1978 All-Africa Games
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| Host city | Algiers, Algeria | ||
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| Nations participating | 45 | ||
| Athletes participating | 3000 | ||
| Events | 12 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 13 July 1978 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 28 July 1978 | ||
| Officially opened by | Houari Boumediene | ||
| Main venue | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 | ||
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The 3rd All-Africa Games were played from July 13, 1978, to July 28, 1978, in Algiers, Algeria. 45 countries from 49 independent African countries participated in twelve sports.
At the closing ceremonies the torch was passed to Nairobi, Kenya to begin preparations for the IVth All-African Games in 1987.
The opening ceremony officially began on July 13, 1978. It was organized by Mohamed Zerguini, president of the Algerian Olympic Committee and member of the International Olympic Committee. It was attended by Lord Killanin (president of the International Olympic Committee), Mohamed Mzali (vice-president of the IOC), Masaji Kiyokawa (Vice Chairman of the IOC), the French Count Jean de Beaumont, the IOC executif members Juan Antonio Samaranch, Mohamed Benjelloun, Lamine Keita, Mohamed Abel Halim and other members and 45 presidents or representatives of the African National Olympic Committees. And finally Ignaty Novikov, president of the The Organizing Committees of the Olympic Games (OCOGs) accompanied with representatives of Organizing Committees of the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split.
At the conclusion of the games it was known where the next games would be held as Nairobi had come forth to offer to hold the games in 1987.
Henry Rono, the Kenyan star who had already set four world records on the track in 1978 won the 10,000 meters and 3000 meters steeplechase. Filbert Bayi again took the 1500 meters gold medal. The Algeria national football team wins the gold medal of the games against Nigeria, Ghana wins the bronze medal.
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