Badminton Africa

Badminton Africa
AbbreviationBCA
Formation31 August 1977
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersPretoria, Republic of South Africa
Membership46 member associations
3 associate members
President
 Michel Bau[1]
Websitehttps://badmintonafrica.com/

Badminton Africa (BA) is the governing body of badminton in Africa. It is one of the 5 continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation. It now has 46 member countries and 2 associate members.[2] It was formerly called the Badminton Confederation of Africa.

History

Badminton Africa was formed on 31 August 1977 as African Badminton Federation during a meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The meeting was attended by delegates from seven national organisations from Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia.[3][4] Willibard Kente was elected as a president, and Mariam Hamdan as secretary.[4]

Member associations

  • Algeria
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad (associate member)
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • Djibouti
  • DR Congo
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Ivory Coast
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mayotte (associate member)
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Reunion (associate member)
  • Saint Helena
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Presidents

No. Years Name
1 1977–1980 Willibard Kente
2 1980–1982 (interim) Ramachandra Balasuperamaniam
3 1982–2005 Dapo Tejuoso
4 2005–2010 Larry Keys[5]
5 2010 (interim) Kabir Badamasuiy[6]
6 2011–2013 Dagmawit Girmay Berhane[7]
7 2013–2017 Larry Keys[8]
8 2017–2018 Danlami Senchi[9]
9 2018 (interim) Amine Zoubiri[10]
10 2018–now Michel Bau

Tournaments

References

  1. ^ "BCA COUNCIL 2017-2021". badmintonafrica.org. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Membership - BWF Corporate". BWF. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  3. ^ "History". badmintonafrica.org. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b Scheele, H. A. E., ed. (November 1977). "A new African organisation is formed" (PDF). World Badminton (31 ed.). p. 16. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  5. ^ "ABF Council 2005 – 2009". badmintonafrica.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008.
  6. ^ Sachetat, Raphaël. "AFRICA – Resignation of President of African Confederation". Badzine. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Mrs Dagmawit Girmay BERHANE". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  8. ^ Zulu, Cecilia. "Chirwa gets Badminton Confederation of Africa position". Daily Mail Limited Zambia. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  9. ^ Ssenoga, Ian (22 May 2017). "Mugabi Elected Badminton Confederation Africa Vice President". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Badminton - Michel Bau heads African badminton governing body". Seychelles Nation. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[1]

  1. ^ Faadil, Sayed. "Member Associations". Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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