Casablanca, Morocco, June 6-10, 2024 – The 2024 African Senior Fencing Championships have finished, including 12 women’s and men’s individual and team events in epee, foil and sabre. The event took place at the Salle Mohamed V indoor sporting arena, with fencers participating from 18 countries. Egypt won the medal count, including 22 overall (9 gold, 4 silver, 9 bronze), followed by Tunisia with 3 (1 gold, 2 silver) and, tied for third place, Kenya with 1 (gold) and Cameroon with 1 (gold). Nine African nations received at least one medal.
Day 1. In women’s individual foil, Egypt’s Yara Elsharkawy faced Côte d'Ivoire’s Maxine Isabel Esteban in the final bout, winning with a 9-8 score. In the semifinal round, Esteban won against Egypt’s Malak Hamza, 15-6, while Elsharkawy defeated teammate Noha Hany, 15-13.
In men’s individual epee, Egypt’s Mohamed Elsayed faced Morocco’s Houssam Elkord in the final bout, winning with a 14-13 score. In the semifinal round, Elkord won against Egypt’s Mohamed Yasseen, 15-7, while Elsayed defeated Côte d'Ivoire’s Bedi Paul Alex Beugre, 15-8.
Women’s Individual Foil (12 fencers)
- Yara Elsharkawy (EGY, gold)
- Maxine Isabel Esteban (CIV, silver)
- Malak Hamza (EGY, bronze)
- Noha Hany (EGY, bronze)
- Yasmine Ayari (TUN)
- Nourane B’Chir (TUN)
- Sara Amr Hossny (EGY)
- Safietou Inna Namiya Coly (SEN)
Men’s Individual Epee (24 fencers)
- Mohamed Elsayed (EGY, gold)
- Houssam Elkord (MAR, silver)
- Mohamed Yasseen (EGY, bronze)
- Bedi Paul Alex Beugre (CIV, bronze)
- Mahmoud Mohsen (EGY)
- Fessal Mohamadou (CMR)
- Abdelkarim El Haouari (MAR)
- Sergey Losevskiy (RSA)
Day 2. In women’s individual epee, Kenya’s Alexandra Ndolo faced Morocco’s Camilia El Kord in the final bout, winning with a 15-14 score. In the semifinal round, El Kord won against Egypt’s Shirwit Gaber, 15-11, while Ndolo defeated Egypt’s Aya Hussein, 15-11.
In men’s individual sabre, Egypt’s Mohamed Amer faced teammate Adham Moataz in the final bout, winning with a 15-10 score. In the semifinal round, Moataz won against teammate Ziad Elsissy, 15-14, while Amer defeated Niger’s Evann Jean Abba Girault, 15-13.
Women’s Individual Epee (16 fencers)
- Alexandra Ndolo (KEN, gold)
- Camilia El Kord (MAR, silver)
- Shirwit Gaber (EGY, bronze)
- Aya Hussein (EGY, bronze)
- Nardin Ehab (EGY)
- Phakama Yantolo (RSA)
- Loulwa Soliman (EGY)
- Ndeye Binta Diongue (SEN)
Men’s Individual Sabre (17 fencers)
- Mohamed Amer (EGY, gold)
- Moataz Adham (EGY, silver)
- Ziad Elsissy (EGY, bronze)
- Evann Jean Abba Girault (NIG, bronze)
- Fares Ferjani (TUN)
- Ahmed Ferjani (TUN)
- Inkosi Brou (NGR)
- Yassin Khodir (EGY)
Day 3. In women’s individual sabre, Cameroon’s Lorina Essomba faced Egypt’s Nagwa Nofal in the final bout, winning with a 15-14 score. In the semifinal round, Nofal won against teammate Renad Eldoksh, 15-14, while Essomba defeated Egypt’s Nada Hafez, 10-4.
In men’s individual foil, Egypt’s Mohamed Hamza faced teammate Abdelrahman Tolba in the final bout, winning with a 15-6 score. In the semifinal round, Tolba won against teammate AlaaEldin Abouelkassem, 15-13, while Hamza defeated Côte d'Ivoire’s Jeremy Fafa Keryhuel, 15-10.
Women’s Individual Sabre (13 fencers)
- Lorina Essomba (CMR, gold)
- Nagwa Nofal (EGY, silver)
- Renad Eldoksh (EGY, bronze)
- Nada Hafez (EGY, bronze)
- Manal Saraa (MAR)
- Yasmine Daghfous (TUN)
- Alanoud Hegazy (EGY)
- Rania Ferjani (TUN)
Men’s Individual Foil (15 fencers)
- Mohamed Hamza (EGY, gold)
- Abdelrahman Tolba (EGY, silver)
- AlaaEldin Abouelkassem (EGY, bronze)
- Jeremy Fafa Keryhuel (CIV, bronze)
- Noe Robin (SEN)
- Amir El Rhazzouly (MAR)
- Victor Alvares De Oliveira (CPV)
- Mohamed Essam (EGY)
Day 4. In women’s team foil, Egypt faced Tunisia in the final match, winning with a 45-25 score. In the semifinal round, Tunisia won against Morocco, 45-26, while Egypt had a bye.
In men’s team sabre, Tunisia faced Egypt in the final match, winning with a 45-43 score. In the semifinal round, Egypt won against Morocco, 45-12, while Tunisia defeated Senegal, 45-15. The bronze medal went to Morocco over Senegal, 45-30.
In men’s team epee, Egypt faced Morocco in the final match, winning with a 42-41 score. In the semifinal round, Morocco won against South Africa, 45-32, while Egypt defeated Angola, 45-23. The bronze medal went to South Africa over Angola, 45-33.
Women’s Team Foil (3 teams)
- Egypt (gold)
- Tunisia (silver)
- Morocco (bronze)
Men’s Team Sabre (4 teams)
- Tunisia (gold)
- Egypt (silver)
- Morocco (bronze)
- Senegal
Men’s Team Epee (5 teams)
- Egypt (gold)
- Morocco (silver)
- South Africa (bronze)
- Angola
- Benin
Day 5. In women’s team epee, Egypt faced South Africa in the final match, winning with a 40-21 score. In the semifinal round, South Africa won against Morocco, 45-40, while Egypt had a bye.
In men’s team foil, Egypt faced Morocco in the final match, winning with a 45-8 score. In the semifinal round, Morocco won against Senegal, 45-42, while Egypt had a bye.
In women’s team sabre, Egypt faced Tunisia in the final match, winning with a 45-26 score. In the semifinal round, Tunisia won against Morocco, 45-24, while Egypt had a bye.
Women’s Team Epee (3 teams)
- Egypt (gold)
- South Africa (silver)
- Morocco (bronze)
Men’s Team Foil (3 teams)
- Egypt (gold)
- Morocco (silver)
- Senegal (bronze)
Women’s Team Sabre (3 teams)
- Egypt (gold)
- Tunisia (silver)
- Morocco (bronze)
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