AFRICAN GLOBAL FASHION GAMES
Africa’s first global fashion championship.
Nations, designers and fashion professionals from across the world compete for international recognition and medals.
WHY AGFG
For decades, fashion has created its own global stages through fashion weeks, exhibitions and awards, but these largely celebrate individual designers and brands.
What has been missing is a competition where countries can come together, represent their fashion industries and compete for international honours.
The African Global Fashion Games is creating a unified global platform where African designers compete alongside the best fashion talents from around the world, measured by the same standards of creativity, craftsmanship, innovation and excellence.
Through multiple levels of competition, AGFG creates opportunities for countries at different stages to demonstrate their capabilities, earn recognition and compete for international honours.
The Games also bring the business and policy sides of fashion into the same space, connecting designers, manufacturers, buyers, investors and governments to explore trade opportunities, build partnerships and strengthen the industries behind the garments.
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HERITAGE
In 1977, FESTAC ’77 put African culture on the world stage. Half a century on, the proposed inaugural AGFG carries that legacy forward.
The weavers, dyers and tailors who built this heritage are the reason this moment exists. The Games honours them, and builds the future on their work.
The past was a celebration. 2028 is a championship.
Join the LegacyTHE COMPETITION
The African Global Fashion Games brings nations from Africa and across the world together in one international fashion championship, where designers and fashion professionals represent their countries and compete for global honours.
Over 12 days, participating nations compete across seven disciplines and 27 medal events that test creativity, craftsmanship, technical skill, innovation and performance.
Every participant competes under the same rules and judging standards applicable to their event, giving African fashion talent the opportunity to compete directly with the world’s best.
AGFG introduces a different approach to fashion competition, combining traditional craftsmanship and design with challenges that test how garments are made, how they perform and how they respond to different conditions.
Across the seven disciplines, participants compete for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. Each event has its own rules and assessment criteria, with medals awarded based on performance.
All participating nations compete within one global championship, with African designers assessed alongside their international counterparts.
This gives countries an opportunity to demonstrate the strength of their fashion industries and earn recognition through a shared international competition.
THE DISCIPLINES
AGFG takes fashion beyond traditional runway presentations, introducing challenges that test the quality, performance and creativity of garments, as well as the skills of the people who make them.
Putting Fabric to the Test. How well can a fabric perform under pressure? Trial puts textiles through a series of tests involving strength, water, wind and heat, assessing how materials respond to different conditions and demands.
Fashion in Motion. Motion explores how garments perform during physical activity through events including sprints, relays, dives and marathons. The discipline puts fashion to work in movement, testing how clothing responds to different forms of activity.
Skill Against the Clock. Craft challenges participants to demonstrate their technical abilities under timed conditions. Through weaving, tailoring, embroidery, draping and Instant Craft events, competitors must apply their skills to complete assigned tasks within a set time.
Let the Work Speak for Itself. In the Design discipline, entries are judged without revealing the countries they represent. This allows judges to assess each submission on its creative and technical merits, without knowing the nationality of the designer.
Fashion in Extraordinary Settings. Spectacle takes fashion beyond conventional presentation spaces, with events featuring garments in the air, underwater and from the sky. Participants explore how fashion can be presented in unusual environments, combining design with performance and visual expression.
Designing for What Comes Next. Future explores new possibilities in fashion through smart garments, grown materials and clothing designed to respond to changing climate conditions. Open to universities and startups from around the world, the discipline encourages new approaches to materials, technology and garment development.
When Nations Create Together. Unity brings designers from different countries together through African fashion diplomacy. Participating nations are paired to create garments collaboratively, combining their skills, ideas and cultural influences. The nations work towards a shared result, with medals awarded jointly to recognise their collaboration.
BEYOND THE COMPETITION
The 12-day Games conclude with a global fashion festival that brings together participating nations through exhibitions, fashion presentations and opportunities for trade and sales.
The closing programme will also provide a platform for nations to sign a shared declaration supporting cooperation and the development of the fashion industry.
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HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Nations, designers, federations and industry
partners each have a route to the Games.
Countries from Africa and across the world are invited to participate in AGFG by expressing interest and signing the AGFG Charter.
Eligible designers from participating nations will compete across defined fashion disciplines and competition levels, assessed against shared international standards.
Working within the AGFG Charter and official competition framework, National Fashion Federations help organise national representation, guide qualification processes and support participating designers.
AGFG creates opportunities for businesses, institutions and industry stakeholders to connect with fashion talent, support international competition and contribute to the growth of the fashion industry.
Partnership opportunities include sponsorship, trade fair participation, manufacturing and retail partnerships, and industry conversations on investment and development.
THE GAMES
Participating nations compete for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals across 27 events that test garment performance, creativity, craftsmanship, innovation and collaboration.
Opening Parade of Nations · Fashion Competitions · Runways · Trade Fair · Industry Summit · Medal Ceremonies · Awards
Trial · Motion · Craft · Design · Spectacle · Future · Unity
Each event follows defined rules and judging criteria, with all nations competing under the same standards for global recognition.
See How to CompeteFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
From the first Games to finding your place. Start with the answers that matter to you.
AGFG is an international fashion championship where participating nations and eligible designers from around the world compete for medals across multiple fashion disciplines and competition levels.
No. Although AGFG originates from Africa, the championship is open to interested countries worldwide through the AGFG Charter and applicable participation requirements.
No. AGFG operates as one unified global championship. African and non-African participants compete within the same framework.
The inaugural edition is proposed for Nigeria in 2028. Official dates and venue details will be announced.
AGFG is a flagship initiative associated with the Confederation of African Fashion (CAFA), with Games coordination arrangements to be confirmed through the official organising structure.
Countries can express interest in participating and sign the AGFG Charter. They must then complete the applicable participation requirements to join the Games. Express national interest
Yes. African designers compete alongside eligible participants from other regions within the same global championship and applicable competition levels.
Independent participation will be subject to the approved entry routes and eligibility requirements for each discipline and competition level. Designer sign up
Interested organisations can request the partnership brief through the Become a Partner page. Become a partner
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