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| First event | 2023 African Para Games inAccra, Ghana |
|---|---|
| Occur every | 4 years |
| Last event | 2023 African Para Games inAccra, Ghana |
| Next event | 2027 African Para Games inCairo, Egypt |
| Purpose | Multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities from nations on the African continent |
TheAfrican Para Games is amulti-sport event contested bypara-athletes fromAfrican nations.
The General Assembly of theAfrican Paralympic Committee (AfPC) in 2021 inRabat, Morocco, elected and endorsedGhana to host and organize thefirst African Para Games. Pursuance to the decision in 2017 by the AfPC General Assembly to have a stand-alone multi-para sports event for persons with disabilities and an impairment inAfrica.
The first edition of the African Para Games was announced byInternational Paralympic Committee presidentAndrew Parsons, in January 2022 during a visit to Ghana, the host country of the2023 African Games.[1][2]
| Edition | Year | Host city | Host nation | Opened by[a] | Start Date | End Date | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top Placed Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | Accra |  Ghana | Mustapha Ussif[b] | 3 September | 12 September | 18 | 400 | 3 | 7 |  Morocco (MAR) | [3][4] |
| 2 | 2027 | Cairo |  Egypt |
Notes:
Three sports were played at the inaugural game, with five or six planned for 2027.[5]The sports contested or planned to be contested at the African Para Games are;Para Athletics,Para powerlifting,Para Taekwondo,Wheelchair Tennis,Wheelchair Basketball,Goalball,Sitting Volleyball,Amputee football, andBlind football.[6]
| Number | Event | 2023 | 2027 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Sports | ||||||
| 1 | Wheelchair basketball |  | ||||
| 2 | Amputee football | | ||||
| Racket Sports | ||||||
| 3 | Wheelchair tennis | | ||||
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