The African Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA) to crown the best badminton players in Africa. For the team event there is the African Badminton Cup of Nations. This is not to be confused with the All African Games, the multi sports event, held every four years where badminton is included since 2003.

This tournament started in 1979 where Kumasi, Ghana held the competition. Kenya emerged as the men's team champions while Tanzania clinched the women's team title at the first edition. The tournament was held biennially from 1980 to 2006. The 1986 edition of the championships, which was supposed to be held in Lusaka was postponed and later cancelled. Nigeria continued to host the tournament two years later.

Location of the African Badminton Championships The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the African Badminton Championships. The most recent games were held in Benoni in 2023. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships.

NumberYearHost cityEvents 11979Kumasi, Ghana (1)321980Beira, Mozambique (1)431982Lagos, Nigeria (1)441984Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (1)951988Lagos, Nigeria (2)961992Port Louis, Mauritius (1)671994Rose Hill, Mauritius (1)681996Lagos, Nigeria (3)591998Rose Hill, Mauritius (2)6102000Bauchi, Nigeria (1)6112002Casablanca, Morocco (1)6122004Rose Hill, Mauritius (3)6132006Algiers, Algeria (1)6142007Rose Hill, Mauritius (4)6152009Nairobi, Kenya (1)6NumberYearHost cityEvents162010Kampala, Uganda (1)5172011Marrakesh, Morocco (1)6182012Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1)5192013Rose Hill, Mauritius (5)6202014Gaborone, Botswana (1)6212017Benoni, South Africa (1)6222018Algiers, Algeria (2)5232019Port Harcourt, Nigeria (1)6242020Cairo, Egypt (1)5252021Kampala, Uganda (2)6262022Kampala, Uganda (3)5272023Benoni, South Africa (2)6282024Cairo, Egypt (2)5292025Douala, Cameroon (1)6302026Gaborone, Botswana (2)5

All-time medal table

In November 2019, Badminton World Federation released a statement regarding doping test failure of Kate Foo Kune in this championships and decided to disqualify her result in 2019 African Badminton Championships.

Previous winners YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles1979Not held198019821984 Simon Gondwe Indira Bhikha Firoz Din Mukesh Shah Indira Bhikha Eline Coelho Sozinho Guerra Indira Bhikha1988 Tamuno Gibson Oby Edoga Tamuno Gibson Fatai Tokosi Oby Edoga Dayo Oyewusi Tamuno Gibson Oby Edoga1992 Eddy Clarisse Lina Fourie Anton Kriel Nico Meerholz Augusta Phillips Tracey Thompson Anton Kriel Lina Fourie1994 Lina Fourie Nico Meerholz Alan Phillips Lina Fourie Tracey Thompson Alan Phillips Augusta Phillips1996 Agarawu Tunde Obiageli Olorunsola Danjuma Fatauchi Agarawu Tunde Obiageli Olorunsola Olamide Toyin Adebayo Kayode Akinsanya Obiageli Olorunsola1998 Eddy Clarisse Lina Fourie Johan Kleingeld Anton Kriel Lina Fourie Monique Ric-Hansen Anton Kriel Michelle Edwards2000 Denis Constantin Amrita Sawaram Denis Constantin Eddy Clarisse Grace Daniel Miriam Sude Abimbola Odejoke Bridget Ibenero2002 Abimbola Odejoke Juliette Ah-Wan Denis Constantin Stéphane Beeharry Michelle Edwards Chantal Botts Chris Dedman Antoinette Uys2004 Dotun Akinsaya Michelle Edwards Johan Kleingeld Chris Dednam Greg Okuonghae Grace Daniel2006 Nabil Lasmari Juliette Ah-Wan Roelof Dednam Chris Dednam Michelle Edwards Stacey Doubell Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan2007 Grace Daniel Michelle Edwards Chantal Botts2008Cancelled2009 Ola Fagbemi Juliette Ah-Wan Jinkan Ifraimu Ola Fagbemi Grace Daniel Mary Gideon Ola Fagbemi Grace Daniel2010 Jinkan Ifraimu Hadia Hosny Michelle Edwards Annari Viljoen Dorian Lance James Michelle Edwards2011 Stacey Doubell Dorian Lance James Willem Viljoen Willem Viljoen Annari Viljoen2012 Jacob Maliekal Grace Gabriel Dorian Lance James Michelle Edwards2013 Andries Malan Willem Viljoen Juliette Ah-Wan Allisen Camille Willem Viljoen Michelle Butler-Emmett2014 Kate Foo Kune Kate Foo Kune Yeldy Louison2017 Adel Hamek Kate Foo Kune Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel Michelle Butler-Emmett Jennifer Fry Andries Malan Jennifer Fry2018 Julien Paul Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi Adel Hamek Juliette Ah-Wan Allisen Camille Koceila Mammeri Linda Mazri2019 Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Deborah Ukeh2020 Julien Paul Kate Foo Kune Doha Hany Hadia Hosny Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany2021 Adham Hatem Elgamal Johanita Scholtz Amy Ackerman Johanita Scholtz Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri2022 Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Nour Ahmed Youssri Lorna Bodha Kobita Dookhee2023 Fadilah Mohamed Rafi Jarred Elliott Robert Summers Amy Ackerman Deidré Laurens2024 Kate Ludik Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel2025 Nour Ahmed Youssri Amy Ackerman Johanita Scholtz2026 Adham Hatem Elgamal Fadilah Mohamed Rafi

Team event

Men's and women's team (1979–1989)

Men's team Ed.YearHostsFinalThird place playoff or losing semi-finalistsNumber of teamsChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place11979 Ghanaround-robinround-robin–321980 Mozambiqueround-robinround-robin531982Nigeriaround-robinround-robin441984 Tanzaniaround-robinround-robin–351988 Nigeriaround-robinround-robin–3

Women's team Ed.YearHostsFinalThird place playoff or losing semi-finalistsNumber of teamsChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place11979 Ghanaround-robinround-robin–321980 Mozambiqueround-robinround-robin531982Nigeriaround-robinround-robin441984 Tanzaniaround-robinround-robin–351988 Nigeriaround-robinround-robin–3

Mixed team Ed.YearHostsFinalThird place playoff or losing semi-finalistsNumber of teamsChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place11980 round-robinround-robin521982Nigeriaround-robinround-robin–331984 Tanzaniaround-robinround-robin–341988 Nigeriaround-robinround-robin–351992 Mauritius and 861994 South Africa3–2 and 671998 Mauritius3–23–2682000 Nigeria3–23–0692002 Morocco3–03–08102004 Mauritius3–1 and 12112006 Algeria3–0 and 13122007 Mauritius3–2 and 8132009 Kenya3–1 and 9142011 Morocco3–2 and 9152013 Mauritius3–0 and 10162014 Botswana3–1 and 10172017 South Africa3–1 and 9182019 Nigeria 3–2 and 13192021 Uganda3–1 and 8202023South Africa3–2 and 13212025 Cameroon3–1 and 11

Junior mixed team (U19) (1979–1989) Ed.YearHostsFinalThird place playoff or losing semi-finalistsNumber of teamsChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place11979 Ghanaround-robinround-robin–321980 Mozambiqueround-robinround-robin431982Nigeriaround-robinround-robin441984 Tanzaniaround-robinround-robin–351988 Nigeriaround-robinround-robin–3

See also All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, another continental tournament African Junior Badminton Championships

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