Cairo, Egypt is preparing to welcome Africa’s university sports family for the 12th FASU Games, scheduled to take place from 9 to 16 August. Registration is already underway, with organisers expecting over 50 universities from 20 countries to participate in the continental multi-sport event.
The Games will be hosted by Cairo University, with accommodation support from the American University in Cairo and the British University in Cairo. The collaboration reflects a broad university-wide effort to deliver a smooth and memorable championship for student-athletes, officials and delegates arriving in the Egyptian capital.
18 sports on the programme
A total of 18 sports will feature on the programme: athletics, badminton, basketball, chess, fencing, football, futsal, judo, karate, modern pentathlon, padel, squash, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling. The spread of disciplines underlines the scale and ambition of the Games, which are expected to bring together competition, culture and campus spirit in one festival of African university sport.
The organising committee has also unveiled the Games mascot, a figure inspired by “The Living Image” of Tutankhamun. The mascot is designed to embody the spirit of the Games and the energy of youth, while carrying an original Egyptian African name rooted in history. Going by Tut – short, memorable and easy to pronounce globally, it is intended to represent young people who stand for strength, vitality and leadership, making it an ideal symbol for sports development and youthful character.
Preparations have already moved into a formal phase. The organising committee held its first heads of delegation meeting online early May, giving participating institutions an platform to engage with the plans and procedures for the event.
Egypt University Sports has also used its national university championships as a major simulation exercise ahead of Cairo 2026. The competition featured 73 universities, 4,000 students and 21 sports, offering a practical test of organisation, logistics and competition management. The event highlighted the strength of Egypt’s domestic university sports system and its role in building momentum for larger continental assignments.
Osama Khireldien, the general secretary of the organising committee, said the team is fully committed to hosting the rest of Africa and is working to ease entry procedures, including visa-on-arrival arrangements for delegations.
With registration progressing, partnerships in place and preparations already visible across Egyptian university sport, Cairo is positioning itself as a ready and capable host for one of Africa’s biggest student-athlete gatherings in 2026.
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