The 2026 African Badminton Championships was the continental badminton championships to crown the best players across Africa. The tournament was held at the Royal Aria in Gaborone, Botswana, from 13 to 15 February 2026.
Tournament The 2026 African Badminton Championships is organized by Botswana Badminton Association.
Venue The tournament was held at the Royal Aria, Tlokweng, Gaborone, Botswana.
Point distribution The individual event of this tournament was graded based on the BWF points system for the BWF International Challenge event. Below is the table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament.
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Medal summary Medalists Men's singles Adham Hatem Elgamal Jean Bernard Bongout Julien Paul Lucas Douce Women's singles Fadilah Mohamed Rafi Johanita Scholtz Yasmina Chibah Nour Ahmed Youssri Men's doubles Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel Chongo Mulenga Kalombo Mulenga Jean Bernard Bongout Julien Paul Ahmed Elbahnasawy Kareem Ezzat Women's doubles Amy Ackerman Johanita Scholtz Nour Ahmed Youssri Doha Hany Fadilah Mohamed Rafi Tracy Naluwooza Yasmina Chibah Linda Mazri Mixed doubles Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri Caden Kakora Amy Ackerman Saidu Aliyu Olajumoke Obasanmi Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany
Medal table
Men's singles Seeds
Driss Bourroum (quarter-finals) Adham Hatem Elgamal (champion) Lucas Douce (semi-finals) Julien Paul (semi-finals) Adel Hamek (quarter-finals) Kalombo Mulenga (quarter-finals) Caden Kakora (quarter-finals) Jean Bernard Bongout (final) Kareem Ezzat (fourth round) Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi (third round) Muzafaru Lubega (fourth round) Chongo Mulenga (second round) Khemtish Nundah (third round) Lalaïna Ramanana-Rahary (third round) Mohamed Abdelaziz Ouchefoun (third round) Reagan Michael Nsubuga (fourth round)
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Women's singles Seeds
Fadilah Mohamed Rafi (champion) Nour Ahmed Youssri (semi-finals) Doha Hany (third round) Johanita Scholtz (final) Gladys Mbabazi (third round) Saumya Gupta (quarter-finals) Chineye Ibere (third round) Kruthum Nalumansi (second round)
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
Men's doubles Seeds
Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel (champions) Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek (quarter-finals) Chongo Mulenga / Kalombo Mulenga (final) Jean Bernard Bongout / Julien Paul (semi-finals) Ahmed Elbahnasawy / Kareem Ezzat (semi-finals) Caden Kakora / Anthony Phillips (quarter-finals) Joseph Abel / Alhaji Aliyu Shehu (third round) Muzafaru Lubega / Reagan Nsubuga (second round)
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
Women's doubles Seeds
Amy Ackerman / Johanita Scholtz (champions) Yasmina Chibah / Linda Mazri (semi-finals) Fadilah Mohamed Rafi / Tracy Naluwooza (semi-finals) Nour Ahmed Youssri / Doha Hany (final)
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
Mixed doubles Seeds
Koceila Mammeri / Tanina Mammeri (champions) Adham Hatem Elgamal / Doha Hany (semi-finals) Chongo Mulenga / Mary Chilambe (quarter-finals) Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Sirine Ibrahim (third round) Muzafaru Lubega / Gladys Mbabazi (second round) Lucas Douce / Chiara How Hong (quarter-finals) Mark Banda / Evelyn Siamupangila (second round) Julien Paul / Elsa How Hong (quarter-finals)
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
References