3.African Championships
Lagos, Nigeria
April 26-30, 1966
Finals (winners first)
| 51kg | Sulley Shittu | GHA | Soussou-Clement Kalanga | TOG |
| 54kg | Eddie Ndukwu | NGA | Bothaeye | SUD |
| 57kg | Philippe Waruinge | KEN | Amos Ajao | GHA |
| 60kg | Fawzi Hassan Suleiman | EGY | Anthony Andeh | NGA |
| 63,5kg | Aaron Popoola | GHA | Ernest Dong | CMR |
| 67kg | Joseph Bessala | CMR | Eddie Blay | GHA |
| 71kg | Sayed El-Nahas | EGY | Domisiano Ochodomuge | UGA |
| 75kg | Joe Darkey | GHA | Abdullah Abdelwahab Salih | SUD |
| 81kg | Fatai Ayinla | NGA | Soungalo Bagayoko | MLI |
| +81kg | Talaat el-Dahshan | EGY | Adonis Ray | GHA |
Bronze Medal Winners
| 51kg | Refair? | EGY |
| 51kg | Ray Buttle | ZAM |
| 54kg | Steve Akushe | GHA |
| 54kg | Hosni Farag | EGY |
| 57kg | Abdelkader | SUD |
| 57kg | Jerome Badoedana | CMR |
| 60kg | Jean | BEN |
| 60kg | Gerard Bille | CMR |
| 63,5kg | ??? | ??? |
| 63,5kg | John Olulu | KEN |
| 67kg | Amelu | SUD |
| 67kg | Raimi Gbadamosi | NGA |
| 71kg | ??? | ??? |
| 71kg | Sany Mohamed | GAB |
| 75kg | Gamiyou | BEN |
| 75kg | Hussein Saddik | EGY |
| 81kg | Frederic | BEN |
| 81kg | Saleh Safan | EGY |
| +81kg | Iregbu | NGA |
| +81kg | Hassen | SUD |
sources: www.aiba.net (archived site) & https://www.britishpathe.com & book "Le sport en Afrique"/Achot Melik-Chakhnazarov (page 71); only small fragments available in Google Books