The African Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the
Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA) to crown the best
badminton players in
Africa. For the team event there is the African Badminton Cup of Nations. This is not to be confused with the
All African Games, the multi sports event, held every four years where badminton is included since 2003.
This tournament started in 1979 where
Kumasi, Ghana held the competition.[1] Kenya emerged as the men's team champions while Tanzania clinched the women's team title at the first edition.[2] The tournament was held biennially from 1980 to 2006. The 1986 edition of the championships, which was supposed to be held in
Lusaka was postponed and later cancelled. Nigeria continued to host the tournament two years later.
Location of the African Badminton Championships
The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the African Badminton Championships. The most recent games were held in
Benoni in 2023. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships.
^L.C. Noi-Lartey (18 April 1979).
"Sports Boss Intervenes". Daily Graphic: Issue 8,861. p. 15. Retrieved 29 April 2019. ...when the first All African Badminton Championships scheduled to take place at the Kumasi Technical Institute should start.
^Addo-Twum, J. K. (24 April 1979).
"Award for the Champs". Daily Graphic: Issue 8,866. p. 15. Retrieved 29 April 2019.