1987 All-Africa Games

IV All-Africa Games

Logo of the VI All-Africa Games
Host city Nairobi, Kenya
Nations participating 42
Events 14 sports
Opening ceremony 1 August 1987
Closing ceremony 12 August 1987
Officially opened by Daniel arap Moi
Main venue Kasarani Stadium
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The 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987 to August 12, 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya. 42 countries participated in fourteen sports.

From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulties and general civil unrest had never allowed this to happen. The fourth Games were no exception. Originally scheduled for 1982, a weak Kenyan economy slowed preparations. The Chinese helped provide the necessary funds and manpower to begin building Kasarani Stadium, but too late to hold the games on schedule. It was suggested at one time that Tunis, Tunisia arrange the fourth games in 1982 and Nairobi take its turn in the fifth games in 1986. This proposal was voted down, but the Nairobi games dates were pushed back to 1986. This was still not enough time for the Kenyans to ready themselves and the games finally opened in August 1987. The Games have kept to the four-year schedule since this edition.

A torch was relayed from Nairobi to the Kenyan coast, the Kenyan highlands and back to Nairobi where World Champion John Ngugi carried it into the stadium in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 80,000.

Organizational difficulties with housing and facilities, typical in events such as these, were evident in the Nairobi games as well, but in the end the games concluded without undue calamity.

Egypt won the soccer final from host Kenya on the final day, and finished at the top of the medals table once again.

At the closing ceremonies the torch was passed to Cairo, Egypt to begin preparations for the Vth All-African Games in 1991.

Medal table

  Host nation

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Egypt 31222073
2 Tunisia 28262276
3 Nigeria 23162160
4 Kenya 22251663
5 Algeria 13232359
6 Senegal 721221
7 Ethiopia 35412
8 Ghana 3317
9 Uganda 3249
10 Zimbabwe 25613
11 Madagascar 2428
12 Cameroon 1179
13 Côte d'Ivoire 1124
14 Mauritius 1102
 Zaire 1102
16 Tanzania 0257
17 Congo 0202
18 Rwanda 0101
19 Zambia 0033
20 Seychelles 0022
21 Malawi 0011
 Chad 0011
 Angola 0011
 Mozambique 0011
 Burundi 0011
Total 164159176499

Sports

Athletics

Three athletes, two female and one male, won more than one event:

In addition, Nigeria won all four relay races; 4x100 metres and 4x400 metres for men and for women.

Some new women's events were added: 3000 metres, 10000 metres, 400 metres hurdles and 5000 metres track walk. Additionally, the obsoleted pentathlon event was replaced by the heptathlon.

Basketball

Boxing

Patrick mont waweru

Field hockey

Field hockey was part of the games for the first time. The venue was City Park Hockey Stadium.

Football

The football tournament was won by Egypt. It was the first Games in which the host country did not win, although the host Kenya finished second. Malawi won their first All-Africa medal.

Gold: Silver: Bronze:
 Egypt

Coach:

 Kenya

Coach: Reinhard Fabisch

 Malawi

Coach: Reuben Malola

Handball

Taekwondo

The taekwondo competition took place at Desai Memorial Hall between August 1 and August 4, 1987. The men's winners were:[3]

Weight Winner Nationality
Fin Anthony Mensah Ghana
Fly John Kariuki Kenya
Bantam John Phafoli Lesotho
Feather Molise Tau Lesotho
Light Dominic Kim Nigeria
Welter Osborne Kunenei Swaziland
Middle Anthony Ilukhor Nigeria
Heavy Pius Ilukhor Nigeria

Volleyball

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