I was sports child since my early childhood. I thrived in football in my early years, then fell in love with badminton. My career as a junior player was humble but then I got better and reached my peak after I turned 19. Beginnings The national team coach was my neighbour. I saw him…
During my father’s childhood, his parents forbade him to play sports as they thought it interfered with his education. He became a rebel who had to go into hiding to be able to train or play sports. He was a former soldier, then an accountant in the PE department of the Ecole Normale Supérieure. My…
Since its creation in 2019, the (elected) BCA Athletes Commission has been actively supporting, encouraging, assisting and communicating with the players community in Africa. In 2020, with the amendments made to the BCA Constitution, the Chair of the Athletes Commission was elevated as a full Council member with voting rights, in line with the Oympic…
We are pleased to announce that the 2022 edition of the All Africa Senior Championships will be held from 14 to 20 February 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. The championships will be divided as follows: 1) All Africa Men’s & Women Team Championships 2022 (African qualification for the TotalEngergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup 2022) – 14 to 17…
A good outing for Africans at the Uganda Para badminton international while the “German machine”, Thomas Wandschneider, steals the show Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif of Egypt produced a historic win for Africa at the just concluded Uganda Para badminton International by winning three Gold medals in the Mixed doubles WH1-WH2, Women singles WH1, and the Women…
Douayra Prisca Marie carries Ivory Coast’s dream in the Women singles WH2 Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif from Egypt and India’s Ammu Mohan are the first athletes to win Gold in the Uganda Para badminton International 2021. The pair beat the combination of the Ghanaian Adizatu Abubakari and Lucienne Akpoton Kikisagbe of Benin 21-3 21-3. Adizatu and…
Egyptian Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif leads African wheelchair players to a Podium finish. Buoyed by the exemplary performance of Mariam Eniola Bolaji of Nigeria at the Spanish Para badminton earlier in the year, Shaimaa is set to make history for the African continent as the first African to win three Gold Medals at a Para badminton…
Hassan Mubiru of Uganda continues his fairy tale run as two Paralympians showcase their talent. Hassan Mubiru today qualified against all odds for the knock-out stage of the Uganda Para badminton SL4 International tournament. The 20-year-old known for his signature splits dispatched India’s Satyam Satyam 21-14 21-14. “It was a do-or-die match for me.…
“African Prince” Mamvumvu Kidila of Congo Democratic, a thorn in the flesh of India as Elizabeth Mwesigwa, claims a slice of the pie. Prince Mamvumvu Kidila of Congo, no pun intended, rained on India’s dominance at the Uganda Para badminton International 2021 day 2 of matches. Exacting sweet revenge on his loss in the first…
Debutants Mozambique register their first win while Hassan Mubiru and Julius Obura of Uganda sail through the SL4 category. Mozambique had a good start on their first day at the Uganda Para badminton international in Kampala. Armando Manuel stunned Uganda’s Lawrence Lumiisa in the SL3 category 21-15 21-14 to give Mozambique their first-ever win at…
