2009 African Badminton Championships Explained

2009 African Badminton Championships
Dates:	17–24 April
Number Edition:	15th
Venue:	Moi International Sports Centre
Location:	Nairobi, Kenya
Previous:	2007
Next:	2010

The 2009 African Badminton Championships were the continental badminton championships to crown the best players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, from 17 to 24 April 2009.^{[1] [2]}

In the semi-finals of the team event, South Africa defeated Mauritius 3–1 while Seychelles defeated Egypt 3–0 to reach the final.^[3] In the final, South Africa dethroned defending champions Seychelles by winning against them 3–1.^[4]

Medalists

Men's singles	Ola Fagbemi	Jinkan Ifraimu	Steve Malcouzanne
			Abdelrahman Kashkal
Women's singles	Juliette Ah-Wan	Stacey Doubell	Catherina Paulin
			Susan Ideh
Men's doubles	Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu	Chris Dednam Dorian James	Georgie Cupidon Steve Malcouzanne
			Sahir Edoo Yoni Louison
Women's doubles	Grace Daniel Mary Gideon	Stacey Doubell Kerry-Lee Harrington	Juliette Ah-Wan Catherina Paulin
			Michelle Edwards Annari Viljoen
Mixed doubles	Ola Fagbemi Grace Daniel	Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan	Dorian James Stacey Doubell
			Sahir Edoo Shama Aboobakar
Mixed team	Chris Dednam Dorian James Stacey Doubell Michelle Edwards Kerry-Lee Harrington Annari Viljoen	Georgie Cupidon Steve Malcouzanne Juliette Ah-Wan Catherina Paulin	Sahir Edoo Yoni Louison Shama Aboobakar Karen Foo Kune
			Ali Ahmed El-Khateeb Abdelrahman Kashkal Shehab Yehia Noran Hassan Elbanna Hadia Hosny Dina Nagy

Medal table

External links

• Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: African Championship 2009 BWF . 2024-05-23 . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
2. Web site: Tukire leads Uganda side . 2024-05-23 . New Vision . en.
3. Web site: 2009-04-20 . Badminton : Maurice décroche le bronze par équipes aux Championnats d’Afrique . 2024-05-23 . lexpress.mu . fr.
4. Web site: Badminton: African Championship and Kenya International-Seychelles lose team event title -Archive -Seychelles Nation . 2024-05-23 . www.nation.sc.