African Badminton Championships
The African Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA) to crown the best badminton players in Africa. For the Team event there is the African Badminton Cup of Nations. This is not to be confused with the All African Games, the multi sports event, held every four years where badminton is included since 2003. This tournament established since 1979 where Kumasi, Ghana held the competition.[1] Kenyan men's and women's team emerged as the champion at the first edition.[2]
Location of the African Badminton Championships
The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the African Badminton Championships. The most recent games were held in Benoni in 2023. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships.
Host cities of the African Badminton Championships
Medal count (2011−2024)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  South Africa | 24 | 11 | 20 | 55 |
| 2 |  Algeria | 14 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 |  Nigeria | 10 | 24 | 33 | 67 |
| 4 |  Mauritius | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 |
| 5 |  Egypt | 7 | 13 | 29 | 49 |
| 6 |  Seychelles | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 |  Uganda | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 |
| 8 |  Réunion | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 |  Ghana | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Zambia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Botswana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 67 | 66 | 134 | 267 | |
In November 2019, Badminton World Federation released a statement regarding doping test failure of Kate Foo Kune in this championships and decided to disqualify her result in 2019 African Badminton Championships.
Previous winners
| Year | Venue | Men's Singles | Women's Singles | Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles | Mixed Doubles | Team |
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| 1979 | Kumasi, Ghana |  Kenya (Men's) Kenya (Women's)
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| 1980 | Beira, Mozambique | ||||||
| 1982 | Lagos, Nigeria | Nigeria (Men's) Nigeria (Women's) Nigeria (Mixed)
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| 1984 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Indira Bhikha
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| 1992 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | Eddy Clarisse
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 Lina Fourie
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Anton Kriel Nico Meerholz
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Augusta Phillips Tracey Thompson
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Anton Kriel Lina Fourie
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| 1994 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | ||||||
| 1996 | Lagos, Nigeria | Agarawu Tunde
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Obiageli Olorunsola
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Danjuma Fatauchi Agarawu Tunde
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Obiageli Olorunsola Olamide Toyin Adebayo
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Kayode Akinsanya Obiageli Olorunsola
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| 1998 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | Eddy Clarisse
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Lina Fourie
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Johan Kleingeld Anton Kriel
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Lina Fourie Monique Ric-Hansen
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Anton Kriel Michelle Edwards
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| 2000 | Bauchi, Nigeria | Denis Constantin
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Amrita Sawaram
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Denis Constantin Eddy Clarisse
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Grace Daniel Miriam Sude
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Abimbola Odejoke Bridget Ibenero
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Mauritius
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| 2002 | Casablanca, Morocco | Abimbola Odejoke
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Juliette Ah-Wan
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Denis Constantin Stéphane Beeharry
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Michelle Edwards Chantal Botts
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Chris Dedman Antoinette Uys
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South Africa
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| 2004 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | Dotun Akinsaya
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Michelle Edwards
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Johan Kleingeld Chris Dednam
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Greg Okuonghae Grace Daniel
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South Africa
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| 2006 | Algiers, Algeria | Nabil Lasmari
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Juliette Ah-Wan
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Roelof Dednam Chris Dednam
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Michelle Edwards Stacey Doubell
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Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan
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South Africa
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| 2007 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | Grace Daniel
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Michelle Edwards Chantal Botts
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Seychelles
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| 2008 | Abuja, Nigeria | Cancelled | |||||
| 2009 | Nairobi, Kenya | Ola Fagbemi
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Juliette Ah-Wan
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Jinkan Ifraimu Ola Fagbemi
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Grace Daniel Mary Gideon
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Ola Fagbemi Grace Daniel
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South Africa
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| 2010 | Kampala, Uganda | Jinkan Ifraimu
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Hadia Hosny
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Michelle Edwards Annari Viljoen
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Dorian Lance James Michelle Edwards
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South Africa
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| 2011 | Marrakech, Morocco | Stacey Doubell
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Dorian Lance James Willem Viljoen
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Willem Viljoen Annari Viljoen
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South Africa
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| 2012 | Addis Abeba, Ethiopia | Jacob Maliekal
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Grace Gabriel
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Dorian Lance James Michelle Edwards
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| 2013 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | Andries Malan Willem Viljoen
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Juliette Ah-Wan Allisen Camille
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Willem Viljoen Michelle Butler-Emmett
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South Africa
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| 2014 | Gaborone, Botswana | Kate Foo Kune
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Kate Foo Kune Yeldy Louison
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South Africa
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| 2015 | The event was a part of 2015 African Games | ||||||
| 2016 | Not held | ||||||
| 2017 | Benoni, South Africa | Adel Hamek
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Kate Foo Kune
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Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel
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Michelle Butler-Emmett Jennifer Fry
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Andries Malan Jennifer Fry
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Egypt
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| 2018 | Algiers, Algeria | Julien Paul
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M. Abderrahime Belarbi Adel Hamek
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Juliette Ah-Wan Allisen Camille
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Koceila Mammeri Linda Mazri
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| 2019 | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori
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Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
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Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel
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Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Deborah Ukeh
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Nigeria
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| 2020 | Cairo, Egypt | Julien Paul
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Kate Foo Kune
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Doha Hany Hadia Hosny
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Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany
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| 2021 | Kampala, Uganda | Adham Hatem Elgamal
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Johanita Scholtz
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Amy Ackerman Johanita Scholtz
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Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri
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Egypt
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| 2022 | Kampala, Uganda | Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori
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Nour Ahmed Youssri
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Lorna Bodha Kobita Dookhee
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| 2023 | Benoni, South Africa | Fadilah Mohamed Rafi
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Jarred Elliott Robert Summers
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Amy Ackerman Deidre Laurens
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Egypt
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| 2024 | Cairo, Egypt | Kate Ludik
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Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel
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See also
- Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships, another continental tournament
- African Juniors Badminton Championships
- African Seniors Badminton Championships
References
- ^ L.C. Noi-Lartey (18 April 1979). "Sports Boss Intervenes". Daily Graphic: Issue 8,861. p. 15. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
...when the first All African Badminton Championships scheduled to take place at the Kumasi Technical Institute should start.
- ^ Addo-Twum, J. K. (24 April 1979). "Award for the Champs". Daily Graphic: Issue 8,866. p. 15. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Nigeria Year Book. 1981. p. 224.
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