[1] 21 teams participated in this tournament: Number in ( ) is total boxer in each country The competition system of the 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament is the knockout round system.
Super Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 91 kilograms.
Light Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 75 – 81 kilograms.
Light Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing between 60 - 64 kilograms.
Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms.