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The Lightweight class in the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament competition was the lightest class. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 57 - 60 kilograms.

List of boxers

•   Gaolatlhe Mpotsang ( BOT)
•   Saifeddine Nejmaoui ( TUN)
•   Brice Rotaric Bassole ( BUR)
•   Frederik Lawson ( GHA)
•   Daniel Tadele ( ETH)
•   Tahar Tamsamani ( MAR)
•   Achille Apie ( CMR)
•   Gaber Abdelhamid Yasin ( EGY)
•   Owethu Mbira ( RSA)
•   Hamza Kramou ( ALG)
•   Jean Paul Melly ( SEY)
•   Julius Indongo ( NAM)

Medalists

Gold	Saifeddine Nejmaoui   Tunisia
Silver	Hamza Kramou   Algeria
Bronze	Tahar Tamsamani   Morocco

Results

Preliminary round

1st day
Daniel Tadele ( ETH)	RSCOS R3	Tahar Tamsamani ( MAR)
Achille Apie ( CMR)	RSC R3	Gaber Abdelhamid Yasin ( EGY)
Owethu Mbira ( RSA)	12 - 14	Hamza Kramou ( ALG)
Jean Paul Melly ( SEY)	3 - 26	Julius Indongo ( NAM)

Quarterfinal Round

2nd day
Gaolatlhe Mpotsang ( BOT)	5 - 18	Saifeddine Nejmaoui ( TUN)
Brice Rotaric Bassole ( BUR)	WO	Frederik Lawson ( GHA)
Tahar Tamsamani ( MAR)	RSCOS R3	Achille Apie ( CMR)
Hamza Kramou ( ALG)	17 - 10	Julius Indongo ( NAM)

Semifinal Round

3rd day
Saifeddine Nejmaoui ( TUN)	19 - 7	Frederik Lawson ( GHA)
Tahar Tamsamani ( MAR)	10 - 25	Hamza Kramou ( ALG)

3rd place Round

4th day
Frederik Lawson ( GHA)	RET R3	Tahar Tamsamani ( MAR)

Final Round

5th day
Saifeddine Nejmaoui ( TUN)	11 - 4	Hamza Kramou ( ALG)

Qualification to Olympic games

•   Saifeddine Nejmaoui ( TUN)
•   Hamza Kramou ( ALG)
•   Tahar Tamsamani ( MAR)

References

• AIBA