Badminton at the African Games

Badminton has been part of the African Games since 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria.

History

edit

Badminton made its debut in the African Games in 2003. The first six nations to compete in badminton at the Games were Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius and Seychelles. Six main events were held, which were men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles and the mixed team event.[1] In the 2023 Games, the mixed team event was cancelled.[2]

Editions

edit
Games Year City Best nation
VIIII 2003 Abuja, Nigeria   Nigeria
IX 2007 Algiers, Algeria   South Africa
X 2011 Maputo, Mozambique   South Africa
XI 2015 Brazzaville,
Republic of the Congo
  South Africa
XII 2019 Rabat, Morocco   Nigeria
XIII 2023 Accra, Ghana   Algeria

Events

edit
Event 03 07 11 15 19 23 Years
Men's singles X X X X X X 6
Men's doubles X X X X X X 6
Women's singles X X X X X X 6
Women's doubles X X X X X X 6
Mixed doubles X X X X X X 6
Mixed team X X X X X 5
Total 6 6 6 6 6 5

Participating nations

edit
Nation 03 07 11 15 19 23 Years
  Algeria X X X X X 5
  Benin X X 2
  Botswana X 1
  Burkina Faso X 1
  Republic of the Congo X X X 3
  Democratic Republic of the Congo X X X 3
  Egypt X X X X X X 6
  Eritrea X X 2
  Ethiopia X X X X 4
  Ghana X X 2
  Guinea X 1
  Equatorial Guinea X 1
  Kenya X X X X 4
  Mauritius X X X X X X 6
  Morocco X 1
  Mozambique X 1
  Namibia X 1
  Nigeria X X X X X X 6
  Senegal X 1
  Seychelles X X X X X 5
  South Africa X X X X X X 6
  Togo X X 2
  Tunisia X 1
  Uganda X X X X X 5
  Zambia X X 2
Number of nations 6 10 13 12 17 14
Number of athletes

Winners

edit
Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Team
2003   Edicha Ocholi   Grace Daniel   Greg Okuonghae
  Ibrahim Adamu
  Michelle Edwards
  Chantal Botts
  Chris Dednam
  Antoinette Uys
  South Africa
2007   Nabil Lasmari   Roelof Dednam
  Chris Dednam
  Georgie Cupidon
  Juliette Ah-Wan
  Nigeria
2011   Jacob Maliekal   Susan Ideh   Ola Fagbemi
  Jinkan Ifraimu
  Stacey Doubell
  Annari Viljoen
  Willem Viljoen
  Annari Viljoen
2015   Kate Foo Kune   Andries Malan
  Willem Viljoen
  Juliette Ah-Wan
  Allisen Camille
  Andries Malan
  Jennifer Fry
  Mauritius
2019   Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori   Johanita Scholtz   Aatish Lubah
  Julien Paul
  Doha Hany
  Hadia Hosny
  Koceila Mammeri
  Linda Mazri
  Nigeria
2023   Koceila Mammeri
  Youcef Sabri Medel
  Husina Kobugabe
  Gladys Mbabazi
  Koceila Mammeri
  Tanina Mammeri
Not held

Medal table

edit
As of the 2023 edition
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Africa (RSA)13101235
2  Nigeria (NGR)11132145
3  Algeria (ALG)4228
4  Mauritius (MRI)32813
5  Seychelles (SEY)22913
6  Egypt (EGY)131014
7  Uganda (UGA)1247
8  Zambia (ZAM)0123
9  Ghana (GHA)0011
  Kenya (KEN)0011
Totals (10 entries)353570140

References

edit
  1. ^ "Evenements". Africa Badminton. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "African Games: Badminton rescheduled to March 7". Happy Ghana. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-05-05.