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In the All-Africa Games, the competing nations must all be from the African continent. The games add to the endorsement of the Olympic spirit and rest like a major assignation for African athletes. These Games are a landmark towards the preparation of the Olympic Games as it gives an opportunity to the continent’s athletes to express their skill and potentials.
The perception of the All-Africa Games had been effected as it being officially recognized by the IOC from this first edition. Above various sessions and regardless of rescheduling and difficulties tackled by some host countries, the game today has become an Olympic congregation for the whole continent.
Various attempts had been made to host the games in Algiers, Algeria in 1925 and Alexandria, Egypt in 1928, but in spite of substantial arrangements taken by coordinators, the efforts ended up in vain. The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) first African member, Angelo Bolanaki, contributed a lot by donating funds to erect a stadium. However, the Games were still delayed for another three decades.
The first All-Africa Games were held in 1965 in Brazzaville, Congo. The IOC approved official recognition as a continental various sport event, along with the Pan American Games and Asian Games. During the last half a century, remarkably three major sporting countries have been persistently topping the medal rankings, these are:
South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria. But in the recent times, other countries like Algeria, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal and Tunisia have also been in the spotlight.