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South Africa wins African Golf Championship in Hammamet

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South Africa won the African Golf Championship in Hammamet with 624 strokes, ahead of Morocco in second with 628 and Zambia in third with 646. Tunisia finished fifth with 650 strokes, while Seychellois Adrian Andrade won the individual event, according to Lapresse.

South Africa won the African Golf Championship on Saturday, which concluded at the Citrus Golf course in Hammamet, Tunisia. The South African team totalled 624 strokes, ahead of Morocco in second place with 628 strokes, according to the competition results.

The victory gives South Africa a 13th continental title, a historic record in this competition. Zambia finished third with 646 strokes, ahead of Réunion, fourth with 650 strokes, while Tunisia came fifth.

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