The 12th African Games are being held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.

The 2019 African Games are marked by the participation of 6000 athletes, from 54 African countries, competing in 26 sport codes. Also the Rabat 2019 African Games will be a qualification step for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, for several sports. Thus, for the first time in the history of this important continental event, 18 different sports are expected to be qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics, which comes to take these Games to a new level.

Egypt takes part in the championship with 297 players who will perform in 24 different sports, including 22 Olympic games.