| 1982 African Badminton Championships | |
| Dates: | 2–7 May |
| Number Edition: | 3rd |
| Venue: | National Stadium Sports Hall |
| Location: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Previous: | 1980 |
| Next: | 1984 |
The 1982 African Badminton Championships was a continental stage tournament to crown the best badminton squads and players in Africa. The tournament took place from 2 to 7 May 1982 at the National Stadium Sports Hall in Lagos, Nigeria.
Similar to the previous edition, four events were held, which were the men's team, women's team, mixed team and the junior mixed team.[1] Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe declined their participation from the tournament.[2]
Hosts Nigeria showed dominance by winning first place in all four events.[3] Zambia clinched silver in the men's team event and the junior team event.[4] Ghana were runners-up at the women's team and the mixed team.[5]
| Men's team | Babatunde Badiru Folusho Davies Samson Egbeyemi Clement Ogbo Benjamin Orakpo Fatai Tokosi | Simon Gondwe Ajay Misra Raj Patel Shailesh Patel Hiran Ray Mike Wilmott | Kodjo Asamoah Paul Kodjo Kumah Frank Kwami Mario Kwami Mario Appiagyei-Danka | |
| Women's team | Bukola Bakreen Oby Edoga Grace Edwards I. Owolabi | Abigail Haizel Phyllis Nimako-Boateng Nelly Akainyah Margaret Asare Patricia Asare | Indira Bhikha Eduarda Geraldes Eva Stuard Eline Coelho | |
| Mixed team | Babatunde Badiru Samson Egbeyemi Bukola Bakreen Grace Edwards | Kodjo Asamoah Paul Kodjo Kumah Abigail Haizel Phyllis Nimako-Boateng | Luis Filipe Sozinho Guerra Indira Bhikha Eva Stuard | |
| Junior mixed team |