# 2014 African Youth Games

The 2nd African Youth Games took place in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city from 22 to 31 May 2014. The Games featured approximately 2000 athletes from 51 African countries competing in 21 sports. Gambia, Eritrea and Mauritania were the only African countries absent from the Games.
The Botswana African Youth Games Organising Committee (BAYGOC) was charged with organising the Games and was headed by Regina Sikalesele Vaka as Chairman while Tuelo Daniel Serufho led the Secretariat as its chief executive officer.
The Games were largely perceived as a success and helped boost the profile of certain sports. In addition, certain sporting codes benefited by receiving material or equipment, but the Botswana National Olympic Committee and other federations were also reportedly left with debt following the event

## Participating nations

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana (host)
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Republic of the Congo
* Ivory Coast
* Djibouti
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

## Sports

Twenty one sports were contested in this edition of African Youth Games.
* Athletics (details)
* Badminton (details)
* Basketball (details)
* Boxing (details)
* Canoeing (details)
* Cycling (details)
* Fencing (details)
* Football (details)
* Golf (details)
* Judo (details)
* Karate (details)
* Netball (details)
* Swimming (details)
* Rowing (details)
* Rugby sevens (details)
* Table tennis (details)
* Taekwondo (details)
* Tennis (details)
* Triathlon (details)
* Volleyball (details)
* Weightlifting (details)

## Venues

Venues of the 2014 African Youth Games are listed below.
| Venue Name | Sports |
| University of Botswana Olympic Swimming Pool | Swimming |
| University of Botswana Stadium | Rugby |
| Botswana National Stadium | Athletics, Football, Rugby |
| National Tennis Centre | Tennis |
| Gaborone Golf Club | Golf |
| Gaborone Dam | Canoeing, Rowing |
| Boipuso Hall | Karate, Weightlifting |
| Ditshupo Hall | Judo, Taekwondo |
| Botswana National Youth Centre (BNYC) | Basketball, Table tennis |
| Otse Police College | Triathlon, Badminton |
| Botho University - Multipurpose Hall | Boxing |
| Sir SeretseKhama Barracks (SSKB) | Football |
| BONA Courts | Netball |
| Kgale Hill | Cycling - Mountain Bike |
| Roads of Gaborone | Cycling - Road cycling |

## Medal table

Host nation
* Host nation (Botswana)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 44 | 16 | 29 | 89 |
| 2 | South Africa (RSA) | 41 | 25 | 27 | 93 |
| 3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 19 | 10 | 12 | 41 |
| 4 | Algeria (ALG) | 15 | 21 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 14 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Tunisia (TUN) | 13 | 15 | 15 | 43 |
| 7 | Kenya (KEN) | 7 | 11 | 7 | 25 |
| 8 | Botswana (BOT)* | 6 | 6 | 19 | 31 |
| 9 | Morocco (MAR) | 4 | 11 | 10 | 25 |
| 10 | Namibia (NAM) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 11 | Mauritius (MRI) | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 12 | Madagascar (MAD) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | Cameroon (CMR) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Libya (LBA) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 15 | Seychelles (SEY) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 17 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 19 | Mali (MLI) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 20 | Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Chad (CHA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Angola (ANG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 25 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 26 | Republic of the Congo (CGO) | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 27 | Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 28 | Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | Malawi (MAW) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Tanzania (TAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 33 | Sierra Leone (SLE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 34 | Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Cape Verde (CPV) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Rwanda (RWA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Togo (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Lesotho (LES) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Liberia (LBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Swaziland (SWZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (42 entries) | Totals (42 entries) | 188 | 182 | 219 | 589 |