Bgirl Courtnae Paul from South Africa and Bboy Smith from Benin emerged as Champions of Afrobreak International Championship Africa Finals 2024

This year’s event set the record as the Biggest Dance Event in Africa in terms of Countries representation with Top 16 Bboys and Top 8 Bgirls took place in Accra, Ghana for 3 days.

Day 1: Venue – The Dancehall at East Legon hosted the Conference with Bgirl Vee (South Africa) the only female Olympian Judge on the African Continent, Bboy Lilou (France) Multiple World Champion , Bgirl Syssy ( France) World Youth Breaking Champion and  Bboy Lyricx (Ghana) President of Africa Breaking Academy discussing the topic about “ The impact of Breaking after Olympics in Africa “. Also the Professional Workshop led by notable abd experienced instructors from France namely; Lilou,Syssy and Damian in-line with West Africa Tour project lead by  Africa Breaking Academy and StreetOff through the Acces Culture Africa Program supported by Institut Francaise.

Day 2: Venue- Labadi Fa Se Garden featured 2vs2 Allstyle Afrobreak- House were Julius Fakta and Azonto US emerge as Winners against Kofi Black and Jovarni at the final.

Kids Battle Category Bgirl Elle (Ghana) emerge winner with Lil Vic (Nigeria) Power moves Cypher Battle and Cruxy (Nigeria ) wins Footworks Battle.

Day 3 : Venue- Fa Se Garden Grand finale of The Afrobreak International Africa Final 2024 was a real eye opener for many people to be aware of the sport which was staged for the first time at the Paris Olympic Games.

Before the finals the battle for the top (8) eight was between The defending Champion Sandrine (Benin) , Cruxy (Nigeria ) , Neeja (Togo) , Courtnae Paul (South Africa), Vibe (Nigeria), Tris Noami (Ghana), Change (Angola) and Vikz (Ghana).

After a great exchange among bgirls Courtnea Paul and Change had the final Battle were South Africa Courtnea Paul emerge the new African Bgirl Champion

The battle for the boys was between Kidtribe (Zimbabwe) , Nagi (Ghana ) , Bboy Drift (Kenya) ,Smoke (South Africa),Youri (Togo), Smith (Benin) , Harry.Aime (Benin), Bboy Ame (Senegal), Bboyblesso (Ghana), Tchparet (Burkina Faso) , Delkrim (Ivory Coast), Omar (Niger) ,Secrets (Uganda), Billo(Sierra Leone)   Babou (Guinea) and Defending Champion Lil Vic ( Nigeria).

After hot battles in the  round of 16, quarter finals, semi finals and grand finale with Ivory Coast and Benin were Smith from Benin who was given the nod by the Panel of judges Bboy Matt (Nigeria), Damani (France ), Lilou ( France ), Vee (South Africa), Yao (Togo) and Lyricx (Ghana).

The crowd who watched the show were very happy and hoped for more of the sport at other places in the capital.

Bboy Lyricx aka Nana Tufour Okai, President of the Breaking Federation of Ghana said Africa is the future and the world of Dance should watch out. The Afrobreak International Championship’s goal is provide platforms and opportunities for African best dancers to challenge and compete on world stages with this year Winners again representing Africa at Battle De Valux in France 2025.

There were performances from the best dance crews in Ghana Team Hubes, Militants Dance Family, 4Bent Dance and many more.

To take the sport to a higher level, he noted that the schools and colleges have to get involved massively as there are many opportunities.

He thanked all sponsoring organizations especially The French Embassy in Ghana, StreetOff, Acces culture Africa , Institut Francais , AFD , Ghana Olympic Committee and Ofori Gold , National Sports Authority, Breaking Federation of Ghana and Africa Breaking Academy.

Source Bboy Lyricx Afrobreak