2016 African Junior Badminton Championships Explained

2016 African Junior Badminton Championships
Dates:	23–25 August (Team event) 26–28 August (Individual event)
Number Edition:	12th
Venue:	Mohammed V Sports Complex
Location:	Casablanca, Morocco
Previous:	Algiers 2013
Next:	Cotonou 2021

The 2016 African Junior Badminton Championships were the continental badminton championships to crown the best youth players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the Mohammed V Sports Complex inside the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco, from 23 to 28 August 2016.^[1]

Tournament

The 2016 African Junior Badminton Championships were held in two separate events. The mixed team event, officially All Africa U-19 Mixed Team Championships 2016, was a continental tournament to crown the best team in Africa. A total of 9 countries across Africa registered their players to compete at mixed team event.^{[2] [3] [4]}

The individual event, officially All Africa U-19 Individual Championships 2016, was a continental tournament to crown the best players in Africa holding from 16 to 18 August.^{[5] [6]}

Venue

This tournament was held at the Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca with four courts.

Medalists

Teams	Youssof Essam Bahnasy Adham Hatem Elgamal Mohamed Mostafa Kamel Rahma Eladawy Farida Mostafa Hana Tarek	Yacine Belhouane Samy Khaldi Sifeddine Larbaoui Halla Bouksani Sirine Ibrahim Linda Mazri	Melvin Appiah Jean Bernard Bongout Tejraj Pultoo Khabir Teeluck Kobita Dookhee Shania Leung Sephora Martin Ganesha Mungrah
			Pieter Brand Dillan Schaap Ruan Snyman Tarryn Jacobs Johanita Scholtz Zani van der Merwe
Boys' singles	Adham Hatem Elgamal	Kalombo Mulenga	Mohamed Mostafa Kamel
			Ruan Snyman
Girls' singles	Halla Bouksani	Linda Mazri	Johanita Scholtz
			Hana Tarek
Boys' doubles	Yacine Belhouane Samy Khaldi	Brian Kasirye Davies Senono	Adham Hatem Elgamal Mohamed Mostafa Kamel
			Alex Patrick Zolobe Franck Emmanuel Zolobe
Girls' doubles	Johanita Scholtz Zani van der Merwe	Sirine Ibrahim Linda Mazri	Kobita Dookhee Shania Leung
			Farida Mostafa Hana Tarek
Mixed doubles	Yacine Belhouane Sirine Ibrahim	Samy Khaldi Linda Mazri	Melvin Appiah Kobita Dookhee
			Adham Hatem Elgamal Hana Tarek

Medal table

Team event

Group A

23 August 2016
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23 August 2016
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23 August 2016
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23 August 2016
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24 August 2016
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24 August 2016
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Group B

23 August 2016
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23 August 2016
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23 August 2016
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23 August 2016
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24 August 2016
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24 August 2016
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24 August 2016
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24 August 2016
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24 August 2016
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24 August 2016
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Knockout stage

Final

Final ranking

width=5.5%		width=20%	Team	width=5.5%		width=5.5%		width=5.5%		width=5.5%		width=5.5%		width=14%	Final result
		5	5	0	5	+14	Champions
		6	5	1	5	+13	Runners-up
		5	3	2	3	+12	Eliminated in semi-finals
		4	2	2	2	+6
5		4	2	2	2	+4	Eliminated in group stage
6		3	1	2	1	−5
7		4	1	3	1	−12
8		3	0	3	0	−11
9	(H)	4	0	4	0	−16

Individual event

Mixed doubles

External links

• Individual result

Notes and References

1. Web site: Championnat d'Afrique de badminton U19: la 6e édition du 22 au 29 août à Casablanca (Fédération) . 2024-10-16 . MAP Express . fr-FR.
2. Web site: ALM . 2016-08-20 . Badminton: Le Championnat d'Afrique junior du 22 au 29 août à Casablanca . 2024-10-16 . Aujourd'hui le Maroc . fr-FR.
3. Web site: MAP . 2016-06-29 . Casablanca abritera le Championnat d'Afrique U19 en août . 2024-10-16 . Le Matin.ma . fr.
4. Web site: Uganda secures All Africa U19 badminton silver . 2024-10-16 . New Vision . en.
5. Web site: Badminton: 7e championnat d'Afrique Junior du 22 au 29 août à Casablanca . 2024-10-16 . Le 360 Sport Français . fr.
6. Web site: Badminton: Championnat d'Afrique Junior à Casablanca . 2024-10-16 . Quid.ma . fr.