33 African countries are preparing to participate in the up coming continental championship hosted and sponsored by the International Boxing Association (IBA).
From 19 October to 1 November 2026 in Kinshasa, DR Congo, the tournament, Africa Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships takes center stage.
According to reports, 33 countries including Ghana have confirmed participation.
The line up are – Lesotho, Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Senegal, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Boxing fans on the continent must expect straight punches, accurate hooks, sharp jabs, fearless left and right combinations, fierce national rivalries and the determination of athletes chasing continental glory.
All the rounds are going to bring a challenges; every victory will carry a nation’s hope and pride.
Hosts DR Congo will have home support, but the visiting teams arrive with ambitions, zeal and determination of their own.
The Black Bombers ruled Africa sometime ago, it is time to take back the crown as kings of African Boxing.
The new Black Bombers led by President Dauda Fuseni and Nii Adama Addy have something special to offer and this is just the beginning of greater things to happen.
With new technical men, Vincent Akai Nettey, Charles Quartey and others in charge like Elvis Robertson, Lartekwei Lartey, Ben Tetteh, Ghana Boxing must look out for its most fashionable cloth and wear in grand style.
By Sammy Heywood Okine