The Confederation of African Athletics CAA will organize the seventh edition of the African cross country championships. These cross-country championships will take place in Mbabane (ESWATINI) on March 20, 2027 after a three-year break.
The return of the championships will give African federations another major platform for cross-country runners as they prepare for the 2027 season and the wider build-up to the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China and the 2028 Olympic Games.
The championships would form part of a four-day CAA programme in Eswatini that will include the CAA Council Meeting on March 17, the Elective Congress on March 18 and a technical meeting on March 19.
The elective congress follows the death of long-serving CAA president Hamad Kalkaba Malboum of Cameroon on May 13 this year.
The seven (07) events comprising the program will be performed on the following approximate distances:
Senior race Men: 10 km
U20 race Men: 8 km
U18 race Men: 6 km
Senior race Women: 10 km
U20 race Women: 6 km
U18 race Women: 4 km
Mixed relay (two Men, two Women): 4 Loops