In line with BCA strategic plan and development programme, three activities were organized in Burkina Faso. They included: Shuttle Time Tutors Course from 3rd to 5th of April 2021, Shuttle Time Teachers Course from 6th to 7th of April 2021; and Training Camp from 8th to 10th of April 2021. The aim of these activities…
1) BCA Virtual AGM 2021 In preparation of the virtual AGM on 19 June 2021 at 14hrs (Mauritius Time GMT + 4), we have come up with a document (attached) providing all information on the AGM. Also attached is the Delegate Nomination Form which we will request you to complete as soon as possible. Please note that the List of Candidates for the…
The Africa Badminton community is in mourning after the sudden demise of one of its prolific players from Nigeria, the late Mr. Bello Oyebanji through a tragic motor accident on the 21st of April 2021. The late Bello was the head coach of Kwara State Badminton, a certified BWF Shuttle Time Tutor, Africa’s no 1…
The year 2020 has been challenging as the COVID-19 pandemic affected different aspects of life. However, it did not stop Ivory Coast Badminton Federation (FIBAD) from restarting the Shuttle Time programme in 2021. Led by Shuttle Time National Coordinator Kouame Koffi Stephane, a Refresher course was delivered to the existing Shuttle Time Teacher workforce on 13 March…
The Badminton Confederation Africa (BCA) will be hosting their virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the 19th of June 2021, as per their Constitution and following the success of the 2020 virtual AGM. The AGM is usually a physical meeting but due to the Covid-19 pandemic containment measures, the members could not meet physically, therefore…
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way sporting activities are hosted and delivered. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) in consultation with its member associations developed a comprehensive resumption of sports guidelines to ensure that the safety of the players and spectators was guaranteed. It is in this regard that the Tunisia Badminton Federation embarked on…
I was brought up in a small mining town called Chililabombwe in Zambia and completed my schooling at the only secondary school there. I came to learn about badminton at secondary school in 1977. It was all fun, the challenge of not hitting the shuttlecock out of the court and the mobility of players in…
