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BIRMINGHAM COMM0NWEALTH GAMES 2022 MIXED TEAM EVENT ROUND UP: SOUTH AFRICA BEAT ZAMBIA AND JAMAICA TO QUALIFY FOR THE QUARTER-FINALS AS UGANDA AND MAURITIUS REGISTERED WINS IN THE GROUP STAGES.

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The badminton competition at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 kicked off on the 29th of July at the NEC hall, with the Mauritian African Champion Julien Paul taking on the World Champion LOH Kean Yew from Singapore. Julien Paul, just recovering from a nasty Achilles tendon injury sustained at the African Championships, gave a good…

LAMIDI ELLIASOU, CHANGING THE FORTUNES OF THE BWF SHUTTLE TIME PROGRAMME IN TOGO. AFRICAN SHUTTLE TIME AWARD (ASTA)

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The winner of the inaugural African Shuttle Time Award (ASTA) at the concluded BCA AGM was the Badminton Federation of Togo (FETOBAD). Initiated by the BCA, ASTA aims at recognizing Member Associations that have excelled in successfully implementing the Shuttle Time Programme in their countries. Through their Shuttle Time Coordinator Mr. Lamidi Elliasou, FETOBAD emerged top among…

10TH ALL AFRICA UNIVERSITY GAMES 2022.

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UGANDA’S NDEJJE UNIVERSITY CROWNED THE 2022 BADMINTON AFRICAN UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONS.   The just concluded 10th All Africa University Games at the Kenyatta University saw Ndejje University take Gold in the Badminton Mixed Team event. Held in conjunction with the Badminton Confederation Africa further to their signing of a memorandum of understanding in 2018, the tournament…

BADMINTON CONFEDERATION AFRICA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS: BWF NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION COURSE 15th-18th April 2022

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The BWF and the BCA are committed to developing the capacity of their national federations. In this regard, the BCA, under the auspices of its Gender Equity Commission, conducted the BWF National Administration Course in Pretoria, South Africa. The course was scheduled for December last year but postponed due to the Corona pandemic. Twenty participants from…

THE CURTAIN FALLS ON THREE WEEKS OF INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON EXTRAVAGANZA HELD IN UGANDA

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  UGANDA JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL 2022 – DAY 3: TALENTED UGANDAN 16-YEAR-OLD AKBAR ODUKA LOSES TO THE MAURITIAN KHEMTISH RAI NUNDAH IN THE MEN’S SINGLES U-19 AS ANUPAMA UPADHYAYA FROM INDIA TAKES GOLD IN THE U-19 WOMEN’S SINGLES.   The finals of Uganda Junior International brought us to a close of three weeks of spectacular International…