2025 African Youth Games

2025 African Youth Games
HostLuanda
CountryAngola
Nations51
Athletes2,076 (1,059 Men and 1,017 Women)
Events23 sports
Opening10 December
Closing20 December
Ceremony venueJosé Armando Sayovo Sports Complex, Caxito, Angola
Websitejajangola2025.com

The 2025 African Youth Games were the 4th edition of the African multi-sport event, the African Youth Games. The award to Angola, as the first Portuguese-speaking host, was announced on 29 April 2025.[1]

The games took place from 10 to 20 December 2025, in 33 sports in Luanda, Benguela, Lubango, Huambo, Moçâmedes and Caxito.[2]

Participating nations

51 Nations (Except  Guinea-Bissau,  Eritrea,  Sudan):

  •  Algeria (151)
  •  Angola (165) (host)
  •  Benin
  •  Botswana
  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Burundi
  •  Cameroon
  •  Cape Verde
  •  Central African Republic
  •  Chad
  •  Comoros
  •  Republic of the Congo
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Djibouti
  •  Democratic Republic of the Congo
  •  Egypt (86)
  •  Equatorial Guinea
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Gabon
  •  The Gambia
  •  Ghana
  •  Guinea
  •  Kenya
  •  Lesotho
  •  Liberia
  •  Libya
  •  Madagascar
  •  Malawi (3)
  •  Mali
  •  Mauritania
  •  Mauritius
  •  Morocco
  •  Mozambique
  •  Namibia
  •  Niger
  •  Nigeria
  •  Rwanda
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe
  •  Senegal
  •  Seychelles (4)
  •  Sierra Leone
  •  Somalia (3)
  •  South Africa (108)
  •  South Sudan
  •  Eswatini
  •  Tanzania
  •  Togo
  •  Tunisia (137)
  •  Uganda
  •  Zambia
  •  Zimbabwe

Sports

  1.  3x3 basketball ()
  2.  Athletics ()
  3.  Badminton ()
  4.  Beach handball ()
  5.  Beach volleyball ()
  6.  Beach wrestling ()
  7.  Boxing ()
  8.  Breaking ()
  9.  Canoeing ()
  10.  Cycling () (BMX racing, Road)
  11.  Equestrian ()
  12.  Fencing ()
  13.  Golf ()
  14.  Judo ()
  15.  Karate ()
  16.  Swimming ()
  17.  Rowing ()
  18.  Table tennis ()
  19.  Taekwondo ()
  20.  Tennis ()
  21.  Weightlifting ()

Traditional Sports: Wela and Kiela.

Medal table

Source:[3][4][5][6]

  Host nation

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Africa (RSA)454317105
2 Algeria (ALG)392636101
3 Egypt (EGY)33222176
4 Tunisia (TUN)27283893
5 Nigeria (NGR)2281141
6 Cameroon (CMR)145726
7 Angola (ANG)*9241750
8 Ethiopia (ETH)881430
9 Kenya (KEN)7121433
10 Libya (LBA)6118
11 Senegal (SEN)52714
12 Zimbabwe (ZIM)39416
13 Ghana (GHA)36817
14 Seychelles (SEY)36110
15 DR Congo (COD)3115
16 Ivory Coast (CIV)28414
17 Niger (NIG)2439
18 Madagascar (MAD)2204
19 Morocco (MAR)2136
20 Congo (CGO)2125
21 Zambia (ZAM)2046
22 Sierra Leone (SLE)2002
 São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)2002
24 Mauritius (MRI)18716
25 Namibia (NAM)15814
26 Botswana (BOT)1359
27 Eritrea (ERI)1012
28 Eswatini (SWZ)0437
29 Burundi (BDI)0202
 Rwanda (RWA)0202
31 Burkina Faso (BUR)0145
32 The Gambia (GAM)0134
 Uganda (UGA)0134
34 Djibouti (DJI)0123
 Gabon (GAB)0123
36 Togo (TOG)0112
37 Guinea (GUI)0055
38 Mozambique (MOZ)0044
39 Liberia (LBR)0033
40 Benin (BEN)0011
 Central African Republic (CAF)0011
 Mali (MLI)0011
Totals (42 entries)247247267761

See also

References

  1. ^ bjm (2025-04-29). "ANOCA virtual extraordinary general assembly discusses the African School Games and the African Youth Games 2025". ANOCA. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  2. ^ "4th African Youth Games Angola 2025: Africa celebrates its youths through sport". ANOCA. 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  3. ^ "Jogos Africanos da Juventude registam forte equilíbrio competitivo no quadro geral de medalhas". 17 December 2025.
  4. ^ "4th AFRICAN YOUTH GAMES – 2025. Weightlifting Technical Rules and Regulations" (PDF).
  5. ^ "4th African Youth Games".
  6. ^ "4th African Youth Games 2025 / IJF.org". www.ijf.org.
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