# African Games sports

This is a list of sports played in the African Games and the major affiliated games organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA).

## African Games sports

The African Games is the major multi-sports competition in Africa. This is a list of sports played in the games.
| Sport (Discipline) | Sport (Discipline) | Body | Body | 65 | 73 | 78 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 |
| Sport (Discipline) | Sport (Discipline) | World | Africa | 65 | 73 | 78 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 |
| Diving | | FINA | CANA | | | | | | d | | | | | | | |
| Swimming | | FINA | CANA | 6 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Water polo | | FINA | CANA | | | | | | | | | c | | | | |
| Archery | | WA | WAA | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | |
| Athletics | | IAAF | CAA | 24 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 |
| Badminton | | BWF | BCA | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Baseball | | IBAF | ABSA | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Basketball | | FIBA | FIBA Africa | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | |
| 3x3 basketball | | FIBA | FIBA Africa | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 4 |
| Netball | | INF | CANA | | | | | | d | d | | | 1 | | | |
| Chess | | FIDE | ACU | | | | | | | | 28 | 14 | 12 | | 5 | 6 |
| Boxing | | AIBA | AFBC | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 25 |
| Slalom canoeing | | ICF | CAC | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | |
| Sprint canoeing | | ICF | CAC | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 18 | |
| Road cycling | | UCI | CAC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Track cycling | | UCI | CAC | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Equestrian | | FEI | ACES | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | |
| Cricket | | ICC | ACA | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Fencing | | FIE | CAE | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 12 | 12 | |
| Field hockey | | FIH | AfHF | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | 2 |
| Football | | FIFA | CAF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rugby sevens | | WR | RA | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Artistic gymnastics | | FIG | UAG | | | | | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 12 | 14 | |
| Aerobic gymnastics | | FIG | UAG | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | |
| Handball | | IHF | CAHB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Judo | | IJF | AJU | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Karate | | WKF | UFAK | | | | | 11 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Kickboxing | | WAKO | WAKO Afri | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | |
| Boules | | FIPJP | CASB | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| Rowing | | FISA | FASA | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | 9 | |
| Sailing | | ISAF | ASCON | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Shooting | | ISSF | ASSF | | | | | 12 | x | | | 6 | | | 5 | |
| Snooker | | IBSF | ABSC | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | |
| Squash | | WSF | SFA | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | |
| Table tennis | | ITTF | ATTF | | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Taekwondo | | WTF | UAT | | | | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 |
| Tennis | | ITF | CAT | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Triathlon | | ITU | ATU | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | 2 |
| Beach volleyball | | FIVB | CAVB | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Volleyball | | FIVB | CAVB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Arm wrestling | | WAF | AFA | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| Weightlifting | | IWF | WFA | | | | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 15 | | 45 | 60 | 60 |
| Wrestling - Freestyle | | UWW | CALA | | | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | | 16 | 12 | 12 |
| Wrestling - Greco-Roman | | UWW | CALA | | | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Total events | Total events | Total events | Total events | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
    x : Not known

## African Youth Games sports

This is a list of sports played in the African Youth Games.
| Sport (Discipline) | Sport (Discipline) | Body | Body | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| Sport (Discipline) | Sport (Discipline) | World | Africa | 10 | 14 | 18 |
| 3x3 basketball | | FIBA | FIBA Africa | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Swimming | | FINA | CANA | x | 25 | 28 |
| Archery | | WA | WAA | | | 4 |
| Athletics | | IAAF | CAA | 13 | 46 | 29 |
| Badminton | | BWF | BCA | | 6 | 5 |
| Boules | | FIPJP | CASB | | | 13 |
| Boxing | | AIBA | AFBC | x | 12 | 11 |
| Slalom canoeing | | ICF | CAC | x | 4 | 2 |
| Sprint canoeing | | ICF | CAC | x | 4 | 2 |
| Mountain biking | | UCI | CAC | x | 2 | 2 |
| Road cycling | | UCI | CAC | x | 2 | 2 |
| Track cycling | | UCI | CAC | x | 2 | 3 |
| Equestrian | | FEI | ACES | | | 1 |
| Fencing | | FIE | AFC | x | 3 | 12 |
| Field hockey | | FIH | AfHF | | | 2 |
| Football | | FIFA | CAF | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Golf | | IGF | AGC | | 2 | 2 |
| Artistic gymnastics | | FIG | AGU | | | 15 |
| Aerobic gymnastics | | FIG | AGU | | | 15 |
| Handball | | IHF | CAHB | | | 2 |
| Judo | | IJF | AJU | x | | 7 |
| Karate | | WKF | UFAK | x | 13 | 8 |
| Netball | | INF | CANA | x | 1 | |
| Rowing | | ISSF | FASA | | 3 | 8 |
| Rugby sevens | | IRB | CAR | | 1 | 2 |
| Sailing | | ISAF | ASCON | x | | 4 |
| Shooting | | ISSF | ASSF | x | | 11 |
| Table tennis | | ITTF | CAT | x | 3 | 3 |
| Taekwondo | | WTF | AFTU | x | 10 | 7 |
| Tennis | | ITF | CAT | x | 5 | 5 |
| Triathlon | | ITU | ATU | | 6 | x |
| Volleyball | | FIVB | CAVB | x | 1 | 2 |
| Beach volleyball | | FIVB | CAVB | | | 2 |
| Weightlifting | | IWF | WFA | x | 6 | 24 |
| Wrestling - Freestyle | | UWW | CALA | x | | 16 |
| Wrestling - Greco-Roman | | UWW | CALA | x | | 8 |
| Total events | Total events | Total events | Total events | | | |
x: Not known

## African Beach Games sports

This is a list of sports played in the African Beach Games.