2017 African Wrestling Championships
The 2017 African Wrestling Championships was held in Marrakesh, Morocco from 28 to 30 April 2017.[1]
| 2017 African Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Marrakesh, Morocco |
| Dates | 28–30 April |
| Stadium | Salle Couverte Zerktouni |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Egypt |
| Greco-Roman | Egypt |
| Women |  Nigeria |
Medal table
* Host nation (Morocco)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 |  Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Morocco (MAR)* | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 |  South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  DR Congo (COD) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 |  Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 24 | 24 | 31 | 79 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle[2] | Women's freestyle[3] | Men's Greco-Roman[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Egypt | 63 | Nigeria | 78 | Egypt | 68 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 51 | Tunisia | 66 | Morocco | 62 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 46 | Cameroon | 52 | Algeria | 56 |
| 4 | Senegal | 40 | Algeria | 39 | Tunisia | 44 |
| 5 | Morocco | 35 | Senegal | 20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 43 |
| 6 | Algeria | 29 |  Benin | 7 | Nigeria | 8 |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 28 | Ivory Coast | 7 | Ivory Coast | 7 |
| 8 |  Sudan | 24 | South Africa | 7 | South Africa | 5 |
| 9 | South Africa | 20 | Egypt | 6 | ||
| 10 | Cameroon | 17 | ||||
| 11 | Ivory Coast | 13 | ||||
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 12 | ||||
| 13 |  Madagascar | 6 | ||||
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 kg | Chakir Ansari |
Abdelhak Kherbache |
Ibrahim Hafez |
| 61 kg | Adama Diatta |
Ahmed Mohamed |
Othmane El Bahja |
| Mbunde Cumba | |||
| 65 kg | Kaireddine Ben Telili |
Jean Bernard Diatta |
Bopamba Ngoy |
| Aly Ibrahim Abdelhamid | |||
| 70 kg | Ogbonna John |
Maher Ghanmi |
Amr Reda Ramadan Hussen |
| Mohamed Boudraa | |||
| 74 kg | Samy Moustafa |
Ali Ayari |
Mohamed Boudina |
| Kayis Mupompa | |||
| 86 kg | Mahmoud Badawi |
Mohamed Saadaoui |
Cheikh Niang |
| Hein Janse van Rensburg | |||
| 97 kg | Soso Tamarau |
Martin Erasmus |
Imed Kaddidi |
| Cedric Nyamsi Tchouga | |||
| 125 kg | Diaaeldin Kamal |
Thiacka Faye |
Adama Tangara |
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 kg | Abdennour Laouni |
Anwar Tango |
Ngeta Ibamda |
| 66 kg | Mohamed Abouhalima |
Tarek Benaissa |
Fahmi Meddeb |
| Bilal El-Bahja | |||
| 71 kg | Ibrahim Ghanem |
Akrem Boudjemline |
Aziz Boualem |
| 75 kg | Zied Ait Ouagram |
Mohamed Elsayed |
Kayis Mupompa |
| 80 kg | Bachir Sid Azara |
Mahmoud Fawzy |
Tochukwu Okeke |
| 85 kg | Mohamed Metwally |
Adem Boudjemline |
Mohamed Missaoui |
| 98 kg | Ahmed Othman |
Hamza Haloui |
Amine Guennichi |
| 130 kg | Abdellatif Mohamed |
Radhouane Chebbi |
Gagan Mabuba |
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Mercy Genesis |
Sarra Hamdi |
Kheira Yahiaoui |
| 53 kg | Maroi Mezien |
Bose Samuel |
Hanene Salaouandji |
| 55 kg | Odunayo Adekuoroye |
Joseph Essombe |
Rim Ayari |
| 58 kg | Aminat Adeniyi |
Gertrude Prombove Yondno |
Dorssaf Gharssi |
| 60 kg | Marwa Amri |
Bisola Makanjuola |
Amina Benabderrahmane |
| 63 kg | Blessing Oborududu |
Berthe Etane Ngolle |
Lilia Mejri |
| 69 kg | Dressman Kemasuodei |
Blandine Metala Epanga |
Anta Sambou |
| 75 kg | Winnie Gofit |
Danielle Sino Guemde |
Wiem Trabelsi |
Doping cases
- Zohier Iftene from Algeria who won men's freestyle 65 kg event, tested positive for Stanozolol after the competition.[5]
References
- "African Championships" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- "Seniors Freestyle Teams Ranking" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- "Seniors Women's wrestling Teams Ranking" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- "Seniors Greco-Roman Teams Ranking" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- "DECISION Case Mr Iftene Zohier" (PDF). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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