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2025 Africa Youth Chess Championship – Kenya win 10 medals

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December 14, 2025

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2025 Africa Youth Chess Championship – Kenya win 10 medals

The 2025 Africa Youth Chess Championship, hosted in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe, ended on a high note, with Kenya winning a total of 10 medals.

Gold Medalist

Cyprian Mbaabu – U16 Open

WCM Elizabeth Cassidy Maina – U14 Girls

Nathaniel Manyeki – U10 Open

Amanad Breetalizah – U10 Girls

Silver Medalist

Davidson Waweru Mugo – U14 Open

Winnie Kaburo – U12 Girls

Bronze Medalist

Gene Pence Mukwana – U8 Open

Jayne Awuor – U8 Girls,

Ryan Kimani Danson – U12 Open

Fantalis Lucy Nduta – U14 Girls

Team Kenya had a total of 78 participants at the event, which saw a record 547 participants from 16 countries.

The outstanding results were credited to a two-week intensive residential training programme undertaken before the championship. The training was led by Head Coach Dr Victor Ng’ani, assisted by Coach Tom Amwai, whose technical preparation, game analysis and psychological conditioning played a vital role in readying the players for high-level competition.

Happy prize winners from Team Kenya.

Team Uganda

Uganda sent a powerful team of 18 players and returned with 1 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze medals.

Gold Medalist

WFM Sana Omprakash Kayyar – U18 Girls

Silver Medalist

Juliet Asaba – U14 Girls

Apollo Ahumza – U12 Boys

Bronze Medalist

AFM Shoubhith Omprakash Kayyar – U16 Boys.

Elvis Tumusiime – U10 Boys

Suhan Anil Yadav – U12 Boys

WFM Sana Omprakash Kayyar with her prize.

Game Corner

Photo Gallery

Team Kenya on their way to Harare.

Team Uganda. Photo credit Uganda Chess Federation.

Event details

City – Harare

Date – 6th to 14th December 2025

Time Control – 90 minutes plus 30 seconds

Rounds – Nine

Event poster.

Links

2025 African Youth Chess Championship on chess-results.com.

Live games from the 2025 African Youth Chess Championship on lichess.org.

2024 African Youth Chess Championship – Kenya grabs two medals

2024 African Youth Chess Championship on chess-results.com.

Nathaniel Manyeki grabs gold in 2023 African Youth Chess Championship.

2023 African Youth Chess Championship on chess-results.com.

2022 African Youth Chess Championship.

2022 African Youth Chess Championship on chess-results.com.

Kenya National Youth Team off to 2021 African Youth Chess Tournament.

An article on the 2021 African Youth Championship by Kenya Chess Masala.

2019 African Youth Chess Championship.

2018 African Youth Chess Championship.

Kisumu town all set for 2018 African Youth Chess Championship.

Recap of the 2016 African Youth Chess Championship.

Update on 2015 African Youth Chess Championship.

Kenya bags two bronze medals at the 2015 African Youth Chess Championship.

2015 African Youth Chess Championship.

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