The Union of African Karate Federations (UFAK) successfully hosted the 2024 Cadet, Junior, and U21 Karate Championships in Tunis, Tunisia, from September 2nd to September 8th. The event drew 302 athletes from 20 different countries across the continent, highlighting the immense talent and dedication to karate within Africa.
A Week of Intense Competition
Held over the course of a week, the championship served as a key platform for young karatekas to display their skills on an international stage. Competing in various categories based on age and weight, the athletes showcased their abilities in kata (forms) and kumite (sparring), vying for top honors.
Dominant Performances and Medal Standings
Egypt once again cemented its position as a karate powerhouse in Africa, leading the medal count with an impressive haul of 18 gold, 9 silver, and 4 bronze medals, for a total of 31 medals. Their dominance across both kata and kumite categories has set a high benchmark for future competitors.
Algeria followed closely behind, earning 6 gold, 6 silver, and 18 bronze medals, totaling 30 medals. Their athletes demonstrated incredible resilience, particularly in kumite, where they secured the majority of their bronze medals.
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Host nation Tunisia put on a strong showing, claiming 26 medals in total, including 2 gold, 8 silver, and 16 bronze medals. Their karatekas were warmly supported by the home crowd, which fueled many intense performances.
Other notable performances include Morocco with 5 gold, 3 silver, and 9 bronze medals, and Cameroon, which managed to secure 10 medals in total, including a gold and four silvers.
Full Medal Tally:
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 18 | 9 | 4 | 31 |
| Algeria | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 |
| Tunisia | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 |
| Morocco | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
A Bright Future for African Karate
The 2024 UFAK Championships not only highlighted the depth of talent within African karate but also served as a platform to inspire the next generation of martial artists. With strong performances across the board and an enthusiastic turnout, the future of karate on the continent looks promising.
All result of African championships for individual
| category | rank | FullName | country |
| CADET KATA FEMALE | 1 | ASSI RIMAS | EGYPT |
| CADET KATA FEMALE | 2 | ISRA JLASSI | TUNISIA |
| CADET KATA FEMALE | 3 | ARIFI BARA | ALGERIA |
| CADET KATA FEMALE | 3 | DIENE AISSATOU | SENEGAL |
| CADET KATA MALE | 1 | ELLITHY ADAM | EGYPT |
| CADET KATA MALE | 2 | BERREHAL MEHDI MOUHAMED | ALGERIA |
| CADET KATA MALE | 3 | ADJANONHOUN IHSANE | BENIN |
| CADET KATA MALE | 3 | EL MERNISSI HAMZA | MOROCCO |
| CADET KUMITE FEMALE -47 KG | 1 | HOCINE LETICIA | ALGERIA |
| CADET KUMITE FEMALE -47 KG | 2 | AFIFI MALAK | EGYPT |
| CADET KUMITE FEMALE -47 KG | 3 | MGADIMNI YAKIN | TUNISIA |
| CADET KUMITE FEMALE -47 KG | 3 | MINANI STECIE | BURUNDI |
| CADET KUMITE FEMALE -54 KG | 1 | EISSA HABIBA | EGYPT |
| CADET KUMITE FEMALE -54 KG | 2 | CHANOUFI MARIEM | TUNISIA |
| CADET KUMITE FEMALE -54 KG | 3 | GARBA IMOROU DAPHNE SHIKA | BENIN |
| CADET KUMITE FEMALE -54 KG | 3 | REZKALLAH SERINE | ALGERIA |
| CADET KUMITE FEMALE -61 KG | 1 | ELMORSI NOURHAN | EGYPT |
| CADET KUMITE FEMALE -61 KG | 2 | FARELLE GONPOGNI NANFACK | CAMEROON |
| CADET KUMITE FEMALE -61 KG | 3 | AMEZDAT MELISSA | ALGERIA |
| CADET KUMITE FEMALE -61 KG | 3 | AYACHI HANA | TUNISIA |
| CADET KUMITE FEMALE 61+ KG | 1 | MOHAMED ROAA | EGYPT |
| CADET KUMITE FEMALE 61+ KG | 2 | WITHNEY LEA TETABOU DJOFO | CAMEROON |
| CADET KUMITE FEMALE 61+ KG | 3 | AZZOUZ LINA | TUNISIA |
| CADET KUMITE FEMALE 61+ KG | 3 | BOUDRAA HANIN | ALGERIA |
| CADET KUMITE MALE -52 KG | 1 | BENKHEDDA AYMEN | ALGERIA |
| CADET KUMITE MALE -52 KG | 2 | ABOUARAB MAHMOUD TAMER | EGYPT |
| CADET KUMITE MALE -52 KG | 3 | DOMINIQUE CIRUME | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO |
| CADET KUMITE MALE -52 KG | 3 | MARIE RAPHAEL NGUEMO MANEDJOU | CAMEROON |
| CADET KUMITE MALE -57 KG | 1 | AZIBOU SOUHAIB | MOROCCO |
| CADET KUMITE MALE -57 KG | 2 | BEN HASSEN RASLEN | TUNISIA |
| CADET KUMITE MALE -57 KG | 3 | MOHAMMED RYAD LESTAL | ALGERIA |
| CADET KUMITE MALE -57 KG | 3 | YOUSSEF MOHAMED | EGYPT |
| CADET KUMITE MALE -63 KG | 1 | NDONGO SERIGNE FALLOU | SENEGAL |
| CADET KUMITE MALE -63 KG | 2 | MOSTAFA MOUAZ | EGYPT |
| CADET KUMITE MALE -63 KG | 3 | BOUZMAN RAYANE | MOROCCO |
| CADET KUMITE MALE -63 KG | 3 | MANGA ESSIBEN ANDY-FAREL | CAMEROON |
| CADET KUMITE MALE -70 KG | 1 | GAD ALI ALAAELDEN | EGYPT |
| CADET KUMITE MALE -70 KG | 2 | BEN MAHMOUD MOHAMED TAHA | TUNISIA |
| CADET KUMITE MALE -70 KG | 3 | CHAREF BENDAHA MOURAD | ALGERIA |
| CADET KUMITE MALE -70 KG | 3 | DREYER HANRE | SOUTH AFRICA |
| CADET KUMITE MALE 70+ KG | 1 | TOURE MOUHAMADOU BACHIR | SENEGAL |
| CADET KUMITE MALE 70+ KG | 2 | BELHAJ YASINE | TUNISIA |
| CADET KUMITE MALE 70+ KG | 3 | CHRIST IVAN ONDOA ABESSOLO II | CAMEROON |
| CADET KUMITE MALE 70+ KG | 3 | KENNOUCHE IZEM | ALGERIA |
| JUNIOR KATA FEMALE | 1 | ELEZABY MARIAM | EGYPT |
| JUNIOR KATA FEMALE | 2 | LUFF CARLA | SOUTH AFRICA |
| JUNIOR KATA FEMALE | 3 | ABASSI AYA | TUNISIA |
| JUNIOR KATA FEMALE | 3 | HABTA AMANI YARA | ALGERIA |
| JUNIOR KATA MALE | 1 | DAHY ALI | EGYPT |
| JUNIOR KATA MALE | 2 | LAMOUM TIJANI | MOROCCO |
| JUNIOR KATA MALE | 3 | ABDESSELAM HICHEM | ALGERIA |
| JUNIOR KATA MALE | 3 | BOUABID SAIF | TUNISIA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE -48 KG | 1 | ABOELNASR NADIA OSAMA | EGYPT |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE -48 KG | 2 | LESLY CARELLE TUENO FOTSO | CAMEROON |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE -48 KG | 3 | KRIOU EMNA | TUNISIA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE -48 KG | 3 | MEKSEM YASMINE | ALGERIA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE -53 KG | 1 | AKAMBA TCHANKEU NAISSANCE | CAMEROON |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE -53 KG | 2 | TARKOU ROUMAYSSAE | MOROCCO |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE -53 KG | 3 | IDDIR MELINA | ALGERIA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE -53 KG | 3 | JERIDI MARIEM | TUNISIA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE -59 KG | 1 | ELSAYED JANA HAZEM | EGYPT |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE -59 KG | 2 | LYNA HAMID | ALGERIA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE -59 KG | 3 | BEN HASSEN RANIM | TUNISIA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE -59 KG | 3 | EL MACHOUAT DOUAA | MOROCCO |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE -66 KG | 1 | TANTAWI MARIAM | EGYPT |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE -66 KG | 2 | KSANTINI MAYSA | TUNISIA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE -66 KG | 3 | BAHAJJOU JIHANE | MOROCCO |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE -66 KG | 3 | LUFF CARLA | SOUTH AFRICA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE 66+ KG | 1 | ELBARBARY MALAK | EGYPT |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE 66+ KG | 2 | BEELAZI YASMINE | TUNISIA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE 66+ KG | 3 | OUDIRA SARA | ALGERIA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE FEMALE 66+ KG | 3 | WEIDEMAN MEGAN | SOUTH AFRICA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE -55 KG | 1 | ES-SAIDY MOHAMMED | MOROCCO |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE -55 KG | 2 | CESAR ALENI | ANGOLA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE -55 KG | 3 | BEN HASSEN ANAS | TUNISIA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE -55 KG | 3 | BIN FAYID JUMMAH | LIBYA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE -61 KG | 1 | ELTOHAMY ABDALLA ALY | EGYPT |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE -61 KG | 2 | FIRAS ATOUI | ALGERIA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE -61 KG | 3 | KHELIFI YASINE | TUNISIA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE -61 KG | 3 | ZRIGH SUHYB | LIBYA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE -68 KG | 1 | MOHAMED MOHAMED ASHRAF | EGYPT |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE -68 KG | 2 | ALDUWEEBI ALBASHEER | LIBYA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE -68 KG | 3 | DABONE ABDOUL GANIYOU | BURKINA FASO |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE -68 KG | 3 | KHITSANE BOHLOKWA | SOUTH AFRICA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE -76 KG | 1 | GORI ABDERRAZAK | ALGERIA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE -76 KG | 2 | AHMED KARIM | EGYPT |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE -76 KG | 3 | HADRI HAMZA | MOROCCO |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE -76 KG | 3 | RAHMOUNI MOHANED | TUNISIA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE 76+ KG | 1 | MOHAMED ELHASSAN | EGYPT |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE 76+ KG | 2 | SECK SERIGNE MBACKE | SENEGAL |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE 76+ KG | 3 | GHAZOUANI RAYEN | TUNISIA |
| JUNIOR KUMITE MALE 76+ KG | 3 | HEBBAL OTHMANE | MOROCCO |
| U21 KATA FEMALE | 1 | KHAMIS JANA | EGYPT |
| U21 KATA FEMALE | 2 | SALMI MARWA | MOROCCO |
| U21 KATA FEMALE | 3 | NELLY DZEU YOUMBI | CAMEROON |
| U21 KATA FEMALE | 3 | OULDLARBI AYA | ALGERIA |
| U21 KATA MALE | 1 | ELMOWAFI ABDELRAHMAN | EGYPT |
| U21 KATA MALE | 2 | ZIAD YOUCEF | ALGERIA |
| U21 KATA MALE | 3 | ABDELAOUI BILEL | TUNISIA |
| U21 KATA MALE | 3 | BIAGIONI ALESSANDRO | SOUTH AFRICA |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE -50 KG | 1 | DOURAI RIM | MOROCCO |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE -50 KG | 2 | ALY GANNA | EGYPT |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE -50 KG | 3 | MEKKI MANEL | ALGERIA |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE -50 KG | 3 | SAWADOGO LAIYA SAKINATOU YABILE | BURKINA FASO |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE -55 KG | 1 | NIANG MAIMOUNA | SENEGAL |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE -55 KG | 2 | ELHAWARY MENATALAH | EGYPT |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE -55 KG | 3 | IMITIK NEJMA | MOROCCO |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE -55 KG | 3 | OUNNAS INES SARAH | ALGERIA |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE -61 KG | 1 | TOLBA RAHMA | EGYPT |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE -61 KG | 2 | GHELAM KHADIDJA | ALGERIA |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE -61 KG | 3 | CHOUKRI DOAE | MOROCCO |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE -61 KG | 3 | KESSANTINI TASNIM | TUNISIA |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE -68 KG | 1 | BOUDRAA RAOUANE | ALGERIA |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE -68 KG | 2 | ETTALEB MERIAME | TUNISIA |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE -68 KG | 3 | ONYEME BLESSING | NIGERIA |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE -68 KG | 3 | ZEINELABDIN MAYAR | EGYPT |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE 68+ KG | 1 | OUDIRA CHAIMA | ALGERIA |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE 68+ KG | 2 | SALAMA FARAH | EGYPT |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE 68+ KG | 3 | BEN TAIEB ISRA | TUNISIA |
| U21 KUMITE FEMALE 68+ KG | 3 | CORBELLARI BIANCA | SOUTH AFRICA |
| U21 KUMITE MALE -60 KG | 1 | FERCHICHI IHEB | TUNISIA |
| U21 KUMITE MALE -60 KG | 2 | SAADI MOHAMED ANIS | ALGERIA |
| U21 KUMITE MALE -60 KG | 3 | HADDADI AHMED | MOROCCO |
| U21 KUMITE MALE -60 KG | 3 | YOUSSEF MOHAMED | EGYPT |
| U21 KUMITE MALE -67 KG | 1 | KRIOU YOUSEF | TUNISIA |
| U21 KUMITE MALE -67 KG | 2 | JOSEPH DANIEL DJIOMO | CAMEROON |
| U21 KUMITE MALE -67 KG | 3 | HAMIDECHE IHEB | ALGERIA |
| U21 KUMITE MALE -67 KG | 3 | OMARA ADEL | EGYPT |
| U21 KUMITE MALE -75 KG | 1 | EL BAHRY SALAH EDDINE | MOROCCO |
| U21 KUMITE MALE -75 KG | 2 | LOPES NARIO | ANGOLA |
| U21 KUMITE MALE -75 KG | 3 | RICK BRAYAN LONTSI FOSSO | CAMEROON |
| U21 KUMITE MALE -75 KG | 3 | SADLI LOUAI | ALGERIA |
| U21 KUMITE MALE -84 KG | 1 | BADJOU MOHAMED-AMINE | MOROCCO |
| U21 KUMITE MALE -84 KG | 2 | OSMAN OMAR | EGYPT |
| U21 KUMITE MALE -84 KG | 3 | ACHOURI NIZAR | ALGERIA |
| U21 KUMITE MALE -84 KG | 3 | AJIL YASER | TUNISIA |
| U21 KUMITE MALE 84+ KG | 1 | MIDOUNE FALLEH | ALGERIA |
| U21 KUMITE MALE 84+ KG | 2 | ABDELBAKEY OMAR | EGYPT |
| U21 KUMITE MALE 84+ KG | 3 | ABDULSALAM NURI | LIBYA |
| U21 KUMITE MALE 84+ KG | 3 | DJONGA OMATUKU | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO |
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