2003 All-Africa Games

VIII All-Africa Games
Host cityAbuja, Nigeria
Nations53
Events22 sports
Opening5 October 2003
Closing17 October 2003
Opened byOlusegun Obasanjo
Main venueAbuja Stadium
Website8ALLAFRICAGAMES.org

The 8th All Africa Games, also known as Abuja 2003, were held from 5–17 October 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports.[1] The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium. The organizing committee was headed by Nigerian Amos Adamu.[2]

  1. ^ All-Africa Games under way published by the BBC News on 4 October 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Adamu Named President for 2003 All-Africa Games Organising Committee". Xinhua News Agency. 15 December 2000. Retrieved 18 September 2009.[dead link]

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