eswatini (13)
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Gabon
  •  The Gambia (110)
  •  Ghana (Host)
  •  Guinea
  •  Guinea-Bissau
  •  Kenya
  •  Lesotho
  •  Liberia
  •  Libya
  •  Madagascar
  •  Malawi (10)
  •  Mali
  •  Mauritania
  •  Mauritius
  •  Morocco
  •  Mozambique
  •  Namibia
  •  Niger
  •  Nigeria (375)
  •  Rwanda
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe (7)
  •  Senegal
  •  Seychelles (51)
  •  Sierra Leone
  •  Somalia
  •  South Africa (226)
  •  South Sudan
  •  Sudan
  •  Tanzania
  •  Togo (67)
  •  Tunisia (110)
  •  Uganda
  •  Zambia (64)
  •  Zimbabwe

Sports

Squash is expected to feature at the 13th African Games.[22][23] In February 2022, it was announced that cricket will make its debut in the 2023 edition of the games.[24][25] Arm wrestling and rugby union (sevens) are also set to make their debut.[26] A total of 23 sports games have been confirmed for the continental event.[27][28][29][30]

Demonstration sports:[31]

Calendar

The schedule for the Games is as follows.[32]

 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
Ceremonies OC CC
Arm wrestling 13 13 26
Athletics 3 10 11 6 14 44
Badminton ● ● ● 5 5
3x3 basketball ● ● ● ● 5 5
Beach volleyball ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Boxing ● ● ● ● ● ● 25 25
Chess 1 2 3 6
Cricket ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● 1 2
Cycling 1 1 2 ● 2 6
Field hockey ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Football ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Judo 2 5 1 8
Karate 8 6 2 16
Swimming 7 9 10 8 8 42
Table tennis ● 2 ● ● 2 4
Taekwondo 4 ● ● ● ● ● 4+
Tennis ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2 4
Triathlon 2 2
Volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Weightlifting 3 3 3 3 3 5 20
Wrestling 3 6 6 15
Daily medal events 0 2 0 8 8 14 26 22 11 12
Cumulative total 0 2 2 10 18 32 58 80 91 103
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

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Ghana)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Egypt (EGY)123318
2 Algeria (ALG)33713
3 Morocco (MAR)2439
4 Tunisia (TUN)1359
5 Nigeria (NGR)0325
6 Senegal (SEN)0123
7 Libya (LBA)0101
8 Burkina Faso (BUR)0033
 Republic of the Congo (CGO)0033
 South Africa (RSA)0033
11 Botswana (BOT)0022
12 Cameroon (CMR)0011
 Chad (CHA)0011
 Madagascar (MAD)0011
Totals (14 entries)18183672

2023 African Para Games

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.[33][34]

See also

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