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Continental · Men

Africa Kabaddi Championship 2026

Kenya retained the continental title in Zanzibar, beating Uganda in the final. It was the first Africa Kabaddi Championship staged outside Kenya on AKU’s published record, and Kenya’s second consecutive title.

Status

Concluded

Host

Zanzibar, Tanzania

Dates

11 August 2026

Nations

6

The Uganda squad stand for the anthems with hands on hearts beside the Ugandan flag, Africa Kabaddi Championship 2026, Zanzibar.

Record status: AKU has not yet published a report of this championship on its own channels. The record below is built from an external report and is incomplete.

Final standings

Africa Kabaddi Championship 2026 — final standings as published by AKU
PosNationResult
1 KENKenya Champions
2 UGAUganda Runners-up

Matches

Africa Kabaddi Championship 2026 Zanzibar, Tanzania
KENKenya
v
UgandaUGA
Final 11 Aug 2026 Kenya won the final. The score has not been published.

Participating nations

KENKenyaUGAUgandaRWARwandaZAMZambiaBDIBurundiZANZanzibar

Six nations competed. The sixth team is reported only as “the hosts”; AKU should confirm whether it entered as Zanzibar or as Tanzania.

Sources

  • Source

    allAfrica / The Star, 12 August 2026

    Reports Kenya defending the continental title in Zanzibar against six nations.

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Not in this record

AKU has not published the following for this competition. Federations and officials can supply them to the secretariat.

  • Exact competition dates and venue in Zanzibar
  • Final score of the Kenya v Uganda final
  • Bronze medallist and full final standings
  • Individual award winners (MVP, Best Raider, Best Defender)
  • Whether the host team competed as Zanzibar or Tanzania

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