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The CAVB is responsible for national volleyball federations located in Africa and organizes continental competitions such as the African Volleyball Championship (first edition, 1967). It also takes part in the organization of qualification tournaments for major events such as the Olympic Games or the men's and women's world championships, and ...
All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships is a continental stage tournament of Thomas and Uber Cups, organized by the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA), to crown the best national men's and women's badminton teams in Africa. [1] The winner of this tournament will be represented BCA at the Thomas and Uber Cup finals. [2] [3]
Badminton Confederation Africa (BCA) is the governing body of badminton in Africa. It is one of the 5 continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation . It now has 46 member countries and 2 associate members. [ 2 ]
Badminton made its debut in the African Games in 2003. The first six nations to compete in badminton at the Games were Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius and Seychelles. Six main events were held, which were men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles and the mixed team event. [1]
The 1984 African Badminton Championships was a continental stage tournament to crown the best badminton squads and players in Africa. The tournament took place in August 1984 at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This edition of the championships introduced five new events, which were the individual events.
The All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships officially crowns the best male and female national badminton teams in Africa and at the same time works as the African qualification event towards the 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup finals. 13 teams consisting of 9 men's team and 4 women's team have entered the tournament.
The 2025 African Badminton Championships was a continental badminton championships in Africa sanctioned by the Badminton Confederation of Africa, and the Badminton World Federation. The mixed team and individual events were held from 10 to 16 February 2025.
In 1992, badminton debuted as a Summer Olympic sport with four events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles; [2] mixed doubles was added four years later. At high levels of play, the sport demands excellent fitness: players require aerobic stamina , agility , strength , speed, and precision.