The 10th All Africa University Games were the 10th edition of the All-Africa University Games, held from 6 June to [...] 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya, on the campus of Kenyatta University. Originally scheduled to take place in 2020, the Games were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 1,450 student-athletes and 260 officials representing 48 universities from 14 African countries were expected to participate in the event. Participants aged between 17 and 25 competed for their universities rather than their countries.
Opening ceremony The opening ceremony was held on 6 June 2022. It was attended by Margaret Kenyatta, First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, Leonz Eder, Acting President of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), and Nomsa Mahlangu, President of the Federation of Africa University Sports (FASU).
Sports Twelve sports were included in the official programme, with men's and women's events: :
Cinq sports sont également organisés à titre de démonstration :
, jeu traditionnel du peuple Borana au Kenya.
Les vainqueurs des tournois de football masculin et féminin doivent représenter l'Afrique lors de la Coupe du monde universitaire de football de la FISU 2023, organisée à Jinjiang, China.
Medal table In addition to medals awarded to athletes and teams, trophies were presented to the universities achieving the highest medal tally in the women's, men's and combined rankings. National federations whose universities achieved the highest medal tally were also awarded trophies.
Previous and next editions Kenya hosted the All-Africa University Games for the third time, following Nairobi in 1978 and 2014. The 9th edition was held in 2018 in Mekelle, Ethiopia, and was hosted by Mekelle University.
The next edition was scheduled to be held in 2024 in Ivory Coast.
Medal table by institution RangInstitutionPaysOrArgentBronzeTotal1Université américaine du Caire292218692Université Ndejje221120533University of Education, Winneba8105234Université de Johannesburg826165Université Kenyatta71734586British University in Egypt70077Tshwane University of Technology642128MISR International University614119Université Makerere5641510Université du Ghana4781911University for Development Studies3341012Université française d'Égypte2631113Université de Maseno2391414Bindura University of Science Education200215United States International University-Africa1631016Lagos State University1451017Université de Maurice113518Université d'Addis-Abeba110219Mount Kenya University101220Université de Kindia100121Chinhoyi University of Technology100122Strathmore University0561123Kisii University032524Dedan Kimathi University of Technology020225National University of Science and Technology010126Islamic University in Uganda010127Makerere University Business School010128Nnamdi Azikiwe University0011
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