{"id":78656,"date":"2026-09-18T18:02:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T17:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=78656"},"modified":"2026-09-18T18:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T17:02:32","slug":"dzw-63b15ff6cdb1e191175c707f0e95c6820cba0349","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=78656","title":{"rendered":"Oran to Host 13th African University Games in 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"

Algeria<\/a> will host the 13th edition of the African University Games in Oran in 2028, as announced by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research<\/a>. This decision was made following the conclusion of the 12th edition of the Games, which took place in Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n

The selection of Algeria to host this continental event, chosen from among several candidate countries, underscores the significant momentum within Algerian university sports<\/a>. This dynamic was recently highlighted by Algeria's impressive performance at the Cairo games, where student-athletes secured 115 medals, including 41 gold, earning the nation second place in the continental medal standings.<\/p>\n

Oran is set to welcome student-athletes from various African nations in 2028 for an event that will blend athletic competition with academic and cultural exchanges. Hosting the African University Games represents a new chapter for Algeria, solidifying its influence in continental university sports and offering Oran another opportunity to showcase its capability to organize major sporting events. The move signifies a transition for Algerian university sports from podium success to organizational leadership, reflecting the increasing presence of Algerian universities and youth on the African stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oran will host the 13th African University Games in 2028, a decision announced by Algeria’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. This selection follows Algeria’s second-place finish at the recent Games in Cairo, reinforcing its growing role in continental university sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":78655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78656"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78657,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78656\/revisions\/78657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/78655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}