Nigeria’s Eniola Bolaji stunned the more fancied Ukrainian Oksana Kozyna 18-21,21-14,21-18 in the SL3 category to win the first-ever gold medal by an African Para badminton player outside the continent at the Spanish Para badminton International Championship which ended on Sunday 16th May 2021. Eniola put up a spirited fight to come from one set…
Find below latest information on the BCA AGM 2021 (19 June 2021) : 1) Delegate Nomination Form Thanks to all the members who have already sent in their Delegate Nomination Form. The following have NOT yet submitted the form: Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gambia, Sudan and Tunisia. We would appreciate if you can submit your form…
The 82 BWF virtual AGM held on 22nd May 2021, elected new BWF Council Members for the 20 vacant positions available at the BWF Council, 2 of which were reserved for African candidates as per the new BWF Gender and regional balance regulation, 7 for Europe, Asia 8, Pan Am 2, and Oceania 1. The…
The Badminton Confederation Africa (BCA) in collaboration with the Burundi Badminton Federation under the leadership of President Francois Ndondo held their first-ever Shuttle Time Tutor, Teachers course, and Training Camp from the 29th April to 7th May 2021 in Bujumbura, Burundi. This comes after a backdrop of years of political turmoil that the country went…
Find below the latest information on the BCA: 1) BWF Council Elections 2021 – 22 May We are glad to announce that Mrs. Odette Assembe Engoulou, President of the Badminton Association of Cameroon and BCA Council Member, and Mrs. Chipo Zumburani, President of the Zimbabwe Badminton Association and BCA Treasurer, were both elected to serve…
The Badminton Confederation Africa (BCA), in close collaboration with the Egypt Badminton Federation (EBF), recently conducted a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Level 1 Coaching Course, in Cairo, from the 2nd to the 9th of April 2021. A total of 12 National coaches comprising of 9 men and 3 women attended the course including one coach…
Find below the latest information on the BCA Virtual AGM schedule on 19 June 2021: 1) BCA Annual Report 2020 and Audited Financial Statements Find attached the BCA Annual Report 2020 including the Audited Financial Statements. As mentioned before, to complement the Annual report, we have also uploaded, on our website, a series of video reports including…
Find below the latest information on the BCA Virtual AGM schedule on 19 June 2021: 1) Order Paper/Agenda of Meeting As per Clause 9.5, 9.7 to 9.15 and 12.7 of the BCA Constitution, you can find the Order Paper of the BCA Virtual AGM 2021, including the list of candidates for the BCA Elections and other…
The Badminton Confederation Africa (BCA) awarded the 2020 AWIBA award to the 32-year-old Egyptian, Queen of African Badminton, Miss. Hadia Hosny. Launched in October 2018, the annual AWIBA award was introduced by the BCA Council to reward outstanding women who have contributed to the development of badminton in Africa by demonstrating irreproachable attitude and dedication…
First Brush With Badminton I was born in Harare in a middleclass family. My father was into boxing and soccer and he wanted me to play soccer but it all changed when my brother Limbikani Kopolo came back home with badminton rackets and shuttles. I went to a government school where I showed my talent…
