2019 African Badminton Championships

2019 African Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates	22–28 April 2019
Venue	Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre
Location	Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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The 2019 African Badminton Championships was the continental badminton championships to crown the best players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, from 22–28 April.^[1]

Medalists[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori	Godwin Olofua	Georges Paul
Men's singles	Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori	Godwin Olofua	Clement Krobakpo
Women's singles	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan	~~Kate Foo Kune~~	Doha Hany
Women's singles	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan	~~Kate Foo Kune~~	Zainab Damilola Alabi
Men's doubles	Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel	Enejoh Abah	Godwin Olofua Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori
Men's doubles	Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel	Enejoh Abah	Abdelrahman Abdelhakim Ahmed Salah
Women's doubles	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh	Amin Yop Christopher	Augustina Ebhomien Sunday Peace Orji
Women's doubles	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh	Amin Yop Christopher
Mixed doubles	Koceila Mammeri Linda Mazri	Enejoh Abah Peace Orji	Ahmed Salah Hadia Hosny
Mixed doubles	Koceila Mammeri Linda Mazri	Enejoh Abah Peace Orji	Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany
Teams	Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori, Clement Krobakpo, Enejoh Abah, Godwin Olofua Amin Yop Christopher, , Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan, Sofiat Arinola Obanishola, Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh	Mauritius Aatish Lubah, , Georges Paul, , , Aurélie Allet, , , Kate Foo Kune, ,	Egypt , Abdelrahman Abdelhakim, Adham Hatem Elgamal, Ali Ahmed El-Khateeb, Ahmed Salah, Doha Hany, Hadia Hosny, ,
Teams			Ghana , Daniel Sam, , , , , , , ,

In November 2019, Badminton World Federation released a statement regarding doping test failure of Kate Foo Kune in this championships and decided to disqualify her result.^[2]

Medal table[]

* Host nation (Nigeria)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Nigeria*	4	4	4	12
2	Algeria	2	0	0	2
3	Mauritius	0	1	1	2
4	Egypt	0	0	5	5
5	Ghana	0	0	2	2
Totals (5 nations)		6	5	12	23

Tournament[]

The 2019 African Badminton Championships were held in two separate events. The team event, officially All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2019, was a continental tournament to crown the best team in Africa holding from 22–25 April. The individual event, officially All Africa Individual Championships 2019, was a continental tournament to crown the best players in Africa holding from 26–28 April. A total of 18 countries across Africa registered their players to compete at this event.^[3]^[4] This year's edition served as the first qualifier for African player to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[5]

The tournament was sponsored by the Rivers State Government and organized by the Badminton Federation of Nigeria; the federation prepared a mascot, Alabo The Shuttler, as a reflection of the culture of the people.^[6]

Venue[]

This tournament was held at the Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre (Civic Centre), Moscow road, Port Harcourt with six courts.^[5]

Point distribution[]

The individual event of this tournament was graded based on the BWF points system for the BWF International Challenge event. Below is the table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament.^[7]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128
4,000	3,400	2,800	2,200	1,520	920	360	170

Team event[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Egypt	Knockout stage
2	Uganda	Knockout stage
3	DR Congo

First match(es) will be played on 22 April 2019. Source: TS

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Mauritius	Knockout stage
2	Zambia	Knockout stage
3	Benin

First match(es) will be played on 22 April 2019. Source: TS

Group C[]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Algeria	Knockout stage
2	Ghana	Knockout stage
3	Ivory Coast
4	Togo

First match(es) will be played on 22 April 2019. Source: TS

Group D[]

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Nigeria	Knockout stage
2	South Africa	Knockout stage
3	Zimbabwe

First match(es) will be played on 22 April 2019. Source: TS

Knockout stage[]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Mauritius	3

Algeria	0
		Mauritius	3

		Egypt	0
Egypt	3

Zambia	0
				Mauritius	2

				Nigeria	3
South Africa	2

Ghana	3
		Ghana	0

		Nigeria	3
Uganda	0

Nigeria	3

Individual event[]

Men's singles[]

Seeds[]

Georges Paul (Semifinals)
Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori (Champions)
Godwin Olofua (Final)
Adham Hatem Elgamal (Second Round)
Ahmed Salah (Quarterfinals)
Daniel Sam (Third Round)
(Third Round)
(Third Round)

Finals[]

Semi-finals					Final

1	Georges Paul	21	14	19

3	Godwin Olofua	13	21	21
					3	Godwin Olofua	17	21	17

					2	Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori	21	16	21
	Clement Krobakpo	10	8

2	Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori	21	21

Top half[]

Section 1[]

First Round				Second Round					Third Round				Quarter-finals

				1	G Paul	21	21
	M A Belarbi	21	21		M A Belarbi	10	13
		7	16						1	G Paul	21	21
											15	16
						13	8
		21	21			21	21
		9	8										1	G Paul	22	21
														G Babalola	20	12
				6	D Sam	21	17	24
		11	11			10	21	22
		21	21						6	D Sam	21	13
		16	6							G Babalola	23	21
		21	21			7	13
	G Babalola	21	21		G Babalola	21	21
		8	14

Section 2[]

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Quarter-finals

					3	G Olofua	21	21
		21	6	9		A Lubah	8	19
	A Lubah	19	21	21					3	G Olofua	21	21
		14	12							A Abdelhakim	16	10
	A Abdelhakim	21	21			A Abdelhakim	21	21
		18	21	21			18	17
		21	15	12									3	G Olofua	16	21	21
													5	A Salah	21	14	12
					5	A Salah	21	21
		6	6				7	12
		21	21						5	A Salah	21	21
		14	9							K Mammeri	10	19
		21	21				16	18
		9	10			K Mammeri	21	21
	K Mammeri	21	21

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarter-finals

		21	21
		14	8				21	21
		15	15				15	15
		21	21									21	21
		8	10							8		18	16
	A Hamek	21	21			A Hamek	1^r
					8		3
																15	14
		22	8	21											C Krobakpo	21	21
		20	21	14			8	11
		19	15				21	21
		21	21									14	12
	C Krobakpo	21	21								C Krobakpo	21	21
		10	10			C Krobakpo	21	15	21
					4	A H Elgamal	15	21	15

Section 4[]

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Quarter-finals

		7	12
	Y S Medel	21	21			Y S Medel	21	21
		21	15	21			6	7
		15	21	18						Y S Medel	19	21	26
		28	13	21					7		21	14	24
		26	21	16			10	20
					7		21	22
															Y S Medel	10	10
		13	21	21										2	A J Opeyori	21	21
		21	16	15			21	21
							4	6
											10	15
		11	12						2	A J Opeyori	21	21
	A A El-Khateeb	21	21			A A El-Khateeb	13	11
					2	A J Opeyori	21	21

Women's singles[]

Seeds[]

Kate Foo Kune (Final)
Hadia Hosny (Second Round)
Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan (Champions)
Doha Hany (Semifinals)
Aisha Nakiyemba (Third Round)
(Second Round)
(Quarterfinals)
(Second Round)

Finals[]

Semi-finals				Final

1	Kate Foo Kune	21	21

4	Doha Hany	16	13
				1	Kate Foo Kune	12	13

				3	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan	21	21
3	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan	22	21

	Zainab Damilola Alabi	20	19

Top half[]

Section 1[]

First Round				Second Round				Third Round					Quarter-finals

				1	K Foo Kune	21	11
						8	4^r
								1	K Foo Kune	22	21
									A Ebhomien Sunday	20	15
					A Ebhomien Sunday	21	21
		21	21			17	19
		7	6										1	K Foo Kune	21	19	27
														J Scholtz	18	21	25
				5	A Nakiyemba	21	21
						8	12
								5	A Nakiyemba	13	23	16
									J Scholtz	21	21	21
						7	6
	J Scholtz	21	21		J Scholtz	21	21
		15	12

Section 2[]

First Round				Second Round					Third Round				Quarter-finals

				4	D Hany	21	21
						11	11
									4	D Hany	21	21
										A Camille	17	10
						13	7
	A Camille	21	21		A Camille	21	21
	L Mazri	17	17										4	D Hany	21	21
													7		9	17
				7		17	21	21
	U D Ukeh	21	21		U D Ukeh	21	16	16
		13	16						7		21	21
											13	8
						21	23
		13	18			18	21
		21	21

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Quarter-finals

		14	16
	H Bouksani	21	21		H Bouksani	22	21
						20	7
										H Bouksani
		21	21								w	/	o
		4	10			21	21	21
				8		14	23	6
																10	18
		21	21											3	D A Adesokan	21	21
		9	8			21	21
						19	5
											12	12
									3	D A Adesokan	21	21
						3	3
				3	D A Adesokan	21	21

Section 4[]

First Round				Second Round					Third Round				Quarter-finals

		5	4
		21	21			21	21
						7	14
											16	19
		22	21								21	21
	M Butler-Emmett	20	14			21	21
				6		12	6
															17	21	14
		21	21											Z D Alabi	21	19	21
		7	5			17	21	21
						21	16	16
											12	17
										Z D Alabi	21	21
					Z D Alabi	21	21
				2	H Hosny	15	14

Men's doubles[]

Seeds[]

Godwin Olofua / Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori (Semifinals)
Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek (Second Round)
Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel (Champions)
Abdelrahman Abdelhakim / Ahmed Salah (Semifinals)

Finals[]

Semi-finals					Final

1	Godwin Olofua Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori	21	16	16

3	Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel	18	21	21
					3	Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel	21	21

						Enejoh Abah	18	17
4	Abdelrahman Abdelhakim Ahmed Salah	13	10

	Enejoh Abah	21	21

Top half[]

Section 1[]

First Round				Second Round				Quarter-finals

				1	G Olofua A J Opeyori	21	21
						5	5
								1	G Olofua A J Opeyori	13	21	21
									A Lubah	21	11	10
						7	8
		16	11		A Lubah	21	21
	A Lubah	21	21

Section 2[]

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

					3	K Mammeri Y S Medel	21	21
		13	14				13	13
		21	21							3	K Mammeri Y S Medel	21	21
											A A El-Khateeb A H Elgamal	19	13
						D Sam	14	21	6
		15	21	6		A A El-Khateeb A H Elgamal	21	19	21
	A A El-Khateeb A H Elgamal	21	18	21

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

First Round				Second Round					Quarter-finals

	21	21
	6	8				21	15	21
						16	21	16
											21	14	18
	21	15	21						4	A Abdelhakim A Salah	11	21	21
	19	21	9			15	21	16
				4	A Abdelhakim A Salah	21	19	21

Section 4[]

First Round				Second Round					Quarter-finals

		21	21
		13	17			8	11
					G Babalola C Krobakpo	21	21
										G Babalola C Krobakpo	20	18
		6	9							E Abah	22	21
	E Abah	21	21		E Abah	w	/	o
				2	M A Belarbi A Hamek

Women's doubles[]

Seeds[]

Doha Hany / Hadia Hosny (Quarterfinals)
Halla Bouksani / Linda Mazri (Second Round)
Aurélie Allet / (Quarterfinals)
/ (Second Round)

Finals[]

Semi-finals				Final

	Augustina Ebhomien Sunday Peace Orji	16	14

	Amin Yop Christopher	21	21
					Amin Yop Christopher	14	22	17

					Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh	21	20	21
		11	7

	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh	21	21

Top half[]

Section 1[]

First Round	Second Round				Quarter-finals

	1	D Hany H Hosny	21	21
			11	8
					1	D Hany H Hosny	16	16
						A Ebhomien Sunday P Orji	21	21
		A Ebhomien Sunday P Orji	21	21
		M Butler-Emmett	17	13

Section 2[]

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

					3	A Allet	21	21
							8	8
									3	A Allet	18	13
										A Y Christopher	21	21
							4	6
	A Y Christopher	w	/	o		A Y Christopher	21	21

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

First Round			Second Round				Quarter-finals

	12	8
	21	21		21	21
				11	7
								w	/	o

				w	/	o
			4

Section 4[]

First Round				Second Round					Quarter-finals

		21	21
	A Nakiyemba	15	8			21	21
						13	13
											19	15
										D A Adesokan U D Ukeh	21	21
					' D A Adesokan U D Ukeh	w	/	o
				2	H Bouksani L Mazri

Mixed doubles[]

Seeds[]

Ahmed Salah / Hadia Hosny (Semifinals)
Adham Hatem Elgamal / Doha Hany (Semifinals)
Enejoh Abah / Peace Orji (Final)
/ (Quarterfinals)
/ (Second Round)
/ Amin Yop Christopher (Third Round)
/ (Third Round)
/ (Second Round)

Finals[]

Semi-finals					Final

1	Ahmed Salah Hadia Hosny	23	17	13

	Koceila Mammeri Linda Mazri	21	21	21
						Koceila Mammeri Linda Mazri	15	21	21

					3	Enejoh Abah Peace Orji	21	16	18
3	Enejoh Abah Peace Orji	21	21

2	Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany	15	12

Top half[]

Section 1[]

First Round			Second Round					Third Round					Quarter-finals

			1	A Salah H Hosny	21	21
					8	10
								1	A Salah H Hosny	21	21
									A Camille	19	17
				A Camille	21	21
					6	9
													1	A Salah H Hosny	21	21
															12	9
			5		16	23	7
					21	21	21
										17	21	10
										21	19	21
					6	13
	6	9			21	21
	21	21

Section 2[]

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Quarter-finals

				4		12	22	21
						21	20	12
									4		22	8	21
										G Paul K Foo Kune	20	21	18
						18	11
					G Paul K Foo Kune	21	21
														4		21	19
															K Mammeri L Mazri	23	21
				6	A Y Christopher	21	21
					A Abdelhakim	19	18
									6	A Y Christopher	14	17
										K Mammeri L Mazri	21	21
						15	7
	K Mammeri L Mazri	21	21		K Mammeri L Mazri	21	21
	R Yakubu	17	7

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Quarter-finals

	A A El-Khateeb	18	16
	D Sam	21	21		D Sam	16	21	22
					J Scholtz	21	17	20
										D Sam	10	21	21
										A Lubah A Allet	21	18	18
					A Lubah A Allet	21	21
				8		11	3
															D Sam	21	6	3^r
	M Butler-Emmett	21	21											3	E Abah P Orji	17	21	13
		7	13		M Butler-Emmett	15	21	19
						21	19	21
											13	10
									3	E Abah P Orji	21	21
						17	8
				3	E Abah P Orji	21	21

Section 4[]

First Round			Second Round				Third Round				Quarter-finals

	21	21
	9	12			15	19
				Z D Alabi	21	21
								Z D Alabi	21	21
							7		11	16
					12	20
			7		21	22
												Z D Alabi	13	21	13
											2	A H Elgamal D Hany	21	19	21
					15	13
					21	21
									10	8
							2	A H Elgamal D Hany	21	21
					10	5
			2	A H Elgamal D Hany	21	21

References[]

^ Dennar, Emeka (28 March 2019). "BADMINTON: Nigeria Hosting To Win African Championships – Francis Orbih". The BusyBuddies. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ "BWF Statement on Mauritius Badminton Player Kate Jessica Foo Kune". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^ Nwakaudu, Simeon (22 December 2018). "Badminton Professionals Declare Port Harcourt safe to host 2019 African Championship". ScanNews Nigeria. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ Yusuf, Ridwan (28 March 2019). "2019 All Africa Badminton Championships: 18 Countries Coming To Rivers – BFN". Concise News. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b Udofia, Ekikere (30 March 2019). "19 years on: African Badminton Championship returns to Nigeria". China Acheru Official. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ Iwuchukwu, Ugochukwu (1 April 2019). "Badminton Federation of Nigeria unveils mascot for AABC in Port Harcourt". The Port City News. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

External links[]

[1] Dennar, Emeka (28 March 2019). "BADMINTON: Nigeria Hosting To Win African Championships – Francis Orbih". The BusyBuddies. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[2] "BWF Statement on Mauritius Badminton Player Kate Jessica Foo Kune". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

[3] Nwakaudu, Simeon (22 December 2018). "Badminton Professionals Declare Port Harcourt safe to host 2019 African Championship". ScanNews Nigeria. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[4] Yusuf, Ridwan (28 March 2019). "2019 All Africa Badminton Championships: 18 Countries Coming To Rivers – BFN". Concise News. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[cc-5] Udofia, Ekikere (30 March 2019). "19 years on: African Badminton Championship returns to Nigeria". China Acheru Official. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[6] Iwuchukwu, Ugochukwu (1 April 2019). "Badminton Federation of Nigeria unveils mascot for AABC in Port Harcourt". The Port City News. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[7] "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

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