2023 African Games

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XIII African Games
Host cityAccra
Nations participating53 (expected)
Officially opened byTBD
Main venueAccra Borteyman Olympic Standard Stadium (ongoing)(50,000).[1]
WebsiteAccra2023ag.com

The 13th African Games is expected to be held in three cities in Ghana in the year 2023 on dates yet to be confirmed. This will be the second time in history that the games will be decentralized in a process that started in the previous edition held in Morocco. Due to this: three cities in the country were chosen for these functions Accra, Kumasi, and Cape Coast.[2][3]

Bids[]

Ghana won the rights to host the event in October 2018.[6] In November 2021, Ghana signed an agreement with the African Union to host the event.[3]

Venues[]

Plans to build a new stadium for the event were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Branding[]

The mascot, the logo and the website of the event were unveiled in December 2021.[8][9]

Participating nations[]

Participating National Olympic Committees
  •  Ghana (Host)

Sports[]

Squash is expected to feature at the 2023 African Games.[10][11] In February 2022, it was announced that cricket will make its debut in the 2023 edition of the games.[12][13] Arm wrestling and rugby union are also set to make their debut.[14] Till February 2022, a total of 25 games have confirmed for the continental event.[15]

Calendar[]

Medal table[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gov't to build Olympic Stadium in Accra for African Games – Sports Minister". Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Ghana announce country will host 2023 African Games". 26 October 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b Pavitt, Michael (12 November 2021). "Ghana signs agreement with African Union to host 2023 African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 December 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Ghana to bid for 2023 All Africa Games". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Nigeria Battle Ghana, Burkina Faso for 2023 AAG Host". AllAfrica. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. ^ Pavitt, Michael (26 October 2018). "Ghana announce country will host 2023 African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 December 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Lloyd, Owen (24 July 2021). "Ghana's plans to build new stadium for 2023 African Games abandoned because of COVID-19". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 December 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Check out the mascot and logo for 2023 African Games". GhanaWeb. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Africa Games 2023: Official logo, mascot and website unveiled by Organizing Committee". ModernGhana. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  10. ^ Pavitt, Michael (13 December 2021). "Squash added to programme for 2023 African Games in Ghana". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 December 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Squash to be Included in African Games for First Time in 20 Years". World Squash. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Cricket to make its African Games Debut in 2023". Emerging Cricket. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Cricket to feature in 2023 Africa Games". The Guardian. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  14. ^ Iveson, Ali (25 February 2022). "Cricket and arm wrestling included on 2023 African Games programme". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 February 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Ghana will be ready for 2023 African Games as work begins on new complex". Inside the Games. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

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