The African Draughts Championship is the African championship in international draughts, organised by the World Draughts Federation and African Draughts Confederation. The top four finishers qualify for the World Draughts Championship when it has 20 players, and the top six when it has 40.
History The first championship took place in 1980, won by Bassirou Ba from Senegal. The first blitz championship took place in 2014, won by Jean Marc Ndjofang from Cameroon.
The first women's championship took place in 2018, won by Biagne Elsa Negbre from Ivory Coast.
Results Classical YearPlaceChampionSilverBronze1980Afrikaans Kampioenschap Dakar 1980 Dakar Bassirou Ba Ameth Diaw Issa Traore1982Afrikaans Kampioenschap Abidjan 1982 Abidjan Djedje Patrice Kouassi Issa Traore Bassirou Ba1984Championship of Africa 1984 Dakar Habib Kane Mamina Ndiaye As Malick El Diallo1985Afrikaans Kampioenschap Conakry 1985 Conakry Habib Kane Macodou Ndiaye Mamina Ndiaye1988Championship of Africa 1988 Bamako Macodou Ndiaye Mamina Ndiaye1990Afrikaans Kampioenschap 1990 Bamako Macodou Ndiaye Souleymane Bah Mamina Ndiaye1992Championship of Africa 1992 Abidjan Macodou Ndiaye N'Diaga Samb Issa Traore1994Championship of Africa 1994 Dakar Macodou Ndiaye Bassirou Ba Daouda Diakhite1996Championship of Africa 1996 Abidjan Bassirou Ba Gaoussou Sidibe Hamadou Zeba2000Championship of Africa 2000 Yaoundé Jean Marc Ndjofang Leopold Kouoguéu As Malick El Diallo2003Championship of Africa 2003 Dakar Bassirou Ba Leopold Kouoguéu N'Diaga Samb2006Championship of Africa 2006 Yaoundé Leopold Kouoguéu N'Diaga Samb Jean Marc Ndjofang2009Championship of Africa 2009 Banjul Macodou Ndiaye Jean Marc Ndjofang N'Diaga Samb2010Championship of Africa 2010 Bamako Jean Marc Ndjofang Mor Seck N'Diaga Samb2012Championship of Africa CAJD 2012 Ouagadougou Joel N'cho Atse Charles Akoi Thomy Mbongo2014African Championship Play Offs Niamey 2014 Niamey Freddy Loko N'Diaga Samb Jean Marc Ndjofang2016African Championship Bamako 2016 Bamako N'Diaga Samb Alain Bukasa Jean Marc Ndjofang2018African Championship Thiès 2018 Thiès Joel N'cho Atse N'Diaga Samb Landry Nga2022Finals African Championship Bamako 2022 Bamako Joel N'cho Atse Mukendi Reagan Lutete Adonis Joachim Ano202420ème Championnat d'Afrique Ouaga ZIIRI 2024 PHASE FINAL Ouagadougou Tardorel Itoua Cesar Mouanda Joel N'cho Atse
Blitz YearPlaceChampionSilverBronze2014 Niamey Jean Marc Ndjofang Joel N'cho Atse 2016Blitzchampionship of Africa Bamako 2016 (Blitz) Bamako Jean Marc Ndjofang Landry Nga Joel N'cho Atse 2018Blitzkampioenschap van Afrika Thiès 2018 (Blitz) Thiès Jean Marc Ndjofang Joel N'cho Atse Landry Nga2022African Blitzchampionship 2022 (Blitz) Bamako Joel N'cho Atse Adonis Joachim Ano Mukendi Reagan Lutete20244th African BLITZ Championship OUAGA ZIIRI 2024 Phase Finals Ouagadougou Joel N'cho Atse Landry Nga Cesar Mouanda
Women's YearPlaceChampionSilverBronze2018 Abidjan Biagne Elsa Negbre Ahondjo Darlene Sotchi Marie-Pascale Lorougnon
References
External links Champions on the official FMJD website