African Para-Badminton Championships

The African Para-Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Para Badminton World Federation (PBWF) which has now merged with the BWF. This tournament is hosted to crown the best para-badminton players in Africa.

African Para-Badminton Championships
Most recent season or competition:
#2022 Kampala
FounderPara Badminton World Federation (now part of the BWF)
First season2018

The inaugural edition of the tournament was hosted in Kampala, Uganda in 2018.

Championships

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Individual championships

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The table below states all the host cities (and their countries) of the African Championships.

Year Number Host City Host Country Events
2018 1 Kampala   Uganda 18
2020 Cancelled Kampala   Uganda Cancelled
2022 2 Kampala   Uganda 21

All-time medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Egypt (EGY)12.576.526
2  Uganda (UGA)71120.538.5
3  Nigeria (NGR)64010
4  DR Congo (DRC)2.52.505
5  Ivory Coast (CIV)2.515.59
6  Ghana (GHA)0.5099.5
7  Kenya (KEN)024.56.5
8  Cameroon (CMR)0213
9  Burundi (BDI)0123
10  Zambia (ZAM)00.53.54
11  Central African Republic (CAR)000.50.5
Totals (11 entries)313153115

Past winners

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2018 Kampala

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The first edition of the championships was hosted in Kampala, Uganda.[1] Nigeria became the best country in this edition of the championships, having won a total of 7 gold medals and 5 silver medals in the championships.[2]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles WH2   Seyi Dada Dixon   Atef Abdelkarim Mahmoud   Nasr Youssif Elsayed
  Bismark Kyei
Men's singles SL3   Chukwuebuka Sunday Eze   Julius Masereka   Edwin Muruah Mwangi
  Paddy Kizza Kasirye
Men's singles SL4   Rafio Oyebanji Bello   Zakareia Elsayed Abdo Ayoub   Charles Kalega Kizza
  Hassan Kamoga
Men's singles SU5   Mohamed Shaaban Abdelgawa Ismail   Umar Baba Pate   Azumah Salih Mohammed
  George Byarugaba
Singles SH6   Yasmina Eissa   Jeremia Ngungi Maringa   Mona Salah Sayed Abdelham Ghallab
  Ruth Mueni Nzioka
Doubles WH1–WH2   Seyi Dada Dixon
  Bismark Kyei
  Nasr Youssif Elsayed
  Atef Abdelkarim Mahmoud
  Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif
  Asiya Mohammed Sururu
  Safia Furkan
  Akosua Nkansah
Men's doubles SL3–SL4   Rafio Oyebanji Bello
  Chukwuebuka Sunday Eze
  Paddy Kizza Kasirye
  Charles Kalega Kizza
  Bashir Mutyaba
  James Ongaria
  Hassan Kamoga
  Julius Masereka
Women's singles WH2   Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif   Asiya Mohammed Sururu   Akosua Nkansah
  Fidelis Wanjiru Wanjuu
Women's singles SL3–SU5   Gift Ijeoma Chukwuemeka   Elizabeth Mwesigwa   Naomi Sarpong
  Rose Nansereko
Women's singles SL4–SU5   Khadija Khamuka   Chinyere Lucky Okoro   Zinabu Issah
  Asha Kipwene Munene
Women's doubles SL3–SU5   Khadija Khamuka
  Rose Nansereko
  Gift Ijeoma Chukwuemeka
  Chinyere Lucky Okoro
  Zinabu Issah
  Naomi Sarpong
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2   Atef Abdelkarim Mahmoud
  Asiya Mohammed Sururu
  Nasr Youssif Elsayed
  Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif
  Felix Acheampong
  Akosua Nkansah
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5   Rafio Oyebanji Bello
  Rose Nansereko
  Umar Baba Pate
  Gift Ijeoma Chukwuemeka
  Azumah Salih Mohammed
  Naomi Sarpong
  Zakareia Ayoub
  Khadija Khamuka

2022 Kampala

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Kampala would host the games for a second time in 2022 after the 2020 edition was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] The Egyptian team won 8 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronzes in this edition.[5]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles WH1   Mohamed Rashad Ahmed   Omar Gaber Ahmed   Djenon Emmanuel Djah
  Brian Mugabe
Men's singles WH2   Kouakou Bernard Ettien   Daniel Kizza   Kevin Mubiru
Men's singles SL3   Deada Jean Yves Yao   Emmanuel Pinochet Amougui   Walid Abdelghany Elsaied
  Godfrey Katalo
Men's singles SL4   Hassan Mubiru   Charles Kalega Kizza   Joun Khaled Lotfy
  Etienne Songa Bidjocka
Men's singles SU5   Prince Mamvumvu-Kidila   Mohamed Shaaban Abdelgawa Ismail   Ahmed Eldakrory
Singles SH6   Yasmina Eissa   Bob Nkanga Pembele   Abiba Bakayoko
Men's doubles WH1–WH2   Omar Gaber Ahmed
  Mohamed Rashad Ahmed
  Daniel Kizza
  Brian Mugabe
  Djenon Emmanuel Djah
  Kouakou Bernard Ettien
Men's doubles SL3–SL4   Walid Abdelghany Elsaied
  Joun Khaled Lotfy
  Emmanuel Pinochet Amougui
  Etienne Songa Bidjocka
  Godfrey Katalo
  Latif Ngobi
  Charles Kalega Kizza
  Julius Masereka
Men's doubles SU5   Prince Mamvumvu-Kidila
  Hassan Mubiru
  Ahmed Eldakrory
  Mohamed Shaaban Abdelgawa Ismail
  Willy Kalinaki
  Jonathan Ochan
Women's singles WH1   Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif   Sarah Nazziwa   Flavia Basuuta
Women's singles WH2   Frida Ditu Kizinga   Wivine Moyo Bangudulu   Pamela Banura
  Douayra Prisca Marie Trey
Women's singles SL3   Elizabeth Mwesigwa   Rose Nansereko   Massere Junior Beda
  Martha Chewe
Women's singles SL4   Sherine Adel Fahmy   Evelyne Manishimwe   Vienna Hamuchenje
  Pelagie Niyonzima
Women's singles SU5   Ritah Asiimwe   Sumini Mutesi   Josephine Zulu
Women's doubles WH1–WH2   Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif
  Douayra Prisca Marie Trey
  Brenda Nabukenya
  Sarah Nazziwa
  Pamela Banura
  Cissy Nagawa
  Flavia Basuuta
  Jennifer Bumali Kabuwo
Women's doubles SL3–SU5   Ritah Asiimwe
  Elizabeth Mwesigwa
  Sumini Mutesi
  Rose Nansereko
  Evelyne Manishimwe
  Pelagie Niyonzima
  Massere Junior Beda
  Ketsia Ambare
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2   Mohamed Rashad Ahmed
  Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif
  Djenon Emmanuel Djah
  Douayra Prisca Marie Trey
  Daniel Kizza
  Sarah Nazziwa
  Brian Mugabe
  Brenda Nabukenya
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5   Walid Abdelghany Elsaied
  Sherine Adel Fahmy
  Prince Mamvumvu-Kidila
  Martha Chewe
  Mohamed Shaaban Abdelgawa Ismail
  Lucy Kamanga
  Hassan Mubiru
  Elizabeth Mwesigwa

See also

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Note

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References

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  1. ^ "African Para-Badminton Championships 2018 | BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  2. ^ Nwafor (2018-05-04). "Nigeria wins 7 gold, 5 silver in Africa Para-Badminton Championships". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  3. ^ admin (2020-11-13). "Uganda cancels 2020 Africa Para-Badminton Championship over COVID-19". www.suprememagazine.news. Archived from the original on 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  4. ^ "OPENING DAY: AFRICAN PARA BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 20th -24th September 22". Badminton Confederation of Africa. Archived from the original on 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  5. ^ "African Para Badminton Championships 2022 | BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.