Africa Continental championships · since 1965 
Accra, Ghana 8–23 Mar 2024
2024 African Games
Accra, Ghana 8–23 Mar 2024- events
- 47
- medals awarded
- 140
- nations on the podium
- 27
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
wind -2.8400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
Half marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
wind -1.1400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
20 km race walk
Decathlon
4x100m
1 
Nigeria CR 38.41
Nigeria CR 38.41 
Liberia4x400m
2 
Botswana 2:59.32
Botswana 2:59.32 3 Nigeria 3:01.84
Nigeria 3:01.84 Medal table
27 nations · 140 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria NGR | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 | |
| 2 |  Ethiopia ETH | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | |
| 3 |  Republic of South Africa RSA | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 |  Kenya KEN | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |
| 5 | Ghana GHA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Algeria ALG | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 7 |  Gambia GAM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Morocco MAR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Zambia ZAM | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Cameroon CMR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 11 |  Egypt EGY | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 12 |  Burkina Faso BUR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Benin 
South Sudan 
Uganda 
Guinea 
Madagascar 
Congo Records set
7 CR · 1 AR- CR Nigeria 4x100m · Men 38.41
- CR Zambia 4x400m · Men 2:59.12
- CR Hirut Meshesha 1500m · Women 4:05.71
- CR Beatrice Chepkoech 3000m steeplechase · Women 9:15.61
- CR Mire Reinstorf Pole vault · Women 4.35
- CR Zahra Tatar Hammer throw · Women 69.95
- CR Jo Ane Van Dyk Javelin throw · Women 60.80
- AR Nigeria Mixed 4x400m · Mixed 3:13.26
About this edition
Postponed from 2023 due to financial struggle in Ghana.
Stories from Accra
22 Mar 2024 A good humanity reason An unnoticeable success story about a refugee camp resident.
20 Mar 2024 Four wins in one day Nigeria dominated the third day in athletics at the African Games by picking up four golds.
19 Mar 2024 Homegrown heroine Ghana’s lovely talent Rose Yeboah retains her high jump title in front of celebrating compatriots.
19 Mar 2024 Win in the silent world Emmanuel Eseme has clinched 100m gold for Cameroon, the country currently suffering of a civil war.