CASABLANCA, Morocco, June 15-19, 2022—The 2022 African Senior Fencing Championships have finished, including 12 men’s and women’s individual and team events in epee, foil and sabre. The event took place at Casablanca’s Salle Couverte du Complexe Sportif Mohamed V, with 143 individual fencers and 18 countries participating. Egypt won the medal count, including 21 overall (8 gold, 6 silver, 7 bronze), followed by Algeria with 8 (2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze) and Tunisia with 5 (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze).
Day 1. In individual men’s epee, Egypt’s Mohamed Elsayed faced teammate Ahmad Elsokkary in the final match, winning with a 13-9 score. In the semifinal round, Elsokkary won against South Africa’s Harry Saner, 15-12, while Elsayed defeated Côte d'Ivoire's Bedi Paul Alex Beugre, 15-10.
In individual women’s foil, Egypt’s Nora Mohamed faced Morocco’s Youssra Zakarani in the final match, winning with a 15-9 score. In the semifinal round, Zakarani won against Egypt’s Yara Elsharkawy, 15-9, while Mohamed defeated teammate Noha Hany, 15-9.
Individual Men’s Epee (31 fencers)
1. Mohamed Elsayed (EGY, gold)
2. Ahmad Elsokkary (EGY, silver)
3. Bedi Paul Alex Beugre (CIV, bronze)
3. Harry Saner (RSA, bronze)
5. Mohamed Yasseen (EGY)
6. Pavel Tychler (RSA)
7. Sergey Losevskiy (RSA)
8. Raphael Jacques Hoareau-Berkani (ALG)
Individual Women’s Foil (15 fencers)
1. Nora Mohamed (EGY, gold)
2. Youssra Zakarini (MAR, silver)
3. Yara Elsharkawy (EGY, bronze)
3. Noha Hany (EGY, bronze)
5. Meriem Mebarki (ALG)
6. Chaima Nihal Guemmar (ALG)
7. Nourane B’Chir (TUN)
8. Mariam Elzoheiry (EGY)
Day 2. In individual men’s sabre, Tunisia’s Fares Ferjani faced Egypt’s Medhat Moataz in the final match, winning with a 15-14 score. In the semifinal round, Moataz won against his teammate, Mohamed Amer, 15-14, while Ferjani defeated his teammate, Ahmed Ferjani, 15-14.
In individual women’s epee, Egypt’s Nardin Ehab faced her teammate, Shirwit Gaber, in the final match, winning with a 15-11 score. In the semifinal round, Gaber won against her teammate, Aya Hussain, 15-10, while Ehab defeated Senegal’s Ndeye Binta Diongue, 15-6.
Individual Men’s Sabre (30 fencers)
1. Fares Ferjani (TUN, gold)
2. Medhat Moataz (EGY, silver)
3. Mohamed Amer (EGY, bronze)
3. Ahmed Ferjani (TUN, bronze)
5. Adham Moataz (EGY)
6. Ziad Elsissy (EGY)
7. Amenallah Hmissi (TUN)
8. Evann Jean Abba Girault (NIG)
Individual Women’s Epee (24 fencers)
1. Nardin Ehab (EGY, gold)
2. Shirwit Gaber (EGY, silver)
3. Ndeye Binta Diongue (SEN, bronze)
3. Aya Hussein (EGY, bronze)
5. Camilia El Kord (MAR)
6. Chloe Bousfiha (MAR)
6. Aphiwe Tuku (RSA)
8. Aminata Sabaly (SEN)
Day 3. In individual men’s foil, Egypt’s Alaaeldin Abouelkassem faced teammate Mohamed Hamza in the final match, winning with a 15-14 score. In the semifinal round, Hamza won against Algeria’s Youcef Madi, 15-7, while Abouelkassem defeated teammate Mohamed Hassan, 15-11.
In individual women’s sabre, Algeria’s Zohra Nora Kehli faced Egypt’s Nada Hafez in the final match, winning with a 15-10 score. In the semifinal round, Hafez won against Algeria’s Saoussen Boudiaf, 15-14, while Kehli defeated Egypt’s Mariam Deghiedy, 15-8.
Individual Men’s Foil (23 fencers)
1. Alaaeldin Abouelkassem (EGY, gold)
2. Mohamed Hamza (EGY, silver)
3. Mohamed Hassan (EGY, bronze)
3. Youcef Madi (ALG, bronze)
5. Jeremy Fafa Keryhuel (CIV)
6. Mohamed Aziz Metoui (TUN)
7. Mohamed Essam (EGY)
8. Victor Alvares De Oliveira (CPV)
Individual Women’s Sabre (20 fencers)
1. Zohra Nora Kehli (ALG, gold)
2. Nada Hafez (EGY, silver)
3. Mariam Deghiedy (EGY, bronze)
3. Saoussen Boudiaf (ALG, bronze)
5. Yasmine Daghfous (TUN)
6. Abik Boungab (ALG)
7. Manal Saraa (MAR)
8. Rania Ferjani (TUN)
Day 4. In men’s team foil, Egypt faced Algeria, winning with a 45-20 score in the final match. In the semifinal round, Algeria won against Tunisia, 45-32, while Egypt defeated Cote D’Ivoire, 45-11. The bronze medal went to Tunisia over Cote D’Ivoire, 45-42.
In women’s team sabre, Algeria faced Tunisia, winning with a 45-27 score in the final match. In the semifinal round, Tunisia won against Morocco, 45-24, while Algeria defeated Egypt, 45-41. The bronze medal went to Egypt over Morocco, 45-24.
In women’s team epee, Egypt faced Morocco, winning with a 45-30 score in the final match. In the semifinal round, Morocco won against Senegal, 45-41, while Egypt defeated Algeria, 45-35. The bronze medal went to Algeria over Senegal, 45-43.
Men’s Team Foil (6 countries)
1. Egypt (gold)
2. Algeria (silver)
3. Tunisia (bronze)
4. Cote D’Ivoire
5. Ghana
6. Morocco
Women’s Team Sabre (6 countries)
1. Algeria (gold)
2. Tunisia (silver)
3. Egypt (bronze)
4. Morocco
5. Cote D’Ivoire
5. Senegal
Women’s Team Epee (4 countries)
1. Egypt (gold)
2. Morocco (silver)
3. Algeria (bronze)
4. Senegal
Day 5. In men’s team epee, Egypt faced Morocco, winning with a 45-34 score in the final match. In the semifinal round, Morocco won against Senegal, 45-34, while Egypt defeated South Africa, 45-33. The bronze medal went to South Africa over Senegal, 45-33.
In men’s team sabre, Tunisia faced Egypt, winning with a 45-42 score in the final match. In the semifinal round, Egypt won against Mali, 45-18, while Tunisia defeated Algeria, 45-25. The bronze medal went to Algeria over Mali, 45-39.
In women’s team foil, Egypt faced Algeria, winning with a 45-23 score in the final match. In the semifinal round, Algeria won against Morocco, 45-23, while Egypt defeated Cote D’Ivoire, 45-6. The bronze medal went to Morocco over Cote D’Ivoire, 45-22.
Men’s Team Epee (9 countries)
1. Egypt (gold)
2. Morocco (silver)
3. South Africa (bronze)
4. Senegal
5. Algeria
6. Tunisia
7. Libya
8. Cote D’Ivoire
Men’s Team Sabre (6 countries)
1. Tunisia (gold)
2. Egypt (silver)
3. Algeria (bronze)
4. Mali
5. Senegal
6. Cote D’Ivoire
6. Morocco
Women’s Team Foil (4 countries)
1. Egypt (gold)
2. Algeria (silver)
3. Morocco (bronze)
4. Cote D’Ivoire