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. 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. Willibard Kente was elected as a president, and Mariam Hamdan as secretary.
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.YearsName11977–1980 Willibard Kente21980–1982 (interim) Ramachandra Balasuperamaniam31982–2005 Dapo Tejuoso42005–2010 Larry Keys52010 (interim) Kabir Badamasuiy62011–2013 Dagmawit Girmay Berhane72013–2017 Larry Keys82017–2018 Danlami Senchi92018 (interim) Amine Zoubiri102018–now Michel Bau
Tournaments African Badminton Championships All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships African Junior Badminton Championships
References
External links Old website