2025 African Wrestling Championships
| 2025 African Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Casablanca, Morocco |
| Dates | 29 April-4 May 2025 |
| Stadium | Salle Mohammed V |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Egypt |
| Greco-Roman | Egypt |
| Women |  Nigeria |
The 2025 Seniors, U20, U17 African Wrestling Championships was the 40th edition of African Wrestling Championships of combined events, and took place from 29 April to 4 May in Casablanca, Morocco.[1][2][3]
Seniors
Medal table
* Host nation (Morocco)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 11 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 |  Algeria | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 |  Tunisia | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Morocco* | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 6 |  Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Senegal | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Ivory Coast | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 |  Cape Verde | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Ghana | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Benin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Madagascar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 30 | 30 | 40 | 100 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Egypt |
182 | Egypt |
235 | Nigeria |
225 |
| 2 | Morocco |
110 | Morocco |
160 | Algeria |
116 |
| 3 | Algeria |
105 | Algeria |
125 | Egypt |
115 |
| 4 | Senegal |
102 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
76 | Morocco |
113 |
| 5 | Nigeria |
83 |  Kenya |
60 | Tunisia |
75 |
| 6 | Guinea-Bissau |
75 | Tunisia |
55 | South Africa |
51 |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
65 |  Namibia |
32 | Ivory Coast |
40 |
| 8 | Tunisia |
60 | Benin |
27 | Madagascar |
23 |
| 9 | South Africa |
58 |  Angola |
24 | Senegal |
18 |
| 10 | Cameroon |
56 | South Africa |
19 | Cameroon |
17 |
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 kg | Diamantino Iuna Fafé Guinea-Bissau
|
Salah Eddine Kateb Algeria
|
Omar Faye Senegal
|
| Roland Nforsong Cameroon
| |||
| 61 kg | Hassan Mohamed Elsayed Egypt
|
Didier Diatta Senegal
|
Khalil Barkouti Tunisia
|
| Redouane Sissaoui Algeria
| |||
| 65 kg | Stephen Izolo Nigeria
|
Farouk Jelassi Tunisia
|
Said Ibrahim Elgahsh Egypt
|
| Wotna Cana Ndoc Guinea-Bissau
| |||
| 70 kg | Khairiddine Ben Tlili Tunisia
|
Mohamed Elsayed Ahmed Egypt
|
Tope Joshua Adebayo Nigeria
|
| Gabriel Muanda DR Congo
| |||
| 74 kg | Omar Mohamed Mourad Egypt
|
Saad Bouguerra Algeria
|
Caetano Antonio Sa Guinea-Bissau
|
| João Barbosa Vicente Cape Verde
| |||
| 79 kg | Abdelkader Ikkal Algeria
|
Mohammed Amine Bouziane Morocco
|
Andy Mukendi DR Congo
|
| Mbaye Diop Senegal
| |||
| 86 kg | Ahmed Khaled Mahmoud Egypt
|
Siny Sembène Senegal
|
Houssem Oucif Algeria
|
| Matteo Monteiro Cape Verde
| |||
| 92 kg | Cédric Abossolo Cameroon
|
Ebikeme Newlife Nigeria
|
Mohamed Adel Ahmed Egypt
|
| 97 kg | Aabdelrahman Sheyatan Egypt
|
Gino Intchala Guinea-Bissau
|
Barthelemy Tshosha DR Congo
|
| 125 kg | Oussama Assad Morocco
|
Youssef Aboudawaba Egypt
|
Issah Fuseini Ghana
|
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg | Ahmed Hany Aly Egypt
|
Adem Lamloum Tunisia
|
Ayoub Sbete Morocco
|
| 60 kg | Ahmed Abdelbary Shaban Egypt
|
Mouad Jahid Morocco
|
Rabby Kilandi DR Congo
|
| 63 kg | Mohamed Yacine Algeria
|
Youssef Mohamed Egypt
|
Mouncif Mesrour Morocco
|
| 67 kg | Mohamed Abdelrehim Egypt
|
Ishak Ghaiou Algeria
|
Oussama Nasr Tunisia
|
| 72 kg | Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed Egypt
|
Abdelmalek Merabet Algeria
|
Walid Talbi Morocco
|
| Yamine Atchiba Benin
| |||
| 77 kg | Yehia Abdelkader Egypt
|
Radhwen Tarhouni Tunisia
|
Souhaib Khdar Morocco
|
| 82 kg | Abd Ouakali Algeria
|
Mohamed Dyab Egypt
|
Elias Chiguer Morocco
|
| 87 kg | Bachir Sid Azara Algeria
|
Mahmoud Ibrahim Egypt
|
Wadii Oualal Morocco
|
| 97 kg | Mohamed Ali Gabr Egypt
|
Hamza Boumadiene Algeria
|
Barthelemy Tshosha DR Congo
|
| 130 kg | Abdellatif Mohamed Egypt
|
Wissam Kouainso Morocco
|
Issah Fuseini Ghana
|
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 kg | Mercy Genesis Nigeria
|
Cheima Chebila Algeria
|
Malak Ahmed Egypt
|
| 53 kg | Christianah Ogunsanya Nigeria
|
Nogona Bakayoko Ivory Coast
|
Chahrazed Ayachi Tunisia
|
| Sama Mahmoud Egypt
| |||
| 55 kg | Adijat Idris Nigeria
|
Achouak Tekouk Algeria
|
Lobna Ichaoui Tunisia
|
| 57 kg | Chaimaa Aouissi Algeria
|
Chaima Dahi Tunisia
|
Mamy Rasoanomenjanahary Madagascar
|
| 59 kg | Jumoke Adekoye Nigeria
|
Rahma Bediwy Egypt
|
Chahed Jeljeli Tunisia
|
| 62 kg | Esther Kolawole Nigeria
|
Farah Ali Hamada Hussein Egypt
|
Nawel Bahloul Algeria
|
| 65 kg | Ebipatei Mughenbofa Nigeria
|
Cara Linda Du Plessis South Africa
|
Mouda Hamdoun Egypt
|
| Lec Hej Marlyne Ande Central African Republic
| |||
| 68 kg | Hannah Rueben Nigeria
|
Mariam Mesbah Egypt
|
Saadia Et Tammar Morocco
|
| 72 kg | Ebi Biogos Nigeria
|
Yasmine Bouregba Algeria
|
Rosie Tabora DR Congo
|
| 76 kg | Damola Ojo Nigeria
|
Amy Youin Ivory Coast
|
Rayhana Benrezik Morocco
|
Participating nations
204 competitors from 23 nations participated:
- Algeria (19)
- Angola (5)
- Benin (5)
- Central African Republic (1)
- Ivory Coast (2)
- Cameroon (6)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (15)
- Cape Verde (6)
- Egypt (27)
- Guinea-Bissau (5)
- Ghana (5)
Guinea (1)- Kenya (14)
- Madagascar (3)
- Morocco (30) (Host)
Mauritius (2)- Namibia (4)
- Nigeria (16)
- South Africa (13)
- Senegal (10)
Sierra Leone (3)- Tunisia (11)
Uganda (1)
U-20 (Juniors)
Medal table (U-20)
* Host nation (Morocco)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 16 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | Algeria | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Morocco* | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | South Africa | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Angola | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | DR Congo | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 |  Burundi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Namibia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Egypt |
175 | Egypt |
235 | Egypt |
165 |
| 2 | Morocco |
166 | Morocco |
144 | Algeria |
112 |
| 3 | Algeria |
130 | Algeria |
110 | Morocco |
95 |
| 4 | South Africa |
105 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
62 | South Africa |
80 |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
45 | South Africa |
59 | Kenya |
65 |
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 kg | Ben Hachem Tarik Morocco
|
Makaya Katendi Angola
|
Ephraim Mwini DR Congo
|
| Mouadh Chibani Algeria
| |||
| 61 kg | Radouane Sissaoui Algeria
|
Mokbel Sahli Tunisia
|
Roehan du Plessis South Africa
|
| 65 kg | Walid Ben Zamime Tunisia
|
Amr Elshaer Egypt
|
Gabriel Yanga DR Congo
|
| 70 kg | Mohamed Ahmed Egypt
|
Stefan Gouws South Africa
|
Mourad Saad Algeria
|
| 74 kg | Omar Mourad Egypt
|
Jesse van Baalen South Africa
|
Hamza Argoubi Morocco
|
| 79 kg | Yahya Elgamal Egypt
|
Omar Lambarraa Morocco
|
Miche Ngangala DR Congo
|
| 86 kg | Houssem Oucif Algeria
|
Mohamed El Mekkaoui Morocco
|
Brendt Kriessbach Namibia
|
| 92 kg | Abderrahmane Meziti Algeria
|
Mohamed Ahmed Egypt
|
Ahmed Rajay Morocco
|
| 97 kg | Aabdelrahman Sheyatan Egypt
|
Leander Steyn South Africa
|
Riad El Hariri Morocco
|
| 125 kg | Youssef Aboudawaba Egypt
|
Ryad Bouchareb Morocco
|
Noureddine Bouroufa Algeria
|
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg | Mohamed Shaaban Algeria
|
Abdallah Dahmani Morocco
|
Teophilus Seveleni Namibia
|
| 60 kg | Ahmed Shaban Egypt
|
Adel Fegas Algeria
|
Lazarus Haimbodi Namibia
|
| 63 kg | Amr Elshaer Egypt
|
Zakaria Hacini Algeria
|
Youssef Karim Morocco
|
| 67 kg | Mohamed Abdelrehim Egypt
|
Miguel Antonio Angola
|
Gabriel Yanga DR Congo
|
| 72 kg | Mohamed Ibrahim Egypt
|
Miguel Antonio Angola
|
Gabriel Yanga DR Congo
|
| 77 kg | Omar Mourad Egypt
|
Harryson Nsiamaza DR Congo
|
Neil Scholtz South Africa
|
| 82 kg | Dhiyaeddine Remmache Algeria
|
Yaya Elgamal Egypt
|
Miche Ngangala DR Congo
|
| 87 kg | Bilel Hafdallah Tunisia
|
Mohamed Ahmed Egypt
|
Youssef El Badaoui Morocco
|
| 97 kg | Noureddine Bouroufa Algeria
|
Youssef Raya Egypt
|
Anwar Belfakih Morocco
|
| 130 kg | Youssef Aboudawaba Egypt
|
Mustapha Abidi Morocco
|
None awarded |
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 kg | Chloe Brewis South Africa
|
Malak Ahmed Egypt
|
Douaa Khenchouche Algeria
|
| 53 kg | Sama Mahmoud Egypt
|
Fatima Bouchibi Algeria
|
Vivian Odongo Kenya
|
| 55 kg | Salma Elbostany Egypt
|
Dounia Zitouni Algeria
|
Chaima Dahi Tunisia
|
| 57 kg | Chahd Jeljeli Tunisia
|
Douaa Bhar Morocco
|
Ivyone Masibo Kenya
|
| 59 kg | Rahma Bediwy Egypt
|
Gloria Niyonkuru Burundi
|
Saida Cheridi Tunisia
|
| 62 kg | Ritag Elmalty Egypt
|
Katelyn Swan South Africa
|
Salma El Ofer Morocco
|
| 65 kg | Mouda Hamdoun Egypt
|
Selsabil Rouabah Algeria
|
Jessica Eagar South Africa
|
| 68 kg | Joseth Mavungu Angola
|
Mariam Mesbah Egypt
|
Faith Wamalwa Kenya
|
| 72 kg | Yasmine Bouregba Algeria
|
Eryn Marais South Africa
|
Marwa Khoudri Morocco
|
Participating nations
127 competitors from 11 nations participated:
- Algeria (17)
- Angola (7)
- Burundi (2)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (8)
- Egypt (25)
- Kenya (11)
- Madagascar (2)
- Morocco (28) (Host)
- Namibia (5)
- South Africa (16)
- Tunisia (6)
U-17 (Cadets)
Medal table (U-17)
* Host nation (Morocco)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | Egypt | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 5 | South Africa | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Angola | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Morocco* | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Kenya | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Burundi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Madagascar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 86 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | South Africa |
141 | Egypt |
165 | South Africa |
100 |
| 2 | Algeria |
140 | Algeria |
140 | Morocco |
96 |
| 3 | Egypt |
117 | Tunisia |
132 | Kenya |
95 |
| 4 | Morocco |
112 | Morocco |
96 | Algeria |
90 |
| 5 | Tunisia |
109 | Angola |
75 | Tunisia |
80 |
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 kg | Youcef Boukhalfa Algeria
|
Motuim Ahmed Egypt
|
Anouar Rajay Morocco
|
| 48 kg | Anis Bouguerra Algeria
|
Mohamed Ben Salah Tunisia
|
Henrique Ngoma Angola
|
| 51 kg | Makaya Katendi Angola
|
Houdaifa Barkat Algeria
|
Mohamed Aziz Arfaoui Tunisia
|
| 55 kg | Abderrazak Chenini Algeria
|
Mustapha Batnini Tunisia
|
Youssef Aboushoala Egypt
|
| 60 kg | Juan Groenewald South Africa
|
Diasivi Renato Angola
|
Mohamed Ben Hamed Tunisia
|
| 65 kg | Gradi Mantu Diwa DR Congo
|
Tahar Djeffal Algeria
|
Ruan Nel South Africa
|
| 71 kg | Miscael Nzuzi Nkunga DR Congo
|
Marthinus de Wet South Africa
|
Raphael Mpandresy Madagascar
|
| 80 kg | Yassin Ezzat Egypt
|
Dario Lundequesse Angola
|
Andru de Beer South Africa
|
| 92 kg | Abderrahmane Meziti Algeria
|
Youssef Raya Egypt
|
Christiaan Boshoff South Africa
|
| 110 kg | Essam Hussein Egypt
|
Willem Piet Human South Africa
|
Amen Kouki Tunisia
|
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 kg | Mohamed Rayen Salhi Tunisia
|
Motuim Ahmed Egypt
|
Walid Es-Sahbani Morocco
|
| 48 kg | Mohamed Emad El-Tayeb Egypt
|
Mohamed Ben Salah Tunisia
|
Henrique Ngoma Angola
|
| 51 kg | Youssef Aboushala Egypt
|
Makaya Katendi Angola
|
Mohamed Arfaoui Tunisia
|
| 55 kg | Kheireddine Ghaouar Algeria
|
Mohamed Shaaban Egypt
|
Mustapha Batnini Tunisia
|
| 60 kg | Wail Benaissa Algeria
|
Diasivi Renato Angola
|
Mohamed Ben Hamed Tunisia
|
| 65 kg | Gradi Mantu Diwa DR Congo
|
Ademteje Dechache Algeria
|
Amen Jandoubi Tunisia
|
| 71 kg | Firas Hamata Algeria
|
Miscael Nzuzi Nkunga DR Congo
|
Abdeljalil Benelyassar Morocco
|
| 80 kg | Yassin Ezzat Egypt
|
Dario Lundequesse Angola
|
Mohamed Amine Ferchichi Tunisia
|
| 92 kg | Youssef Ali Raya Egypt
|
Christiaan Pieter Boshoff South Africa
|
Skander Benmohamed Algeria
|
| 110 kg | Essam Hussein Egypt
|
Mounder Djemouai Algeria
|
Willem Piet Human South Africa
|
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 kg | Mareim Ahmed Abdelaal Egypt
|
Meriem Safiya Grib Algeria
|
Islam Benzbiria Morocco
|
| 46 kg | Rahma Rezgui Tunisia
|
Liesse Rukundorwimana Burundi
|
Fatima Zahra El-Fririkh Morocco
|
| 49 kg | Emna Hammami Tunisia
|
Hajar Kaneb Morocco
|
Shalying Joy Kenya
|
| 53 kg | Dounia Zitouni Algeria
|
Vivian Adhiambo Odongo Kenya
|
Mouna Snoussi Tunisia
|
| 57 kg | Bometela Noella Madundu DR Congo
|
Shannon Jansen van Rensburg South Africa
|
Joy Lichuma Wafula Kenya
|
| 61 kg | Ritag Elmaty Egypt
|
Melissa Boussaidi Algeria
|
Katelyn Swan South Africa
|
| 65 kg | Selsabil Rouabah Algeria
|
Jessica Ogechukwu Eagar South Africa
|
Jemimah Wanjala Kenya
|
| 69 kg | Eryn Jenna Marais South Africa
|
Janet Ingwesi Omumasaba Kenya
|
None awarded |
| 73 kg | Malak Sabry Morocco
|
Dune van Zyl South Africa
|
Molka Bouzayani Tunisia
|
Participating nations
133 competitors from 14 nations participated:
- Algeria (17)
- Angola (8)
- Burundi (3)
- Central African Republic (1)
- Cameroon (1)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (5)
- Egypt (15)
- Ghana (1)
- Kenya (14)
- Madagascar (1)
- Morocco (26) (Host)
- Namibia (2)
- South Africa (19)
- Tunisia (20)
References
- ^ "African Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "African Championships 2025 Entries". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "African Wrestling Championships – Casablanca 2025 Schedule". wrestlingafricanchampionshipscasablanca25.org. Retrieved 30 April 2025.