7.African Championships - Benghazi, Libya - July 1979
Finals:
| 48kg | Jean-Paul Makaya | GAB | Waweru | KEN | PTS |
| 51kg | Saudi Odanga | KEN | Elhani Bouksiba | ALG | RSC 3 |
| 54kg | Peter Mensah | GHA | Mohamed Khabil | MAR | PTS |
| 57kg | George Findo | KEN | Ali Messaoud | LIB | PTS |
| 60kg | Kamel Abboud | ALG | Francis Clotey | IVC | PTS |
| 63,5kg | Ali Athumani | KEN | Assomou M'Ve | GAB | PTS |
| 67kg | Salah el-Mehri | LIB | Philip Mathenge | KEN | DQ 3 |
| 71kg | Athman Abdulhamani | KEN | Abdelkarim Awidami | LIB | PTS |
| 75kg | Kpakpo Allotey | GHA | Mohamed Ben Brahim | MAR | PTS |
| 81kg | Mahmoud Abouchekioua | LIB | Quattara | BUF | PTS |
| +81kg | Luc Tchoula | GAB | Solomon Attaga | NGA | KO 1 |