This Thursday, the African champions will be known in Cairo, where the 2023 IBSA Goalball African Championships are taking place at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall.

On the last day of the stage group, Egypt managed to defeat for the second time this tournament the eternal African champion Algeria, opening a wider road to having a new champion in continental Goalball history, so it may be confirmed in the final today.

Because of this undefeated status in this competition’s edition, the host national team of Egypt is directly qualified to the final, together with Algeria, in the final match to decide not only the gold medal but also the qualification to Paris 2024.

On the women’s side, Algeria still dominates the scene. In the last match of the stage group, Algeria scored the first goal in the first throw, with eight seconds on the clock, and kept the pressure throughout the rest of the time.

Both finals are set for this Thursday afternoon.

Check out the results of the last day of the stage group and the schedule for the finals (CET, local time +1):

Wednesday, 13th
Men
Cote d’Ivoire vs Egypt: 0-10
Ghana vs Algeria: 1-11
Cote d’Ivoire vs Ghana: 3-8
Egypt vs Algeria: 12-5
Women
Ghana vs Algeria: 1-11
Egypt vs Algeria: 1-11

Thursday, 14th
Finals
Men
Bronze match
10.15 am – Ghana vs Cote d’Ivoire
FINAL
3.30 pm – Egypt vs Algeria
Women
Bronze match
9 am – Egypt vs Ghana (1)
FINAL
2.15 pm – Algeria vs w1