Niger at the 2019 African Games

Niger competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total 43 athletes represented Niger in 10 sports and won two gold medals and one bronze medal. All medals were won in Taekwondo and the country finished 21st in the medal table.

Niger at the
2019 African Games
IOC codeNIG
NOCNigerien Olympic and National Sports Committee
in Rabat, Morocco
19 August 2019 (2019-08-19) – 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)
Competitors43 (28 men and 15 women) in 10 sports
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
3
African Games appearances
  • 1965
  • 1973
  • 1978–1995
  • 1999
  • 2003
  • 2007
  • 2011
  • 2015
  • 2019
  • 2023

Medal summary

Medal table

3x3 basketball
Main article: 3x3 basketball at the 2019 African Games

Niger competed in 3x3 basketball in both the men's tournament and women's tournament. Both the men's team and women's team lost all their matches.

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2019 African Games

Ibrahim Hamzata Mahaman Salissou competed in the men's individual recurve event.[1]

Adamou Saley was also scheduled to compete in the same event but he did not compete.[2]

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2019 African Games

Aminatou Seyni competed in the women's 100 metres event and she reached the semifinals.[3] She also finished in 4th place in the final of the women's 200 metres event.[3]

Moussa Zaroumey competed in the men's 400 metres event and he finished in 29th place in the heats.[3]

Mariama Mamoudou Ittatou competed in the women's 400 metres event and she finished in 20th place in the heats.[3]

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2019 African Games

Sahabi Gado Moussa, Amadou Hassane Abdoul Madjid, Harouna Nomaou Maman Sani, Sahabi Gado Aboubacar and Kimba Issaka Abdoul Kader represented Niger in boxing.

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2019 African Games

Six athletes represented Niger in judo.

Karate
Main article: Karate at the 2019 African Games

Issoufou Labo Adamou, Aboubacar A Tinni Amadou and Goumbi Kadade Mouniratou represented Niger in karate.

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2019 African Games

Seydou Lancina Alassane, Mouctar Mamoudou Albachir and Moussa Mahamane Roukaya competed in swimming.

Alassane competed in the men's 50 metre backstroke and men's 50 metre freestyle events.[4]

Albachir competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle and men's 50 metre butterfly events.[5]

Roukaya competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 100 metre freestyle events.[6]

Taekwondo
Main article: Taekwondo at the 2019 African Games

Niger competed in Taekwondo. Ismael Yacouba Garba won the gold medal in the men's -68 kg event.[7]

Abdoul Razak Issoufou won the gold medal in the men's +87 kg event.[8]

Tekiath Ben Yessouf won the bronze medal in the women's -57 kg event.[9]

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2019 African Games

Bello Fatimo was scheduled to compete in the men's singles event but he did not compete.

Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 2019 African Games

Niger competed in the women's beach volleyball tournament and finished in 12th place.[10]

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References
  1. "Ibrahim Hamzata Mahaman Salissou - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. "Adamou Saley - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  4. "Seydou Lancina Alassane - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  5. "Mouctar Mamoudou Albachir". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. "Moussa Mahamane Roukaya - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. "Yacouba Garba Ismael - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  8. "Issoufou Alfaga Abdoul Razak - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  9. "Ben Yessouf Tekiath - Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  10. "Niger - Beach Volleyball Team". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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