Africa Goalball Championships

IBSA Africa Goalball Championships is one of the four competition regions used for World Championships and Paralympic Games qualification for goalball, a team sport for the vision-impaired.

Hostings

2010 Port Said

The 2010 IBSA Goalball African Championships was held in Port Said, Egypt. Final ranked teams were:

Men: Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, Libya.

2011 Sydney

The team competed in a composite tournament, the 2011 IBSA African-Oceania Regional Championships, with games from 15 to 17 November 2011, at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney, Australia. Although the four regions under the rules were Africa, America, Asia/Pacific, and Europe, as there were insufficient competitive teams in both Africa and Oceania regions, IBSA agreed to combined championships.

For the women's teams, it was only Australia versus New Zealand, the winner qualifying for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. From the best of three games, Australia dominated and qualified.

For the men's teams, Algeria beat Australia, who in turn, had beaten New Zealand. Algeria went onto the Paralympic Games.

2013 Nairobi

The 2013 IBSA Goalball African Championships was held in Nairobi, Kenya Final ranked teams were:

Men: Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana.

2016 Algiers

The 2016 IBSA Goalball African Championships was held in Algiers, Algeria, from 27 February to 5 March 2016. Final ranked teams were:

Men: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Côte d'Ivoire.

Women: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia.

2017 Sharm el Sheikh

The 2017 IBSA Goalball African Championships was held in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, from 14 to 24 October 2017. Final ranked teams were:

Men: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Rwanda, Kenya.

Women: Algeria, Egypt, Kenya.

2020 Port Said

The 2020 IBSA Goalball African Championships was held in Port Said, Egypt. Because neither division had the minimum four competing teams, this was a regional tournament, not the regional championships. Final ranked teams were:

Men: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco.

Women: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco.

African Championships results

Men

Edition	Year	Host (final location)		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
				Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth place
1	2001	Algiers		Algeria
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5	2010	Port Said		Algeria	13-7	Egypt
6	2013	(Nairobi)		Algeria	12-2	Egypt		Morocco	12-2	Rwanda
7	2016	Algiers		Algeria	7-2	Egypt		Morocco	14-4	Tunisia
8	2017	Sharm el Sheikh		Algeria	10-1	Egypt		Morocco	10-6	Rwanda
9	2020	Port Said		Algeria	11-1	Morocco		Egypt
10	2021	Cape Coast		Algeria	10 - 5	Egypt		Cameroon	11 - 12	Ghana

Women

Edition	Year	Host (final location)		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
				Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth place
1	2016	Algiers		Algeria	11-1	Egypt		Morocco	-	Tunisia
2	2017	Sharm el Sheikh		Algeria	12-2	Egypt		Morocco
3	2020	Port Said		Algeria	12-2	Egypt		Morocco
4	2021	Cape Coast		Algeria	10 - 0	Egypt		Ghana		Kenya