Morocco take All-Africa team silver after eight-shot lead evaporates in Tunisia; Reda El Hali third

An eight-shot lead disappears in the final round

Morocco finished runner-up at the 2026 All-Africa Team Championship, concluded on 17 October at Citrus Golf Club in Hammamet, Tunisia. The Moroccan quartet totalled 628 strokes (20 under par) over three scoring rounds, four behind South Africa, whose 624 (−24) secured a 13th continental team title. Zambia placed third with 646 (−2). The championship took place in Tunisia, not Morocco; the Moroccan angle here concerns the national team's achievement.

The Moroccan players were Nizar Bourehim, Mohamed Baouhamou, Reda El Hali and Youssef El Hali. The competition assembled 68 players from 17 African delegations. Each team fields four golfers, but only the three lowest scores in each round are added to the team total. That format rewards depth and makes a collective late swing possible.

The numbers behind the turnaround

Morocco opened with a team 205 (−11), underpinned by Baouhamou's six-under 66, and followed with 209. Their combined 414 was eight strokes better than South Africa's 422 heading into the final 18 holes, making Morocco the team to catch.

South Africa delivered the decisive round. Jonathan Wilsenach and Judd Sundelson each shot 66, and Constantyn van Wyk returned 70. Their three counting cards added up to an exceptional 202. Morocco's counting total was 214, a 12-shot difference on the day. The arithmetical result was straightforward but dramatic: an eight-shot Moroccan cushion became a four-shot South African victory. South Africa's round-by-round scores were 214, 208 and 202; Morocco's were 205, 209 and 214.

Reda El Hali provides individual consolation

Reda El Hali finished tied for third individually at 209 (−7) after rounds of 69, 70 and 70, sharing the position with Sundelson. Baouhamou and Youssef El Hali shared fifth place at 212 (−4) each, while Bourehim finished 25th.

The individual champion was Adrian Andrade of Seychelles, who recorded 205 (−11). South Africa's Jonathan Wilsenach took second with 208 (−8). The separate individual and team standings matter: winning the national team competition did not give South Africa the individual gold.

What the silver means for Moroccan golf

A continental runner-up finish is a substantial result for Morocco, especially given its control of the first two rounds and three players finishing within the top five of the individual standings. Yet the final round also illustrates how quickly the position can change in a best-three-of-four format when another squad posts several low cards simultaneously.

South Africa celebrated another African team championship; Morocco departed Hammamet with silver and an individual bronze, along with a clear benchmark for future international team events.

Editorial fact-check: independently cross-checked against Golf du Maroc (20 October), Sport News Africa (18 October), LeBrief (22 October) and Le360 (18 October 2026). Sources: https://www.golfdumaroc.com/golf-international/all-africa-teams-championship-maroc-vice-champion-afrique.html ; https://www.lebrief.ma/golf-le-maroc-vice-champion-dafrique-par-equipes-en-2026-100170774/ ; https://sportnewsafrica.com/en/news/morocco-squander-lead-in-final-round-at-hammamet/ ; https://en.le360.ma/sports/golf-morocco-finish-second-at-african-championship_PVSPQJC3BVA47BCCSD37ND7KVY/.

Image: authentic archival photograph of the Citrus Golf Club grounds in Hammamet, taken in 2007. It does not document the 2026 championship or depict its players. Photographer R-E-AL; Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0; resized without cropping.