Uganda at the African Games

Uganda (UGA) has competed in every African Games since the first in 1965. The country has taken part in every one of the games since. Athletes from Uganda have won a total of eighty-seven medals, including twenty-two gold and twenty-one silver.

Uganda at the African Games
IOC code	UGA
NOC	Uganda Olympic Committee
Medals	Gold 22 Silver 21 Bronze 44 Total 87
African Games appearances (overview)
1965 1973 1978 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

Participation

Uganda first entered the African Games (then called the All-African Games) in 1965.^[1] The team achieved a single silver medla. The country returned the following tournament, and came away with six gold, three silver and three bronze medals.^[2] Uganda has since taken part in and won medals at each of the subsequent games.^[3] Involvement has not been smooth, however. In 2003, boxers Jolly Kotongole and Sadat Tebazalwa were almost barred from entering the tournament due to non-payment of affiliation fees. Only the actions of Ugandan boxing official Sande Musoke enabled the competition to happen when he surrendered his allowances to cover the costs.^[4]

Medal tables

Medals by Games

See also: African Games and All-time African Games medal table

Below is a table representing all the medals won by Uganda at the Games.^[3]

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1965 Brazzaville		0	1	4	5	14
1973 Lagos		6	3	3	12	4
1978 Algiers		3	6	5	14	9
1987 Nairobi		3	2	4	9	9
1991 Cairo		1	1	2	4	17
1995 Harare		0	0	2	2	31
1999 Johannesburg		2	1	3	6	15
2003 Abuja		0	1	4	5	26
2007 Algiers		1	0	1	2	23
2011 Maputo		4	1	3	8	14
2015 Brazzaville		0	0	2	2	26
2019 Rabat		0	2	8	10	28
Total		22	21	44	87

See also

• Uganda at the Olympics
• Uganda at the Paralympics
• Sport in Uganda