2026 African Judo Championships: 12 Medals for Morocco

Morocco concluded its participation in the 2026 African Cadet and Junior Judo Championships, held in Casablanca from 23 to 26 July 2026, with a total of 12 individual medals, including 5 gold and 7 bronze, in addition to winning the African Junior Team Championship title.

The individual competitions brought together 142 judokas from 18 African countries, competing across the cadet and junior age categories.

In the Cadet competition, the Moroccan team won 7 medals, including 2 gold medals claimed by Fatima Ezzahra NIDAOUI (-48 kg) and Anas JARAF (-73 kg). The team also secured 5 bronze medals through Aicha EL ABDOUNI(-44 kg), Salma HAJJARI (-52 kg), Abir BOUAZZAOUI (-63 kg), Ziad EL BAZ (-50 kg) and Anass OULCAID (-55 kg). These results enabled Morocco to finish 4th in the overall cadet team standings.

In the Junior competition, Morocco earned 5 medals, including 3 African titles won by Fatima Ezzahra NIDAOUI(-48 kg), Amina ALAOUI CHERIFI (-52 kg) and Yasmine HARISS (-70 kg). The two bronze medals were claimed by Abdeladim HABIBI (-66 kg) and Ayman EL OUARD (-81 kg), allowing Morocco to finish 3rd in the overall junior team standings.

The African Championships concluded with the team events, during which the Moroccan Junior National Team was crowned African Team Champion, capping off an outstanding overall performance by Moroccan judo at this edition of the championships held in Casablanca.