1991 All-Africa Games
th allafrica game arabic الألعاب الإفريقية الخامس also known cairo القاهرة held september october cairo egypt fortythree country participated eighteen sport first time game held fouryear cycle planned egypt hoped use game showcase city cairo possible olympic bid plan fell organizational difficulty plagued game stampede spectator trying get see opening ceremony got game bad start many ioc official dignitary unable make stadium confusion returned hotel watch ceremony television african athlete claimed seven world championship previous month world athletics championship one steeplechaser moses kiptanui decided participate cairo highly partisan crowd granted free admission event egyptian government filled stadium throughout game cheering home team another placing top medal table namibia first participation world arena team proudly returned four gold medal two silver medal seven bronze medal host nation egypt three athlete two female one male one event frankie frederick namibia metre metre susan sirma kenya metre metre hanan ahmed khaled egypt shot put discus throw addition nigeria three four relay race x metre men woman well womens x metre new event added men egypt kenya zimbabwe ghana nigeria soccer tournament transformed u competition cameroon first game host country win medal athletics result gbrathleticscom