The tennis event of the first-ever African School Games was held from 31 July to 4 August 2025 at the Tennis Club of Bachdjarah in Algiers with a total of 44 players including 21 girls. In addition to host country Algeria, 14 nations participated in this continental gathering: Benin, Botswana, Zambia, Comoros, DR Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Mauritania, Sudan, Tunisia, and Uganda.

In the boys’ singles, Tunisia’s Mahmoud Chetouane captured the gold medal, overcoming Algeria’s Kamyl Chebboub 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. Chebboub had to settle for silver, while the bronze medal went to Algeria’s Yacine Meghari, who defeated his compatriot Fares Belamiri 6-3, 6-2 in the third-place match.

Chetouane added a second gold to his name in the boys’ doubles, teaming up with fellow Tunisian M. Aziz Messaoui to beat Algeria’s Chebboub and Meghari 6-4, 6-3 in the final. The bronze medal was claimed by the Algerian duo Ghaouli Nacer and Fares Belamiri, who overcame the DR Congo pair Engunga Escartin Eric and Sabwe Kumase Loic 6-3, 6-4.

Tunisia’s dominance continued in the girls’ singles with an all-Tunisian final. Lamiss Haouas secured the gold medal after her compatriot Nadine Hamrouni was forced to retire during the final at 1-0 for Lamiss. Algeria’s Houda Benamar took home the bronze following the withdrawal of her opponent, fellow Algerian Kawther Abidat. Houda was leading 7-5, 3-0 at the time of retirement.

Haouas and Hamrouni secured their second titles of the event by winning the girls’ doubles final 6-4, 6-1 against Algerians Benamar and Abidat, who earned silver. The Algerian pair Lydia Arezki and Nora Iachouren claimed the bronze medal after defeating Kenya’s Nnacy Kawira Peter and Seline Ahoya 6-2, 6-2.

With these results, Tunisia topped the tennis medal table with four gold medals and one silver. Algeria followed with three silver and four bronze medals.

Congratulations to all the winners and participants, and to Algeria for successfully hosting this inaugural edition of the African School Games.

Full results here