African Junior Badminton Championships

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)

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

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

Medal table (2007–2024)

African Junior Badminton Championships (U–19)
RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Africa (RSA)21131145
2 Mauritius (MRI)1172442
3 Egypt (EGY)7132545
4 Algeria (ALG)35715
5 Uganda (UGA)32712
6 Nigeria (NGR)2439
7 Seychelles (SEY)1034
8 Ghana (GHA)0134
9 Botswana (BOT)0022
Réunion (REU)0022
11 Benin (BEN)0011
 Cameroon (CMR)0011
 Ethiopia (ETH)0011
 Ivory Coast (CIV)0011
 Zambia (ZAM)0011
Totals (15 entries)484592185

Previous winners

Individual competition

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
1993 No data
1995 Segun Akinsanya Charne du Preez Patrice Anodin
Li Ying
Anneska Davel
Charne du Preez
Dean Potgieter
Claire Anderson
1997 No data
1999
2001
2003
2005 Jinkan Ifraimu Stacey Doubell Jinkan Ifraimu
Hussaini Musa
Annari Viljoen
Jade Morgan
Duncan Anderton
Stacey Doubell
2007 Jacob Maliekal Shareen Matthews Mahmoud El-Sayad
Ali Ahmed El-Khateeb
Candace Mann
Jennifer Fry
Reinard Louw
Jennifer Fry
2009 Allisen Camille Jacob Maliekal
Jason Coetzer
Kate Foo Kune
Yeldy Louison
Jacob Maliekal
Debbie Godfrey
2011 Mahmoud El Sayad Kate Foo Kune Andries Malan
Prakash Nath
Elme de Villiers
Lee-Ann de Wet
Andries Malan
Jennifer van der Berg
2013 Habeeb Bello Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Aatish Lubah
Julien Paul
Anri Schoonees
Lee-Ann de Wet
Julien Paul
Aurélie Allet
2016 Adham Hatem Elgamal Halla Bouksani Yacine Belhouane
Samy Khaldi
Johanita Scholtz
Zani van der Merwe
Yacine Belhouane
Sirine Ibrahim
2021 Caden Kakora Nour Ahmed Youssri Caden Kakora
Robert White
Amy Ackerman
Diane Olivier
Robert White
Amy Ackerman
2022 Khemtish Rai Nundah Fadilah Mohamed Rafi Mohamed Hegazy
Youssif Mohamed
Fadilah Mohamed Rafi
Tracy Naluwooza
Abed Bukenya
Fadilah Mohamed Rafi
2024 Lucas Douce Reem Hussein Lucas Douce
Aidan Yu Kiat
Chiara How Hong
Elsa How Hong
Lucas Douce
Elsa How Hong


Team competition

Mixed team
Year Winners
1993  South Africa
1995  South Africa
1997  Mauritius
1999  Nigeria
2001  South Africa
2003  Egypt
2005  Nigeria
2007  South Africa
2009  South Africa
2011  South Africa
2013  South Africa
2016  Egypt
2021  South Africa
2022  Mauritius
2024  Mauritius

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "ALL AFRICA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  2. ^ Luhanga, Tamara (2001-08-23). "Zambia: Country Finishes 4th in Badminton Championship". AllAfrica. The Post. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  3. ^ Bogosing, Tshepho (2005-07-13). "Botswana: Badminton Juniors Prepare for African Event". AllAfrica. Mmegi. Retrieved 14 February 2024.