LAGOS, Nigeria, June 25-29, 2025 – The 2025 African Senior Fencing Championships have finished, including 12 events in women’s and men’s individual and team events in epee, foil and sabre. The event took place at the Charterhouse Lagos, with 144 fencers – 58 women and 86 men – participating from 22 countries. Egypt won the medal count with 21 medals overall (11 gold, 5 silver, 5 bronze), followed by Kenya with 1 (1 gold) and Algeria with 8 (2 silver, 6 bronze).
Day 1. In the final bout of women’s individual foil, Egypt’s Sara Amr Hossny faced Ivory Coast’s Maxine Isabel Esteban, winning with a 15-8 score. In the semifinal round, Esteban won against Egypt’s Malak Hamza, 15-8, while Amr Hossny defeated teammate Noha Hany, 15-13.
In the final bout of men’s individual epee, Egypt’s Mohamed Elsayed faced teammate Mahmoud Mohsen, winning with an 11-10 score. In the semifinal round, Mohsen won against Morocco’s Houssam Elkord, 15-11, while Elsayed defeated teammate Mahmoud Elsayed, 15-14.
Final rankings in women’s individual foil (15 fencers) included Sara Amr Hossny (EGY, gold), Maxine Isabel Esteban (CIV, silver), Noha Hany (EGY, bronze), Malak Hamza (EGY, bronze), Yasmine Ayari (TUN), Nourane B’Chir (TUN), Jana Ehab (EGY) and Yasmine Tantast (ALG).
Final rankings in men’s individual epee (36 fencers) included Mohamed Elsayed (EGY, gold), Mahmoud Mohsen (EGY, silver), Houssam Elkord (MAR, bronze), Mahmoud Elsayed (EGY, bronze), Bedi Paul Alex Beugre (CIV), Sergey Losevskiy (RSA), Fessal Mohamadou-Castioni (CMR) and Mohamed Yasseen (EGY).
Day 2. In the final bout of women’s individual epee, Kenya’s Alexandra Ndolo faced Egypt’s Nardin Ehab, winning with a 13-7 score. In the semifinal round, Ehab won against teammate Aya Hussein, 15-6, while Ndolo defeated Ivory Coast’s Oceane Tahe, 15-14.
In the final bout of men’s individual sabre, Egypt’s Ahmed Hesham faced teammate Adham Moataz, winning with a 15-7 score. In the semifinal round, Moataz won against teammate Mohamed Amer, 15-12, while Hesham defeated Tunisia’s Ahmed Ferjani, 15-11.
Final rankings in women’s individual epee (28 fencers) included Alexandra Ndolo (KEN, gold), Nardin Ehab (EGY, silver), Ocean Tahe (CIV, bronze), Aya Hussein (EGY, bronze), Ines El Batoul Taleb (ALG), Ivana Simic (RSA), Shirwit Gaber (EGY) and Camilia El Kord (MAR).
Final rankings in men’s individual sabre (19 fencers) included Ahmed Hesham (EGY, gold), Adham Moataz (EGY, silver), Mohamed Amer (EGY, bronze), Ahmed Ferjani (TUN, bronze), Ziad Elsissy (EGY), Oluwafolayemi Akinyosoye (NGR), Evann Jean Abba Girault (NIG) and Akram Bounabi (ALG).
Day 3. In the final bout of women’s individual sabre, Egypt’s Alanoud Hegazy faced teammate Nada Hafez, winning with a 15-8 score. In the semifinal round, Hafez won against Algeria’s Zohra Nora Kehli, 15-14, while Hegazy defeated Algeria’s Chaima Benadouda, 15-9.
In the final bout of men’s individual foil, Egypt’s Abdelrahman Tolba faced teammate Mohamed Hamza, winning with a 15-10 score. In the semifinal round, Hamza won against Senegal’s Noe Robin, 15-3, while Tolba defeated Cape Verde’s Victor Alvares de Oliveira, 15-4.
Final rankings in women’s individual sabre (11 fencers) included Alanoud Hegazy (EGY, gold), Nada Hafez (EGY, silver), Chaima Benadouda (ALG, bronze), Zohra Nora Kehli (ALG, bronze), Yesmine Rezgui (TUN), Renad Adel Eldoksh (EGY), Aicha Bouajina (TUN) and Lorina Essomba (CMR).
Final rankings in men’s individual foil (20 fencers) included Abdelrahman Tolba (EGY, gold), Mohamed Hamza (EGY, silver), Victor Alvares de Oliveira (CPV, bronze), Noe Robin (SEN, bronze), Jeremy Fafa Keryhuel (CIV), Salim Heroui (ALG), Luis Macedo (ANG) and Mathieu Cheickh Jaques Prats (MLI).
Day 4. In the final match of men’s team epee, Egypt faced South Africa, winning with a 45-26 score. In the semifinal round, South Africa won against Angola, 45-25, while Egypt defeated Algeria, 45-15. The bronze medal went to Algeria over Angola, 45-30.
In the final match of women's team foil, Egypt faced Tunisia, winning with a 45-39 score. In the semifinal round, Tunisia won against Algeria, 45-14, while Egypt had a bye. The bronze medal went to Algeria.
In the final match of men’s team sabre, Egypt faced Tunisia, winning with a 45-41 score. In the semifinal round, Tunisia won against Algeria, 45-21, while Egypt defeated Niger, 45-23. The bronze medal went to Algeria over Niger, 45-27.
Final rankings in men’s team epee (7 teams) included Egypt (gold), South Africa (silver), Algeria (bronze), Angola, Libya, Benin and Nigeria.
Final rankings in women’s team foil (3 teams) included Egypt (gold), Tunisia (silver) and Algeria (bronze).
Final rankings in men’s team sabre (4 teams) included Egypt (gold), Tunisia (silver), Algeria (bronze) and Niger.
Day 5. In the final match of women’s team sabre, Egypt faced Algeria, winning with a 45-40 score. In the semifinal round, Algeria won against Tunisia, 45-33, while Egypt had a bye. The bronze medal went to Tunisia.
In the final match of men’s team foil, Egypt faced Angola, winning with a 45-23 score. In the semifinal round, Angola won against Algeria, 45-44, while Egypt defeated Nigeria, 45-9. The bronze medal went to Algeria over Nigeria, 45-14.
In the final match of women’s team epee, Egypt faced Algeria, winning with a 6-6 score. In the semifinal round, Algeria won against South Africa, 45-44, while Egypt defeated Angola, 11-7. The bronze medal went to South Africa over Angola, 45-21.
Final rankings in women’s team sabre (3 teams) included Egypt (gold), Algeria (silver) and Tunisia (bronze).
Final rankings in men’s team foil (4 teams) included Egypt (gold), Angola (silver), Algeria (bronze) and Nigeria.
Final rankings in women’s team epee (6 teams) included Egypt (gold), Algeria (silver), South Africa (bronze), Angola, Nigeria and Benin.
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