Best Sports Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Sports

#1 in South Africa #164 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

2

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Sports

#1 in Egypt #228 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

3

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Sports

#2 in South Africa #440 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

4

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Sports

#4 in South Africa #802 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

5

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Sports

#1 in Nigeria #821 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

6

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Sports

#5 in South Africa #839 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

7

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Sports

#6 in South Africa #906 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

8

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Sports

#7 in South Africa #1343 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

9

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Sports

#8 in South Africa #1362 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

10

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Sports

#2 in Ghana #1657 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

11

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Sports

#3 in Ghana #1909 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

12

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Sports

#15 in South Africa #2052 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

13

Ghana | Winneba

University of Education, Winneba

For Sports

#4 in Ghana #2453 in the World

79% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

14

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Sports

#1 in Uganda #1819 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

15

Egypt | 6th of October City

Misr University for Science and Technology

For Sports

#19 in Egypt #2417 in the World

67% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1996 Founded

16

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Sports

#2 in Nigeria #1355 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

17

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Sports

#9 in Egypt #1579 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

18

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Sports

#16 in South Africa #2159 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

19

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

For Sports

#1 in Kenya #2093 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

20

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Sports

#1 in Zimbabwe #2146 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

21

Egypt | Port Said

Port Said University

For Sports

#20 in Egypt #2523 in the World

66% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2010 Founded

22

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Sports

#6 in Nigeria #1673 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

23

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Sports

#3 in Egypt #760 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

24

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Sports

#3 in South Africa #481 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

25

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Sports

#2 in Kenya #2239 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

26

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Sports

#14 in Egypt #1919 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

27

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Sports

#3 in Nigeria #1409 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

28

Egypt | Zagazig

Zagazig University

For Sports

#7 in Egypt #1327 in the World

75% Acceptance

117,299 Enrollment

1974 Founded

29

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Sports

#1 in Sudan #2192 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

30

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For Sports

#1 in Morocco #1696 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

31

Egypt | Nasser City

Sohag university

For Sports

#16 in Egypt #2080 in the World

75% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

32

South Africa | Pretoria

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Sports

#18 in South Africa #2562 in the World

74% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

33

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

For Sports

#10 in Egypt #1625 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

34

Tunisia | Jendouba

University of Jendouba

For Sports

#7 in Tunisia #1896 in the World

38% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

35

Mozambique | Maputo

Pedagogical University

For Sports

#1 in Mozambique #1911 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1985 Founded

36

Egypt | Qena

South Valley University – Qena

For Sports

#17 in Egypt #2345 in the World

64% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1995 Founded

37

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

University of Zululand

For Sports

#14 in South Africa #2009 in the World

45% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

38

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

For Sports

#5 in Egypt #1079 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

39

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For Sports

#1 in Tunisia #845 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

40

Nigeria | Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri

For Sports

#4 in Nigeria #1596 in the World

32% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

41

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

For Sports

#21 in Egypt #2576 in the World

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

42

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Sports

#12 in South Africa #1726 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

43

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

For Sports

#2 in Egypt #737 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

44

Tunisia | Manouba

Manouba University

For Sports

#2 in Tunisia #907 in the World

40% Acceptance

17,040 Enrollment

45

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

For Sports

#10 in Nigeria #2642 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

46

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

For Sports

#12 in Egypt #1779 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

47

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Sports

#17 in South Africa #2473 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

48

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Sports

#4 in Egypt #800 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

49

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For Sports

#5 in Tunisia #1400 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

50

Egypt | Mansoura

Delta University for Science and Technology

For Sports

#22 in Egypt #2656 in the World

74% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2007 Founded

51

Nigeria | Kano

Bayero University Kano

For Sports

#5 in Nigeria #1634 in the World

29% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

1975 Founded

52

Egypt | Minya

Minia University

For Sports

#11 in Egypt #1697 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1976 Founded

53

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

For Sports

#13 in South Africa #1814 in the World

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

54

Ethiopia | Gondar

University of Gondar

For Sports

#1 in Ethiopia #2031 in the World

19% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

1954 Founded

55

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Sports

#6 in Tunisia #1766 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

56

Algeria | Mostaganem

University of Mostaganem

For Sports

#1 in Algeria #2522 in the World

63% Acceptance

24,214 Enrollment

57

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Sports

#9 in Nigeria #2573 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

58

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

For Sports

#8 in Egypt #1494 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

59

South Africa | Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

For Sports

#11 in South Africa #1721 in the World

89% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2003 Founded

60

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For Sports

#2 in Ethiopia #2155 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

61

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Sports

#3 in Tunisia #1237 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

62

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Sports

#1 in Botswana #2538 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

63

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Sports

#8 in Nigeria #2305 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

64

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Sports

#15 in Egypt #2043 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

65

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

For Sports

#9 in South Africa #1654 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

66

Ghana | Ho

University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Sports

#1 in Ghana #1349 in the World

48% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

67

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Sports

#4 in Tunisia #1381 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

68

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

Kafrelsheikh University

For Sports

#13 in Egypt #1853 in the World

80% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

69

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Sports

#7 in Nigeria #2095 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

70

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Sports

#6 in Egypt #1213 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

71

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Sports

#10 in South Africa #1713 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

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