African ranking, following the last six WKF World Championships:

The next board election of the African WKF continental federation will take place in 2025 at the next African Congress. All African nations present are invited.

best African fighters – male and female – are in Spain

African ranking, following the last six World Kickboxing Federation World Championships:

– 2012 (Varazdin Croatia)
– 2014 (Prague Czechia)
– 2016 (Andria Italy)
– 2018 (Buenos Aires Argentina)
– 2021 (Cairo Egypt)

– 2024 ( Alicante, Spain)

 
Best African countries:
 
81 nations au total / a total of 81 nations have participated – click HERE

01 – South Africa
02 – Uganda
03 – Tunisia
04 – Egypt
05 – Algeria
06 – Cameroon
07 – Ghana
08 – Kenya
09 – Morocco 
10 – Nigeria
11 – Tanzania

 

WKF AFRICA needs the support of all African countries to recover and assert itself in the World Kickboxing Federation, not only at the amateur level, but also at the professional level, relying on great victories like that of Cameroonian Jean Michel MBOCK against the very talented Igor Pesterev, June 16, 2016 in Russia Tyumen, West Sibiria. World title in K-1 in super middle weight – 78 Kg.All of Africa is being challenged by the next World Championships in Cartagena. Colombia in autumn 2026.
 
Classement africain, à l’issu des cinq derniers championnats du Monde de la World Kickboxing Federation :
– 2012 (Varazdin Croatia)    – 2014 (Prague Czech Republic)     – 2016 (Andria Italy)
– 2018 (Buenos Aires Argentina)   – 2021 (Cairo Egypt)    – 2024 ( Alicante, Spain)
 
Meilleurs pays africains :
WKF AFRICA continental federation

01- South Africa
02- Uganda
03- Tunisia
04- Egypt
05- Algeria
06- Cameroon
07- Ghana
08- Kenya
09- Maroc
10- Nigeria
11- Tanzania
 
La WKF AFRICA a besoin du concours de tous les pays d’Afrique pour se relever et s’affirmer dans la World Kickboxing Federation, pas seulement au niveau amateur, mais aussi au niveau professionnel, en s’appuyant sur des grandes victoires comme celle du Camerounais Jean Michel MBOCK face au très talentueux Igor Pesterev, le 16 juin 2016 à Tyumen, West Sibiria en Russie. Titre du monde en K-1 dans les super middle weight – 78 Kg.
 
C’est toute l’Afrique qui est interpellé par les prochains Championnats du Monde  2026.

International WKF tournament “Best of the Best”

WKF EUROPE vice-president and WKF ROMANIA high respected president Grandmster Florin MINA and promoter of European Championships in June Mr. Rustam ALIMOV

From March 14 to 16, 2025, in the city of Tiraspol, at the base of the “Tiraspol SDYUSHOR of Wrestling and Boxing”, the international kickboxing tournament WKF “Best of the Best” was held in the sections K1, low kick, kick-light and light contact.

The competition was attended by 398 athletes from Belarus, Romania, Russia, Germany, Moldova, Hungary, Bulgaria, Italy, Gagauzia, Ukraine and Transnistria.

There were 138 fights in the ring and 148 on the tatami.

We would especially like to see the following winners:
Sinica Alexandru-Romania,
Nosov Gleb-Germany,
Viaggi Luca-Italy,
Verbin Stanislav-Gagauzia,
Bejenutse Maximus-Moldova,
Chilei Alexey-Transnistria,
Markov Ruslan-Transnistria,
Sukhikh Pantelei-Transnistria,
Kazaku Maxim-Belarus,
Nechitaylo Viktor-Belarus.

The award ceremony was attended by:
Gevlich Alexander Slavevich – President of the ROO “National Federation of Kickboxing and Muay Thai of Transnistria”,
Prokudin Pavel Nikolaevich – Advisor to the President of the PMR,
Nyagu Vitaly Nikolaevich – Minister of Internal Affairs of the PMR,

German TOP referee Mr. Igor SVIDER and Teletinskaya Nelly MIKHAILOVNA, Deputy Chairman of the Head of the State Sports Service of the PMR,

Teletinskaya Nelly Mikhailovna – Deputy Chairman of the Head of the State Sports Service of the PMR,
Sazonov Gennady Valerievich – Vice President of the ROO “National Federation of Kickboxing and Muay Thai”,
Alimov Rustam Baturovich – President of WKF Moldova, Vice President of WKF Word PRO,
Svider Igor – member of the executive committee of WKF European,
Mina Florin – Vice President of WKF European.

The competition was served by a panel of judges led by WKF Supervisor DERKACHENKO Ivan Vasilyevich, Minsk, Republic of Belarus, and senior tatami judge BAIBAR Igor, Shumen, Bulgaria.

 

Overall team standings:

WKF EUROPE

1st place, sports club “Kickboxing Academy”, Tiraspol
2nd place, sports club “Garuda”, Chisinau
3rd place, sports club: Koltuk-gym, Chisinau.
The best fighter of the tournament: Chilei Alexey (Moldova, Tiraspol)!
The best judge of the ring – Markush Bela (Hungary)
The best judge of the tatami – Trofimov Ilya (Bulgaria)

best international WKF officials in Tiraspol

WKF fighters license for all WKF Championships and events

WKF SportpassWKF head office would like to remind all our presidents to fix and to to update on time WKF fighters license (sport book) for all participants for all Championships and events for 2025 /2026
 
Before next European Championships !
 
Please pay attention to the valid medical certificate !
 
All international teams are requested for, to present their valid WKF licenses by registration and weigh-in.
 
Of course you can get new one´s on request on the official WKF desk.

For new sports passes or current annual stamps, please fill in the FIGHTER PROFILE , add a jpg Photo at and show your fighter license by registration in the venue.

WKF tournament in Moldova / Tiraspol

WKF MOLDOVA report about next amazing international WKF event in Tiraspol.

We are organizing the international kickboxing tournament WKF “Best of the Best” on March 14-16, 2025 in the city of Tiraspol, Republic of Moldova.

We invite everyone, all teams and countries!

Full invitation is HERE, E-mail contact Mr. Iwan DEKACHENKO is HERE