African Youth Games

African Youth Games
AbbreviationAYG
First event2010
Occur every4 years
Last event2025

The African Youth Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years to complement the current Africa Games. The first games was hosted by Rabat, Morocco. The Games have been organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa. The Games are described as the second-largest continental multi-sport event after the African Games.

History

The competition has been created by Lassana Palenfo, current director of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). The idea came in 2006, but the first African Youth Games only occurred in 2010. The first edition was held in Rabat, Morocco between 13 June and 18 July 2010[1][2].

Editions

Host cities of the African Youth Games
Games Year Host city Host country Start Date End Date Nations Athletes Sports Top Country On Medal Table
1 2010 Rabat Morocco 13 June 18 July 40 1008 16 Tunisia
2 2014 Gaborone Botswana 22 May 31 May 54 2500[3] 20[4] Egypt[5]
3 2018 Algiers Algeria 19 July 28 July 54 3098 35 Egypt[6]
– 2022[7] Cairo Egypt 26 August 6 September Cancelled
4 2025[8] Luanda Angola 10 December 20 December 51[9] 2076 23 South Africa[10]

All time Medal Table

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jeux africains de la jeunesse au Maroc". Le Figaro. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  2. ^ "Jeux africains de la Jeunesse : Clôture en apothéose". Al Bayane. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Gaborone 2014 – 2nd African Youth Games .:: About us ::". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  4. ^ "www.gaborone2014.com". Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Egypt finish top of African Youth Games medal table after triathlon gold". 28 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  7. ^ "ANOCA NEWSLETTER MARCH 2022". ANOCA. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  8. ^ "ANOCA virtual extraordinary general assembly discusses the African School Games and the African Youth Games 2025". ANOCA. 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  9. ^ Cavalcante, Rafael (2025-12-04). "Angola 2025". Jogos Africanos da Juventude 2025 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  10. ^ "Jogos Africanos da Juventude registam forte equilíbrio competitivo no quadro geral de medalhas" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
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