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 South African golfers stage sensational comeback for 13th All Africa title, Uganda 8th

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Team South Africa . PHOTO VIA @GolfRSA

 

Final Team Leaderboard (Top 10):
1. South Africa – 624
2. Morocco – 628
3. Zambia – 646
4. Reunion Island – 650
5. Tunisia – 650
6. Kenya – 667
7. Zimbabwe – 669
8. Uganda – 671
9. Egypt – 677
10. Seychelles – 679

 

Hammamet, Tunisia | THE INDEPENDENT | Defending champions South Africa produced a spectacular final-round comeback Saturday at the Citrus Golf Club Les Oliviers in Tunisia to secure the 2026 All Africa Team Championship, marking the nation’s 13th continental title.

Entering the final round, South Africa faced an eight-shot deficit, with Morocco holding a commanding lead after the “moving day.” However, the Proteas “saved their best for last”, turning the tournament on its head with a stunning display of golf under pressure.

The comeback was fuelled by top-notch closing rounds from Protea debutant Jono Wilsenach and Judd Sundelson. Both players carded superb 6-under 66s to lead the charge, with solid support from CJ van Wyk and Ivan Verster.

While Morocco held a significant advantage going into the final 18 holes, they were unable to withstand the South African onslaught. South Africa ultimately finished with a team total of 624, edging out Morocco, who finished second with 628.

The top individual honours went to Adrian Andrade from Seychelles, who won the 54-hole event by three strokes, carding 11-under 205.

Zambia rounded out the podium in third place with a score of 646. Reunion Island and the host nation, Tunisia, tied for fourth with 650.

Other notable finishes in the top ten included Kenya (667) in sixth, Zimbabwe (669) in seventh, Uganda (671) in eighth, Egypt (677) in ninth, and Seychelles (679) in tenth.

Uganda’s golf team. Otukei (middle) was the best performer in 19th position. Coach Paul Habyarimana (right) managed the team

Reflecting on the victory, GolfRSA celebrated the team’s resilience on social media: “Eight shots back. Never out of the fight. Team South Africa saved their best for last… Protea pride. What a team!”

Meanwhile, Uganda’s Johnson Omollo was re-elected President of the Africa Golf Confederation (AGC) during the General Assembly held on the sidelines of the championship in Hammamet. Omollo secured an unopposed victory, endorsed by 18 member countries present at the assembly and backed by a total of 31 nations. The election was also endorsed by The R&A, the world governing body of golf.

Final individual scores

Rank Count. Name R1 R2 R3 Early TTP
By 72 72 72 216
1 Adrian Andrade 69 64 72 205 -11
2 Jonathan Andrew Wilsenach 72 70 66 208 -8
3 Judd Sundelson 72 71 66 209 -7
3 Reda El Hali 69 70 70 209 -7
5 Constantyn Van Wyk 72 70 70 212 -4
5 Ivan Verster 70 68 74 212 -4
5 Mohamed Bouhamou 66 69 77 212 -4
5 Youssef El Hali 70 70 72 212 -4
9 Rebah Bedoui 69 69 75 213 -3
10 Dominic Musonda 72 70 72 214 -2
11 Gilbert Chalwe 70 70 75 215 -1
12 Baha Boulakmine 70 72 74 216 0
13 Adel Taufiq Salim Balala 73 72 72 217 +1
14 Issa Amr Abouelela 69 69 80 218 +2
14 Stalin Daka 70 75 73 218 +2
16 Samuel Jonathan Aiach 69 76 74 219 +3
17 Camille Wolf 80 68 72 220 +4
17 Titouan Tregouet 69 74 77 220 +4
19 Antony Otukei 72 76 73 221 +5
19 Aziz Dardouri 73 72 76 221 +5
21 Munesu Tadiswa Chimhini 75 71 76 222 +6
22 Mohamed Amr Abouelela 73 72 78 223 +7
23 Nicolas Tristan Viroleau 78 71 75 224 +8
23 Vincent Chidambazina 76 75 73 224 +8
25 Nizar Bourehim 72 81 72 225 +9
26 Blackwell Mwandila 71 78 77 226 +10
26 Jerry Jean Baptiste 80 75 71 226 +10
26 John Eoi Kamaisi 81 74 71 226 +10
26 Kingsley Afful 75 74 77 226 +10
26 Shaka Ndyabahika Kariisa 75 74 77 226 +10
31 Amon Bwambale 83 73 71 227 +11
32 Eugine Wafula Wamukota 75 74 79 228 +12
32 Gabriel the Short of Billot 79 73 76 228 +12
32 Mohamed Lutfi Taweri 69 82 77 228 +12
35 Elton Dancel Zulu 74 81 74 229 +13
35 Rakesh Kumar Channoo 73 81 75 229 +13
37 Samuel Egyiri 79 77 75 231 +15
37 Tanishq Nobeen 75 75 81 231 +15
39 Alex Illien 78 78 78 234 +18
39 Blessing Gondo 82 75 77 234 +18
39 Mahir Sachin Patel 78 78 78 234 +18
42 Mowana Mowa Chokwe 86 75 75 236 +20
43 Gael Matteo NOYAN 83 80 74 237 +21
44 Mehdi Ben Youssef 77 75 86 238 +22
45 Aly Fahmy 81 78 80 239 +23
45 Godfrey Kambale 81 82 76 239 +23
47 Thomo Mokgatle 87 72 82 241 +25
48 Ahmed Ramadhan El Tawiri 78 80 84 242 +26
49 Ibrahim Karim Wakid 84 82 77 243 +27
49 Kasim Jibril 81 84 78 243 +27
49 Stephen Asanab 77 84 82 243 +27
52 Seifeddine Zarzour 81 83 81 245 +29
53 Marc OBAME 80 86 80 246 +30
54 Richard D’offay 83 82 83 248 +32
55 KOMBILA MFOUBOU 84 86 85 255 +39
56 Godefroy Andrade 88 84 86 258 +42
57 Athmane Laakri 82 86 91 259 +43
58 Jean Luc Willaume Abessolo 91 85 89 265 +49
59 Nill Richard 84 86 96 266 +50
59 Tshiaomo Justice Motlhaping 92 85 89 266 +50
61 Steve Oyono 88 91 93 272 +56
62 Mohamed Mechelah 89 91 93 273 +57
63 Ahmed Ahmida Alamari 94 87 101 282 +66
64 Jean-Yves Mbambath 93 99 103 295 +79
65 Mbondji Ebongue 116 106 114 336 +120
Mohamed Lamine Lerari ABD 96 76 90 262 ABD
Matthews Mokalake ABD 86 14 90 190 ABD
Ramadhan Lotfi Etweri DSQ 81 84 79 244 DSQ

 

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