Kasey Crowe squatting at an American Powerlifting Federation event, Keesler Air Force Base, 2012

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    African Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships 2025 results

    November 24, 2025Tunisia6 elite lifters

    Illustrative photo · APF competition, Keesler, 2012 — not this meet
    Photo: Kemberly Groue / U.S. Air Force · Public domain · Source · Display cropped; original linked.

    6 elite raw lifters (6 men, 0 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 522.9 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Fares Sboui, who totalled 1,967.6 lbs (892.5 kg) at 227.5 lbs (103.2 kg) bodyweight (542.1 DOTS).

    Meet at a glance

    Raw full-power lifters

    141

    All entrants, not only elite

    Bombed out

    4

    No valid total

    Attempts made

    77%

    964 of 1,260

    Avg. total for 3rd place

    1,151.3 lbs

    Across weight classes

    Best lifter

    Highest DOTS score of the meet, all weight classes combined.

    Men

    Fares Sboui

    1,967.6 lbs (892.5 kg) total · 542.1 DOTS

    Women

    Safia Kouri

    953.5 lbs (432.5 kg) total · 468.3 DOTS

    Heaviest lifts of the meet

    Squat

    1. 1. Abdeslam Lakhal883 lbs
    2. 2. Mohammed Abousinan881.8 lbs
    3. 3. Ilyes Bentalha827.8 lbs

    Bench press

    1. 1. Mohamed Sahad496 lbs
    2. 2. Fares Sboui479.5 lbs
    3. 3. Hussein Fidan451.9 lbs

    Deadlift

    1. 1. Aimene Ibrahim El Khalil Nouari837.8 lbs
    2. 2. Hussein Fidan766.1 lbs
    3. 3. Fares Sboui760.6 lbs

    Podiums by weight class

    Top three totals in each class, all age divisions combined. Official placings may differ by division.

    Women up to 95 lbs (43 kg)

    1 lifter

    1. Soumia Zaoui380.3 lbs

    Women up to 104 lbs (47 kg)

    2 lifters

    1. Mira Boumediene529.1 lbs
    2. Azza Hedhili512.6 lbs

    Women up to 115 lbs (52 kg)

    5 lifters

    1. Ranim Meddeb771.6 lbs
    2. Khlifi Sarra677.9 lbs
    3. Aicha El Banna622.8 lbs

    Women up to 126 lbs (57 kg)

    9 lifters

    1. Ameni Lounis844.4 lbs
    2. Maram Messek822.3 lbs
    3. Yasmine Hkima755.1 lbs

    Women up to 139 lbs (63 kg)

    5 lifters

    1. Safia Kouri953.5 lbs
    2. Amel Aomari892.9 lbs
    3. Erica Monteiro755.1 lbs

    Women up to 152 lbs (69 kg)

    7 lifters

    1. Yasmine Meziani953.5 lbs
    2. Khadidja Belhadj881.8 lbs
    3. Yosra Bakri837.8 lbs

    Women up to 168 lbs (76 kg)

    7 lifters

    1. Lisa Stander981.1 lbs
    2. Thanina Maouchi788.2 lbs
    3. Ons Ouenniche782.6 lbs

    Women up to 185 lbs (84 kg)

    7 lifters

    1. Nawrez Mazhoud1,008.6 lbs
    2. Aya Abou Assi948 lbs
    3. Conceicao Fernandes931.5 lbs

    Women 185+ lbs (84+ kg)

    3 lifters

    1. Christelle Aimerance Fokem Fofe1,091.3 lbs
    2. Lilia Ainennasse Hamza1,014.1 lbs
    3. Amira Abidi815.7 lbs

    Men up to 117 lbs (53 kg)

    5 lifters

    1. Ayoub Amrouch925.9 lbs
    2. Mohammed Mohammed827.8 lbs
    3. Daren Aram Tingounzeu821.2 lbs

    Men up to 130 lbs (59 kg)

    8 lifters

    1. Arbi Chalghoumi1,151.9 lbs
    2. Ali Gheryani1,091.3 lbs
    3. Billal Khelifi1,089.1 lbs

    Men up to 146 lbs (66 kg)

    10 lifters

    1. Iyed Messek1,344.8 lbs
    2. Mohamed Elhamali1,311.7 lbs
    3. Mohamed Elnamawi1,258.8 lbs

    Men up to 163 lbs (74 kg)

    11 lifters

    1. Yacine Medjahed1,576.3 lbs
    2. Awnullah Saed1,482.6 lbs
    3. Ahmed Sami Naamaoui1,478.2 lbs

    Men up to 183 lbs (83 kg)

    15 lifters

    1. Kablan Kofi1,665.6 lbs
    2. Fongang Techap1,659 lbs
    3. Khalleefah Salim1,587.3 lbs

    Men up to 205 lbs (93 kg)

    11 lifters

    1. Aimene Ibrahim El Khalil Nouari1,829.8 lbs
    2. Abderahim Azouni1,653.5 lbs
    3. Mohammed Aldirsi1,581.8 lbs

    Men up to 231 lbs (105 kg)

    10 lifters

    1. Fares Sboui1,967.6 lbs
    2. Ilyes Bentalha1,886.1 lbs
    3. Mftah Ruaua1,543.2 lbs

    Men up to 265 lbs (120 kg)

    11 lifters

    1. Mohamed Sahad2,061.3 lbs
    2. Yacine Bendjeddou1,835.3 lbs
    3. M-Hamza Benzekri1,686.5 lbs

    Men 265+ lbs (120+ kg)

    10 lifters

    1. Hussein Fidan2,033.8 lbs
    2. Abdeslam Lakhal2,029.4 lbs
    3. Mohammed Abousinan1,873.9 lbs

    Elite men results

    Best squat, bench press and deadlift of the day, in pounds (kg in brackets). Total = sum of the three lifts. PR = lifetime competition best set at this meet.

    AthleteClassPlaceSquat / Bench / DeadliftTotalDOTS
    Fares Sboui · TunisiaPR231.5 lbs (105 kg)1727.5 lbs / 479.5 lbs / 760.6 lbs1,967.6 lbs (892.5 kg)542.1
    Mohamed Sahad · AlgeriaPR264.6 lbs (120 kg)1815.7 lbs / 496 lbs / 749.6 lbs2,061.3 lbs (935 kg)538.9
    Aimene Ibrahim El Khalil Nouari · AlgeriaPR205 lbs (93 kg)1727.5 lbs / 264.6 lbs / 837.8 lbs1,829.8 lbs (830 kg)529.8
    Yacine Medjahed · AlgeriaPR163.1 lbs (74 kg)1661.4 lbs / 352.7 lbs / 562.2 lbs1,576.3 lbs (715 kg)521.5
    Ilyes Bentalha · AlgeriaPR231.5 lbs (105 kg)2827.8 lbs / 396.8 lbs / 661.4 lbs1,886.1 lbs (855.5 kg)517.9
    Ahmed Sami Naamaoui · AlgeriaPR163.1 lbs (74 kg)1551.2 lbs / 220.5 lbs / 706.6 lbs1,478.2 lbs (670.5 kg)487.0

    How this edition compares

    3 editions of African Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships in our data.

    20252024
    Elite lifters64
    All raw lifters14158
    Best DOTS542.1532.3
    Attempts made77%82%
    Avg. total for 3rd place1,151.3 lbs1,135.9 lbs

    Highest total across all editions: 2,061.3 lbs (935 kg) by Mohamed Sahad in 2025.

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