All-Africa Games
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The All-Africa Games, sometimes called the African Games or Pan African Games, are a regional multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). The competing nations must all be from the African continent.
The first Games were held in 1965 in Brazzaville, Congo. The International Olympic Committee granted official recognition as a continental multi-sport event, along with the Pan American Games and Asian Games. Men's and Women's basketball have been part of the All-Africa Games since the beginning.
The 8th All-Africa Games were played from October 5, 2003 to October 17, 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. The 9th All-Africa Games will take place in July 11-23 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time, also the 1978 All-Africa Games were held there. Besides Algeria, only Nigeria has hosted the event twice, but with different host cities. The 10th All-Africa Games will take place in Lusaka, Zambia in 2011.
