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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…
THREE CANDIDATES FOR THE ATHLETES’ COMMISSION ELECTIONS ON THE 16TH OF FEBRUARY 2023 IN SOUTH AFRICA. Further to the notice of the Athletes Commission elections issued on 21st of December 2022, (Linked here) we received three male candidates at the close of the nomination period on the 18th of January 2023. The BCA Athletes…
Central African Badminton Federation I spent my childhood in a working class neighbourhood and my family was attached to the community. This allowed me to be in contact with a group of young people from our neighbourhood. I saw badminton for the first time in 2001, in a military camp where the chief was playing…
Badminton Federation of Nigeria My parents encouraged me to pursue education and sports. I excelled in both. I am a graduate of University of Ilorin where I’m a lecturer teaching badminton and squash. I was a national player before I became a national coach and National Shuttle Time Coordinator. Early Days I got into…
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…
South Africa had the worst of starts in their quest to defend the Under 19 Junior Championships title they won in Benin. Pooled in the group of death alongside Egypt, Algeria and Zambia, South Africa led their charge with Robert White in the Men’s Singles against Algeria’s Daoud Aimen in their first match of the…
BCA Under 19 Training Camp “When I was 19 years old my father threw away my football boots into the river after I broke my leg” Said the recent recipient of the BCA Badminton lifetime recognition award, Mr. Annirao Dajee “This was my turning point and how my love for Badminton started at the Mauritius…
ELGAMAL HATEM PULLS A RABBIT TWICE TO UPSET THE FANCIED AZERBAIJAN’S MUHAMMAD KHADAFI AMRI AND ROMAN FRANK FROM FRANCE. In the first epic encounter, Adham Hatem Elgamal proved why he’s still the African Champion when he faced off with Muhammad Khadafi Amri in round 1 of the Men’s Singles event. Muhammad was the first…
