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The BWF Shuttle Time program highlights the BWF school badminton program, which saw 11 tutors and 16 teachers from different Nigerian states participate in the the course, from 10th to 14th of November 2019. Among the 11 tutors 9 were men and 2 women , and teachers consisted of 11 Men and 5 Women. …
The Botswana International 2019, a Future Series tournament, was held in Lobatse , Botswana, from 21st to 24th of November 2019 saw Cameron Coetzer and Johanita Scholtz from South Africa win the Men’sSingles and Women’s Singles respectively. The Men’s and Women’s Doubles were also dominated by South African pair of Jason Mann / Bongani Von Bodenstein and Megan De Beer / Johanita…
The Zambian International Open 2019 held in Lusaka , from the 28th of November to 1st of December saw Egypt conquer 12 medals across Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles events. Youcef Sabri Medel from Algeria managed 2nd place in the Men’s Singles, while Dorcas Ajoke Adesoka from Nigeria won the Women’s Singles. The Doubles’ categories were dominated by the Egyptian pair of Elgamal / Salah…
A national umpires workshop consisting of 35 candidates participated in a badminton workshop in Egypt , from 14th to 15th October 2019 – conducted by Mr. Eric Lissillour, a BWF Certificated Referee, the workshop consisted of theory and practical sessions on the latest rules and regulations of badminton . The umpire’s workshop saw the participation of female…
8 participants from 4 different countries, namely Lesotho, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe attended the BWF level 1 Coaching Course, organized by the Badminton Conferedation Africa (BCA) during one whole week in Beira, Mozambique. The course, which is a BWF certificated course, was held from the 1st to the 8th of October 2019. Administered by the BCA ,…
20 participants from 12 different countries participated in the BWF Administration Course, hosted by the Badminton Confederation Africa (BCA), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia . The course took place during 3 days, from the 27th to 29th of September 2019. This yearly BWF , designed in conjunction with the World Academy of Sports and hosted by…
The South African Chinese Badminton Association in partnership with the World Chinese Badminton Federation invites badminton enthusiasts of all ages to the WCBF South African Internationals. The #WBCF Internationals are annual events. Last year’s events took place in Las Vegas, USA. This year’s junior and senior events are set to take place at the…
BCA will be hosting its Annual General Meeting on 22 May at the Wanda Vista Hotel from 0900 hrs in Nanning, China. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the BWF AGM which will be held later on the 23 May 2019 at the same venue. All the BCA member associations are expected to…
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…
