The African Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the
Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA) to crown the best
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...
players in
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
. 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
Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is t ...
, Ghana held the competition. Kenyan men's and women's team emerged as the champion at the first edition.
Championships
Medal count (2011−2023)
In November 2019,
Badminton World Federation released a statement regarding doping test failure of
Kate Foo Kune
Kate Jessica Kim Lee Foo Kune (born 29 March 1993) is a badminton player from Mauritius. She began playing badminton in Mauritius at age six. Her first major tournament participation was 2013 BWF World Championships in China, where she lost in ...
in this championships and decided to disqualify her result in
2019 African Badminton Championships
The 2019 African Badminton Championships was the continental badminton championships to crown the best players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, from 22–28 April.
Meda ...
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Previous winners
See also
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Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships, another continental tournament
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African Juniors Badminton Championships
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African Seniors Badminton Championships
References
External links
2011
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International badminton competitions
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...
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Recurring sporting events established in 1979
1979 establishments in Africa