African Junior Badminton Championships

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The African Junior Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Confederation of Africa, the governing body of badminton in Africa to crown the best junior badminton players (under-19) in the continent.

The championships were established in 1993 and the first edition was held in Ndola, Zambia.[1]

Championships (U–19)[edit]

Location of the African Junior Badminton Championships (U–19)[edit]

The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the African Junior Badminton Championships. The most recent games were held in Beau Bassin-Rose Hill in 2022. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships.

Year Number Host city Host country Events
1993 1 Ndola (1)  Zambia (1) 6
1995 2
1997 3 Gaborone (1)  Botswana (1)
1999 4 Johannesburg (1)[2]  South Africa (1)
2001 5 Lusaka (1)[3]  Zambia (1)
2003 6 Cairo (1)  Egypt (1)
2005 7 Addis Ababa (1)[4]  Ethiopia (1)
2007 8 Gaborone (2)  Botswana (2)
2009 9 Addis Ababa (2)  Ethiopia (2)
2011 10 Maputo (1)  Mozambique (1) 5
2013 11 Algiers (1)  Algeria (1) 6
2016 12 Casablanca (1)  Morocco (1)
2021 13 Cotonou (1)  Benin (1)
2022 14 Beau Bassin-Rose Hill (1)  Mauritius (1)
2024 15 Thiès (1)  Senegal (1)

Medal table (2007–2022)[edit]

African Junior Badminton Championships (U–19)
RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Africa (RSA)21131044
2 Egypt (EGY)692136
3 Mauritius (MRI)662133
4 Algeria (ALG)34411
5 Uganda (UGA)32712
6 Nigeria (NGR)2439
7 Seychelles (SEY)1034
8 Ghana (GHA)0123
9 Botswana (BOT)0022
Réunion Réunion (REU)0022
11 Benin (BEN)0011
 Cameroon (CMR)0011
 Ethiopia (ETH)0011
 Ivory Coast (CIV)0011
 Zambia (ZAM)0011
Totals (15 entries)423980161

Previous winners[edit]

Individual competition[edit]

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
1993 No data
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007 South Africa Jacob Maliekal South Africa Shareen Matthews Egypt Mohamed El-Sayad
Egypt Ali Ahmed El-Khateeb
South Africa Candace Mann
South Africa Jennifer Fry
South Africa Reinard Louw
South Africa Jennifer Fry
2009 Seychelles Allisen Camille South Africa Jacob Maliekal
South Africa Jason Coetzer
Mauritius Kate Foo Kune
Mauritius Yeldy Louison
South Africa Jacob Maliekal
South Africa Debbie Godfrey
2011 Egypt Mahmoud El Sayad Mauritius Kate Foo Kune South Africa Andries Malan
South Africa Prakash Nath
South Africa Elme de Villiers
South Africa Lee-Ann de Wet
South Africa Andries Malan
South Africa Jennifer van der Berg
2013 Nigeria Habeeb Bello Nigeria Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Mauritius Aatish Lubah
Mauritius Julien Paul
South Africa Anri Schoonees
South Africa Lee-Ann de Wet
Mauritius Julien Paul
Mauritius Aurélie Allet
2016 Egypt Adham Hatem Elgamal Algeria Halla Bouksani Algeria Yacine Belhouane
Algeria Samy Khaldi
South Africa Johanita Scholtz
South Africa Zani van der Merwe
Algeria Yacine Belhouane
Algeria Sirine Ibrahim
2021 South Africa Caden Kakora Egypt Nour Ahmed Youssri South Africa Caden Kakora
South Africa Robert White
South Africa Amy Ackerman
South Africa Diane Olivier
South Africa Robert White
South Africa Amy Ackerman
2022 Mauritius Khemtish Rai Nundah Uganda Fadilah Mohamed Rafi Egypt Mohamed Hegazy
Egypt Youssif Mohamed
Uganda Fadilah Mohamed Rafi
Uganda Tracy Naluwooza
Uganda Abed Bukenya
Uganda Fadilah Mohamed Rafi
2024


Team competition[edit]

Mixed team[edit]
Year Winners
1993  Nigeria
1995  Nigeria
1997  South Africa
1999  Nigeria
2001  South Africa
2003  Egypt
2005  Nigeria
2007  South Africa
2009  South Africa
2011 Not held
2013  South Africa
2016  Egypt
2021  South Africa
2022  Mauritius
2024

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ALL AFRICA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  2. ^ Adesanya, Niran (1999-08-05). "Nigeria Wins Badminton's Top Prize". AllAfrica. P.M. News. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  3. ^ Luhanga, Tamara (2001-08-23). "Zambia: Country Finishes 4th in Badminton Championship". AllAfrica. The Post. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ Bogosing, Tshepho (2005-07-13). "Botswana: Badminton Juniors Prepare for African Event". AllAfrica. Mmegi. Retrieved 14 February 2024.