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As confirmed by the International Olympic Committee document dated June 1, 2023, the men’s and women’s qualifying tournament will be held in Dakar, Senegal from September 9 to 15, 2023. Recall that the previous African qualifications for the Tokyo Games had already taken place in Dakar in February 2020. This year, for the elite men, Lire plus …
Comoros Boxing Federation President Mohamed Abdou Mbechezi (pictured) has confirmed they will host next year’s Zone 4 Championships in April 2024. “We had a very successful meeting with Africa Boxing Confederation delegation led by my brother Mendouga (Bertrand) and we agreed to host the tournament,” Mbechezi told AFBC Communications. “They toured hotels and all the Lire plus …
As of May 27, 2023, a record number of 26 countries have confirmed their participation in the 21st edition of the African Boxing Championships organized by the AFBC in Yaoundé from June 13 to 25, 2023. The secretary general of the African Boxing Confederation (AFBC) André Basile Kalong said he was waiting for confirmation from Lire plus …
Comoros will host next year’s Zone 4 boxing tournament, the Secretary-General of the Africa Boxing Confederation (AFBC) Andre Basile Kalong has announced. He said during during their whirlwind tour of Comoros led by AFBC President Bertrand Mendouga, they held fruitful discussions with the President of Comoros federation Mohammed Abbou Mbechezi on boxing development. Said Kalong: Lire plus …
Bertrand Mendouga has been visiting the Comoros since Thursday, May 25, 2023, thus marking the start of preparations for the organization of the African boxing championship in zone 4 scheduled for 2024. The delegation is made up of AFBC President Bertrand Mendouga, AFBC General Secretary Basile Kalong and Salomon Kargbo (Sierra Leone), President of the Lire plus …
Africa won no medals in the championship. 3 boxers from the African continent reached the quarter-finals. – Patrick Chinyemba (Zambia) 48-51kg Fly – Andrew Chilata (Zambia) 57-60kg Light – Mohammed Amadu (Ghana) 51-54kg Bantam The championship had 538 boxers from 107 countries. The African continent was represented by 101 boxers from 26 countries. Africa has Lire plus …
The AFBC Vice President Mr Omo Agege Sienna Azania, the AFBC Ethics Committee Chairman Mr David Pina paid a cortesy visit to the Gabonese Olympic Committee with the presence of the new Gabonese Boxing Federation President mr. Nzigou Manfoumbi Bonaventure. On the occasion, the official of the two sides had good exchanges. Both parties promised Lire plus …
The Vice-president of the African Boxing Confederation Mr. Omo Agege Sienna Azania and the president of the Ethics Commission of the AFBC Mr. David Pina were received in audience by Mr. Franck Nguema, the Gabonese Minister of Youth and Sports after their brilliant mission of supervising the elections of the governing bodies of the Gabonese Lire plus …
The Gabonese Boxing Federation has a new President and new leaders since this Saturday, April 22, 2023. President Bonaventure Nzigou Manfoumbi and the new members of the Gabonese Boxing Federation were elected by the majority of the 5 league presidents present out of the 8 in Gabon. For 2 years the Gabonese Federation had no Lire plus …
Mr. Ferhat Fazil Abdelnour is the President of the Algerian Boxing Federation who was unfairly removed from the Algerian sports movement by the Minister of Youth and Sports. He must be rehabilitated, failing which the Ethics Commission of the AFBC may suggest to the Board of Directors of the AFBC to propose the suspension of Lire plus …
