title: 2008 African Fencing Championships
text: # 2008 African Fencing Championships
  
  The 2008 African Fencing Championships were held in Casablanca, Morocco from 26 to 28 April.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Foil | Alaaeldin Abouelkassem (EGY) | Karim Kamoun (TUN) | Xavier Ali (MAR) Tamer Mohamed Tahoun (EGY) |
  | Épée | Ahmed El Saghir (EGY) | Ahmed Nabil (EGY) | Ayman Alaa El Din Fayz (EGY) Mohamed Ayoub Ferjani (TUN) |
  | Sabre | Mamoudou Keita (SEN) | Samir Mahmoud (EGY) | Mohamed Rebai (TUN) Gamal Fathy (EGY) |
  | Team Foil | Egypt | Tunisia | Morocco |
  | Team Épée | Egypt | Tunisia | Senegal |
  | Team Sabre | Tunisia | Egypt | Senegal |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Foil | Inès Boubakri (TUN) | Shaimaa El-Gammal (EGY) | Eman El-Gammal (EGY) Iman Shaban (EGY) |
  | Épée | Mona Abdel Aziz (EGY) | Imene Ben Chaabane (TUN) | Sarra Besbes (TUN) Ndeye Binta Diongue (SEN) |
  | Sabre | Azza Besbes (TUN) | Chaima Fathalli (TUN) | Hela Besbes (EGY) Adja Yacine Sarr (SEN) |
  | Team Foil | Egypt | Tunisia | Algeria |
  | Team Épée | Tunisia | Algeria | Senegal |
  | Team Sabre | Tunisia | Senegal | Morocco |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  Host
  
  * Host nation (Morocco)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Egypt | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
  | 2 | Tunisia | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
  | 3 | Senegal | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
  | 4 | Algeria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 5 | Morocco* | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
  | Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 |
  