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DAY 4: AS FRENCH MAN ARNAUD MERKLE AND TALIA NG FROM CANADA TAKE GOLD IN THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SINGLES. The Uganda International Challenge 2022 dramatically ended with a magnificent Mixed Doubles match pitting the combination of Senthil Vel Govindarasu from India and Venosha Radhakrishnan from Malaysia against the All Africa Mixed Doubles champions,…
DAY 3: KOCEILA AND TANINA VIOLETTE MAMMERI STUNNED OLEKSANDAR SHMUNDYAK AND ANASTASIYA PROZOROVA TO SET AN ALL AFRICAN SEMI-FINAL. The reigning All Africa Mixed Doubles Champions, Koceila, and Tanina Mammeri, joined the league of Robert White and Deidre Laurens Jordaan in being the only few African players to beat a non-African player in the Uganda…
DAY 2: ROBERT WHITE AND DEIDRE LAURENS BEAT THE JAMAICAN PAIR OF SAMUEL O’BRIEN AND TAHLIA RICHARDSON. The Silver medallist of the under 19 All Africa Junior Championships, Robert White, helped South Africa to qualify for a spot in the second round of the Mixed doubles in the UIC 2022. At only 18 years…
Badminton Federation of Congo I was the last child in a family of seven children. I spent my childhood in barracks in various places in Congo (Brazzaville , Mouyondzi, Jacob, Komono , LOutété, Mfouati , Gamboma) where my father, a military policeman, had been posted. Tryst With Badminton My first encounter with badminton was…
DAY 1 OF THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S QUALIFICATION MATCHES Dubbed as the Pearl of Badminton in Africa, Uganda upgraded its annual Uganda International to an International Challenge with prize money of 15,000 USD. The upgrading of the tournament attracted 120 active entries in the Men’s and 72 entries in the Women’s singles, with most…
ADHAM GIVES A RAY OF HOPE TO THE MOST IN NEED PLAYERS IN AFRICA. Lack of infrastructure and access to quality badminton equipment remains the biggest hindrance to the development of the sport in Africa. Aside from the lack of finances by most of the players in the continent to purchase key equipment, their availability…
BCA COACHING EDUCATION PROGRAMME 2022 As per its strategy to develop the level of badminton in Africa, the BCA has at its core a robust coaching education program being implemented across its 45 Member Associations. Since the inception of the program, the BCA has trained 388 Level 1 coaches from 30 countries, and 72…
DAY: 3 AASC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS The Under 19 All-African Gold Medallist, Nour Ahmed Youssri, announced her arrival on Africa’s premier stage in style making history as the only player to clinch both the Junior and Senior titles, in a space of 4 months. Taking a stab at the title for the second time, Nour…
DAY 2 AASC ROUND OF 16 MATCHES Fadilah Shamika today proved why she is one of the most valuable and fast-rising star players in Africa. Qualifying for the quarter-finals of the All Africa Individual Championships, women’s singles by making an easy meal of the talented Linda Mazri 21-10 21-13 in the round of 32, Fadilah…
DAY 1 ROUND OF 64 MATCHES. With a record 221 entries received from 134 players, the All Africa Individual Championships 2022 started in earnest today at the Lugogo MTN arena in Uganda. Apart from earning world ranking points, the event held together with the All Africa Team Championships aims at crowning the best players…
