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1763:Accra 2023
1758:Rabat 2019
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1708:Lagos 1973
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119:History
56:Closing
48:Opening
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1541:soccer
1529:Soccer
1521:, and
1416:
1413:Zambia
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1321:
1315:
1288:
1282:
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1117:Uganda
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649:Bronze
646:Silver
640:Nation
598:Tennis
589:Boxing
546:Sports
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488:Zambia
474:
463:
454:Uganda
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93:French
1695:Games
1681:ANOCA
1576:Congo
1550:Gold:
1418:(ZAM)
1385:(TAN)
1354:(NIG)
1350:Niger
1323:(ETH)
1290:(COD)
1254:(TOG)
1220:(GAB)
1216:Gabon
1189:(CHA)
1155:(VOL)
1121:(UGA)
1087:(MAD)
1047:Congo
1019:(CMR)
983:(TUN)
947:(SUD)
943:Sudan
913:(MLI)
879:(ALG)
845:(GHA)
840:Ghana
809:(CIV)
775:(SEN)
741:(KEN)
737:Kenya
707:(NGR)
673:(UAR)
652:Total
627:Congo
499:Benin
409:Sudan
376:Niger
343:Kenya
332:Ghana
320:Gabon
149:Egypt
125:games
113:Congo
42:Congo
1676:AASC
1592:Mali
1539:The
1250:Togo
1185:Chad
909:Mali
643:Gold
637:Rank
595:Judo
431:Togo
365:Mali
252:Chad
190:and
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