Niger competed at the
2019 African Games
The 12th African Games was held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This was the first time that the African Games were hosted by Morocco following the country's readmission to the African Union in January 2017.
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held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in
Rabat
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, 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.
Medal summary
Medal table
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3x3 basketball
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
Ibrahim Hamzata Mahaman Salissou competed in the
men's individual recurve event.
was also scheduled to compete in the same event but he did not compete.
Athletics
Aminatou Seyni
Aminatou Seyni (born 24 October 1996) is a Nigerien track and field sprinter.
She has the Nigerien national records for the 200 metres and 400 metres.
Seyni competed in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2019 African Games. She r ...
competed in the
women's 100 metres event and she reached the semifinals.
She also finished in 4th place in the final of the
women's 200 metres event.
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competed in the
men's 400 metres event and he finished in 29th place in the heats.
Mariama Mamoudou Ittatou
Mariama Mamoudou Ittatou (born July 23, 1997) is a Nigerien sprinter. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 400 metres event; her time of 54.32 seconds in the heats did not qualify her for the semifinals.
She was also scheduled ...
competed in the
women's 400 metres event and she finished in 20th place in the heats.
Boxing
Sahabi Gado Moussa,
Amadou Hassane Abdoul Madjid,
Harouna Nomaou Maman Sani,
Sahabi Gado Aboubacar and
Kimba Issaka Abdoul Kader represented Niger in boxing.
Judo
Six athletes represented Niger in judo.
Karate
Issoufou Labo Adamou,
Aboubacar A Tinni Amadou and
Goumbi Kadade Mouniratou represented Niger in karate.
Swimming
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.
Albachir competed in the
men's 100 metre freestyle and
men's 50 metre butterfly events.
Roukaya competed in the
women's 50 metre freestyle and
women's 100 metre freestyle
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events.
Taekwondo
Niger competed in Taekwondo.
Ismael Yacouba Garba won the gold medal in the men's -68 kg event.
Abdoul Razak Issoufou
Abdoul Razak Issoufou Alfaga (born 26 December 1994), also known as Razak Alfaga, is a Nigerien taekwondo athlete.
When Issoufou was 7, his father forbade him from taking taekwondo after a cousin died from an injury in a fight. After Issoufou m ...
won the gold medal in the men's +87 kg event.
won the bronze medal in the women's -57 kg event.
Table tennis
Bello Fatimo was scheduled to compete in the
men's singles event but he did not compete.
Volleyball
Niger competed in the
women's beach volleyball tournament and finished in 12th place.
References
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Nations at the 2019 African Games
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