Egypt, Morocco and Cameroon top medal table at African SAMBO Championships. FIAS

The African SAMBO Championships was held from 1-3 June in Cairo, Egypt. Teams from 19 countries of the continent took part in the competition. Medals were awarded in competitions in Sport, Combat and Beach SAMBO.

The host country won the medal table with 11 gold medals.Maroc was second with eight gold medals, Cameroon was in top 3 with six gold medals.

The two most famous African sambists Seidou Njimouluh and Maxwell Djantou from Cameroon won gold medals in the men’s Combat SAMBO. Two time world champion Njimouluh won the -98 kg category, 2021 world champion and reigning runner-up Djantou was the best in +98 kg category.

2021 world champion Maxwell Djantou (second from) once again best in Africa. FIAS
2021 world champion Maxwell Djantou (second from) once again best in Africa. FIAS

All the champions of the 2024 African SAMBO Championships

Sport SAMBO - Men
58 kg -Yasser Bouhessoune (Morocco )
64 kg - Elmehdi Slimani (Morocco )
71 kg - Abdelrahman Elamir Eldamrany (Egypt)
79 kg - Leonel Mballa (Cameroon)
88 kg - Franck Xavier Tadjuka Fontsop (Cameroon)
98 kg - Abdelrhman Asfour (Egypt)
+98 kg - Julien Claude Tombou Moufouo (Cameroon)

Two time world champion Seydou Njimouluh (second from left) is the most famous African sambist. FIAS
Two time world champion Seydou Njimouluh (second from left) is the most famous African sambist. FIAS

Combat SAMBO - Men
58 kg - Ahmed Mortagy (Egypt)
64 kg - Youssef Faout (Morocco)
71 kg - Saifeldin Elgarwa (Egypt)
79 kg - Badreddine Diani (Marocco)
88 kg - Mustapha Mouknaj (Morocco)
98 kg - Seidou Njimouluh (Cameroon)
+98 kg - Maxwell Djantou (Cameroon)

Beach SAMBO - Men
58 kg - Soumana Amadou (Niger)
71 kg - Boureima Yacouba Moctar (Niger)
88 kg - Walid Ziane (Morocco)
+88 kg - Bilal Benchikh (Algeria)

Beach SAMBO was also in the programme of the games. FIAS
Beach SAMBO was also in the programme of the games. FIAS

Sport SAMBO - Women
59 kg - Charity Jatau (Nigeria)
65 kg - Wissal Ziane (Morocco)
72 kg - Nada Mohamed Fahmi Shalabi (Egypt)

Combat SAMBO - Women
54 kg - Sama Ahmed (Egypt)
59 kg - Fatma Atta (Egypt)
65 kg - Sanaa Mandar (Morocco)
72 kg - Onguene Tsimi Marie Victorine (Cameroon)
80 kg - Malak Hamdy Ebrahim (Egypt)

Beach SAMBO - Women
50 kg - Malak Soliman (Egypt)
59 kg - Alaa Ragab (Egypt)
72 kg - Khacir Nardjis (Algeria)
+72 kg - Salma Shazly (Egypt)