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The 9th All-Africa Games
All-Africa Games
The All-Africa Games, sometimes called the African Games or the Pan African Games, are a regional multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa...

took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers

Algiers

' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...

, the capital city

Capital City

Capital City was a television show produced by Euston Films which focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman....

of Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games

1978 All-Africa Games

The 3rd All-Africa Games were played from July 13, 1978 to July 28, 1978 in Algiers, Algeria. 45 countries participated in twelve sports.The Egyptian team, which had topped the medals table in the previous two games was called home by its government midway through the games after a brawl marred the...

were held there. Besides Algeria, only Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

has hosted the event twice, but with different host cities.

Competitions

The following 24 sports were competed:
Paralympic sports: Athletics, Basketball and Goalball

Three disciplines, Baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

, Softball

Softball

Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

and Field Hockey

Field hockey

Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

were dropped by the hosts, since these sports are hardly played in Algeria and consequently lack suitable facilities . The hockey competition would have doubled as qualifier for the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

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, thus African Hockey Federation

African Hockey Federation

African Hockey Federation is the continental governing body of field hockey in Africa. It is affiliated by International Hockey Federation and has 17 member nations. It bi-annually organizes Hockey African Cup for Nations, a men's and women's hockey tournament for African nations...

organised a separate olympic qualifying tournament

2007 African Olympic Field Hockey Qualifier

2007 African Olympic Qualifier was the African field hockey qualification tournament for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. It was held in Nairobi, Kenya from July 14 to July 22, 2007...

in Nairobi

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

, Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

, held simultaneously with the All-Africa Games .

Water Polo

Water polo

Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

was not competed due to lack of teams . It was supposed to be an Olympic qualifier.

Medals

1	Egypt	74	62	63	199
2	Algeria	71	63	77	205
3	South Africa	61	66	53	180
4	Nigeria	50	55	54	159
5	Tunisia	48	41	58	147
6	Kenya	13	15	10	38
7	Senegal	8	12	26	46
8	Zimbabwe	7	8	8	23
9	Botswana	6	2	5	13
10	Cameroon	4	6	17	27
11	Ethiopia	4	5	10	19
12	Angola	4	1	7	12
13	Libya	4	5	10	19
14	Ghana	3	10	12	25
15	Eritrea	3	1	2	6
16	Sudan	3	0	1	4
17	Seychelles	3	6	1	11
18		2	2	1	5
19	Zambia	1	2	6	9
20	The Gambia	2	1	3	6
21	Lesotho	1	1	2	4
22	Mali	1	0	3	4
23	Uganda	1	0	1	2
24	Mozambique	1	0	0	1
25	Côte d'Ivoire	0	3	12	15
26	Burkina Faso	0	2	1	3
27	Republic of the Congo	0	1	3	4
27	Madagascar	0	1	3	4
29	Guinea	0	1	2	3
29	Malawi	0	1	2	3
31	Namibia	0	1	1	2
32	São Tomé and Príncipe	0	1	0	1
33	Tanzania	0	1	0	1
34	Benin	0	0	4	4
35	Guinea-Bissau	0	0	3	3
36	Central African Republic	0	0	1	1
36	Togo	0	0	1	1