African Para Table Tennis Championships
African Para Table Tennis Championships are a biennial sport event for para table tennis players who represent an African country. It was originally called the Africa/Middle East Championships from 1999 to 2005. Players from the Middle East now compete in Asian Para Table Tennis Championships since 2005.
Locations
| Edition | Year | Host | Dates | Competitors | Countries | Top medalists | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African/Middle East Para Table Tennis Championships | |||||||
| 1 | 1999 |  Johannesburg | 25 November - 2 December | 51 | 6 |  Nigeria | [1] |
| 2 | 2003 |  Amman | 4–11 December | 61 | 7 | Jordan | [2] |
| 3 | 2005 |  Cairo | 2–11 December | 65 | 7 | Egypt | [3] |
| African Para Table Tennis Championships | |||||||
| 1 | 2007 | Cairo | 10–17 December | 48 | 6 | Egypt | [4] |
| 2 | 2009 | Johannesburg | 2–4 December | 32 | 5 | Egypt | [5] |
| 3 | 2011 | Ismailia | 4–11 November | 77 | 5 | Nigeria | [6] |
| 4 | 2013 | Sharm el Sheikh | 14–20 December | 40 | 5 | Egypt | [7] |
| 5 | 2015 |  Agadir | 7–11 October | 40 | 6 | Egypt | [8] |
| 6 | 2019 | Alexandria | 30 June - 2 July | 72 | 8 | Egypt | [9] |
All-time medal count
As of 2019.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 41 | 58 | 37 | 136 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 31 | 13 | 11 | 55 |
| 3 | South Africa (RSA) | 5 | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| 4 |  Libya (LBA) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 |  Sierra Leone (SLE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Lesotho (LES) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 nations) | 79 | 89 | 77 | 245 | |
References
- "1999 Africa/Middle East Championships". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 5 June 2019.
- "2003 Africa/Middle East Championships". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 5 June 2019.
- "2005 Africa/Middle East Championships". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 5 June 2019.
- "2007 African Championships". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 5 June 2019.
- "2009 African Championships". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 5 June 2019.
- "2011 African Championships". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 5 June 2019.
- "2013 African Championships". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 5 June 2019.
- "2015 African Championships". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 5 June 2019.
- "African Championships 2019". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 11 July 2019.
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