The Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA) recently concluded its elective Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 25, 2023. The AGM marked the end of the BCA Council’s two-year transitional term and paved the way for a new four-year cycle for elected council members from 2023 to 2027. The elections saw…
EGYPT CROWNED THE 2023 AFRICAN CHAMPIONS After a similar achievement in 2021, Egypt did not falter in its quest to retain the title it won in Uganda, starting its campaign against Cameroon with a 5 – 0 win to set up an encounter with Zambia replicating a similar scoreline in the Group C matches.…
As Algeria, Mauritius, Uganda, & South Africa look to rain on their Parade. The 2023 All African senior championships are promising to be a good show for the coming days with all the stars of the African continent present. Scheduled to start on Monday 13th, February 2023, in Benoni, South Africa, the much-awaited event…
BCA Umpire ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP 2023, BENONI ‘Everything is possible if you believe’, Rugara Carlos Chibaya is an inspiring young umpire who is set to brave the BCA Technical officials world. A former player from Zimbabwe for many years, Carlos is now on his way to become a BCA accredited official thanks to the…
THE ALL AFRICA UNDER 19 JUNIOR MIXED TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Mauritius celebrated the fruits of investing in their junior development programme when they convincingly beat Algeria 3-0 to clinch the coveted All Africa Under 19 Junior Championships 2022 title in style. Known for their strong junior development structures which brought African stars like Eddy Clarisse, Stephan…
THE EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY OF DEADA’S RUGS TO THE WORLD PARA BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 22. Abandoned by his mother at birth in 1994 due to his disability, then left to fend for himself at the young age of twelve years after the passing of his father in 2006, the Ivorian’s story is the true embodiment of resilience…
The BCA held its first physical Annual General Meeting in accordance with its constitution on the 25th of July 2022 in South Africa after two years of hosting virtual AGMs due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. With no proposals received from the Members the business of the AGM was to receive the various reports from…
MOHAMED MOSTAFA KAMEL Country: EGYPT Date of Birth: 8/1/2000 TOTAL CAREER WIN-LOSS: 75/56 (131) BWF RANKING: MEN SINGLES: RANK 872 We would like to pay special tribute to Mohamed Mostafa Kamel for being the only African Badminton player to ever win a medal in the Olympics. Mr Mohamed won a Bronze Medal in the Youth…
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and HSBC recently launched the new Badminton outdoor game. According to the BWF President Mr Poul Erik Hoyer the new outdoor game dubbed Air Badminton seeks to put a badminton racket in the hands of as many as people possible. This provides a big opportunity for Africa to excel in…
With a record breaking 65 countries competing at the 2018 blibli.com BWF World Junior championships the Australian and New Zealand players have finished their tournament showing a promising display for the future.
