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Fatiha Mansouri wins African boxing gold for Algeria in Nairobi

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Fatiha Mansouri wins African boxing gold for Algeria in NairobiBearas · CC BY-SA 4.0

Algerian boxer Fatiha Mansouri won gold in the under-51kg category at the 2026 African Senior Championships, beating Kenya’s Veronica Mbithi 4-1 in the final in Nairobi. The victory gives Algeria its first continental title of this edition, while several other Algerian boxers are also competing in the finals, reports Eldjoumhouria.

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