All-Africa University Games
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| First event | 1975  Accra |
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| Occur every | Four years |
| Last event | 2012  Windhoek |
| Purpose | Multi-sport event for university in Africa. |
| Organization | FASU |
The All-Africa University Games is a regional multi-sport event representing Africa, organized for university athletes by the African University Sports Federation (FASU). The games were first held in 1975 in Accra, Ghana.
History
The FASU All-Africa University Games were first held around the 1974-75 new year period in Accra, Ghana and again at the same time of year in 1978-79 in Nairobi, Kenya. The event was after scheduled to be held in Lusaka, Zambia in 1982, however was cancelled and not re-introduced until 2004 in Nigeria when only a very limited range of men's events were contested.[1]
Editions
| Year | Games | Host | Dates | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Top Country On Medal Table | ||
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| Men | Women | Total | |||||||
| 1975 | I | Accra
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Dec. 27, 1974 – 1 Jan., 1975 | 13 | 8 |  Liberia
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| 1979 | II |  Nairobi
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Dec. 29, 1978 – 8 Jan., 1979 | 14 | 10 |  Angola
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| 1982 | – |  Lusaka
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Cancelled | ||||||
| 2004 | III |  Bauchi
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April 14 – 22 | 15 | 7 | ||||
| 2006 | IV |  City of Tshwane
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July 1 – 8 | 16 | 1000 | 14 | South Africa
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| 2008 | V |  Kampala
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July 6 – 16 | 14 | 803 | 17 | South Africa
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| 2012 | VI | Windhoek
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December 15 – 22 | 18 | 750 | 12 |  Egypt
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See also
References
- ^ "All-Africa University Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1999-2005.
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