title: 2016 African Wrestling Championships
text: # 2016 African Wrestling Championships
  
  The 2016 African Wrestling Championships was held in Alexandria, Egypt from 2 to 7 March 2016.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
  | 2 | Tunisia (TUN) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
  | 3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
  | 4 | Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
  | 5 | Senegal (SEN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 6 | Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
  | 7 | Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
  | 8 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
  | 9 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | 10 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 11 | Chad (CHA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 24 | 24 | 38 | 86 |
  
  ### Team ranking
  
  | Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's freestyle | Women's freestyle | Women's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Men's Greco-Roman |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points |
  | 1 | Egypt | 71 | Egypt | 63 | Egypt | 77 |
  | 2 | Algeria | 49 | Nigeria | 63 | Algeria | 63 |
  | 3 | Tunisia | 44 | Tunisia | 54 | Morocco | 62 |
  | 4 | South Africa | 42 | Cameroon | 46 | Tunisia | 39 |
  | 5 | Morocco | 41 | Algeria | 43 | South Africa | 32 |
  | 6 | Senegal | 36 | South Africa | 35 | Namibia | 8 |
  | 7 | Guinea-Bissau | 35 | Senegal | 35 | Nigeria | 7 |
  | 8 | Nigeria | 35 | Chad | 10 | | |
  | 9 | Chad | 27 | Ivory Coast | 6 | | |
  | 10 | Namibia | 14 | Madagascar | 4 | | |
  | 11 | Cameroon | 8 | | | | |
  | 12 | Republic of the Congo | 7 | | | | |
  | 13 | Ivory Coast | 6 | | | | |
  | 14 | Madagascar | 6 | | | | |
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men's freestyle
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 57 kg | Adama Diatta | Ebikewenimo Welson | Mohamed Ihab Maghwari Hegab |
  | 57 kg | Adama Diatta | Ebikewenimo Welson | Abdelghani Benatallah |
  | 61 kg | Mathlouthi Chedli | Amar Chergui | Amr Essam Ramadan |
  | 61 kg | Mathlouthi Chedli | Amar Chergui | Sem Shilimela |
  | 65 kg | Amas Daniel | Ibrahim Abdelhamid | Mbunde Cumba |
  | 65 kg | Amas Daniel | Ibrahim Abdelhamid | Terry van Rensburg |
  | 70 kg | Maher Ghanmi | Johannes Petrus Botha | Ali Ragab |
  | 70 kg | Maher Ghanmi | Johannes Petrus Botha | Nassrallah Lallouche |
  | 74 kg | Augusto Midana | Samy Moustafa | Melvin Bibo |
  | 74 kg | Augusto Midana | Samy Moustafa | Wilhelm Meyer |
  | 86 kg | Mohamed Saadaoui | Mohamed Zaghloul | Quintino Intipe |
  | 86 kg | Mohamed Saadaoui | Mohamed Zaghloul | Mohamed Mostefaoui |
  | 97 kg | Ali Hamdy Amin Rabei Mosutafa | Martin Erasmus | Cedric Nyamsi Tchouga |
  | 97 kg | Ali Hamdy Amin Rabei Mosutafa | Martin Erasmus | Soso Tamarau |
  | 125 kg | Diaaeldin Kamal | Slim Trabelsi | Maurice Abatam |
  | 125 kg | Diaaeldin Kamal | Slim Trabelsi | Mohamed Bendjilalli |
  
  ### Men's Greco-Roman
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 59 kg | Rabie Hamed Ahmed | Mouatez Djedaiet | Fouad Fajari |
  | 66 kg | Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed | Tarek Benaissa | Souleymen Nasr |
  | 71 kg | Abou Halima | Ahmed Samorah | Akrem Boudjemline |
  | 71 kg | Abou Halima | Ahmed Samorah | Lukas Thomas |
  | 75 kg | Mahmoud Fawzy | Aziz Boualem | Zander Geringer |
  | 80 kg | Bachir Sid Azara | Omar Khalied Ibrahim | Yassine Sardi |
  | 85 kg | Adem Boudjemline | Mohamed Missaoui | Mohamed Metwally |
  | 98 kg | Ahmed Othman | Hamza Haloui | Choucri Atafi |
  | 130 kg | Abdellatif Mohamed | Radhouane Chebbi | Ali Bouachioum |
  
  ### Women's freestyle
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 48 kg | Rebecca Muambo | Rosemary Nweke | Hanene Salaounandji |
  | 53 kg | Isabelle Sambou | Mona El Basyo | Maroi Mezien |
  | 55 kg | Odunayo Adekuoroye | Rim Ayari | Norma Gordon |
  | 55 kg | Odunayo Adekuoroye | Rim Ayari | Joseph Essombe |
  | 58 kg | Marwa Amri | Nwoye Ifeora | Noura Hamed |
  | 60 kg | Hela Riabi | Amina Benabderrahmane | Jeanne-Marie Coetzer |
  | 60 kg | Hela Riabi | Amina Benabderrahmane | Haiat Farag |
  | 63 kg | Aminat Adeniyi | Amina Elsebaee | Leanco Stans |
  | 63 kg | Aminat Adeniyi | Amina Elsebaee | Syrine Issaoui |
  | 69 kg | Blessing Oborududu | Rihem Ayari | Nadia Ahmed |
  | 69 kg | Blessing Oborududu | Rihem Ayari | Blandine Metala Epanga |
  | 75 kg | Samar Amer | Annabelle Ali | Blessing Onyebuchi |
  | 75 kg | Samar Amer | Annabelle Ali | Tassadit Amer |
  