The All Africa Challenge Trophy (abbreviated as AACT) is a biennial continental ladies golf championship in Africa that had its inaugural edition in May 1992.[1]
The idea of the tournament was mooted by Tessa Covell, who was then President of the Zambia Ladies' Golf Union[2] with the reasoning that "none of the African countries were realistically able to compete in the World Championships, the Espirito Santo – their golfing standards simply needed a home grown training ground, rotating within the geographical area".
The inaugural edition was held in 1992 in Zimbabwe.[3]
Initially it was proposed as a biennial event.
Each participating country is represented by three players and a non-playing captain. Using Eisenhower scoring, the best two scores per round count towards the daily team score in the 54-hole stroke play format.[4]
Year | Host country | Host course | Host union | Dates | Winner | |
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1992 | Chapman Golf Club, Harare | Zimbabwe Golf Ladies' Union | ||||
1994 | Muthaiga Golf Club, Nairobi | Kenya Golf Ladies' Union | ||||
1996 | Ikoyi Club, Lagos | Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria | ||||
1998 | Rand Park Club in Johannesburg | Women's' Golf South Africa | ||||
2000 | Kitante Golf Course, Kampala | Uganda Ladies Golf Union | ||||
2002 | Ivoire Golf Club, Abidjan | Côte d'Ivoire Golf Federation | ||||
2004 | Windhoek Golf & Country Club, Windhoek | Namibia Ladies Golf Federation | ||||
2006 | Lusaka Golf Course, Lusaka | Zambia Ladies Golf Union | 3–7 Jun | |||
2008 | Katamaya Heights Golf & Tennis Resort, Cairo | Egypt Golf Federation | 26–31 Aug | |||
2010 | IBB International Golf & Country Club, Abuja | Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria | ||||
2012 | Phakalane Golf Estate, Gaborone | Botswana Ladies' Golf Union | ||||
2014 | Muthaiga Golf Club, Nairobi | Kenya Ladies Golf Union[5] | 10–12 Jun | |||
2016 | Citrus Golf Course, Hammamet[6] | Golf Tunisia Ladies | ||||
2018 | Ghana[7] | Achimota Golf Club, Accra | Ghana Ladies' Golf Union | 26–31 Aug | ||
2020 | Rossmund Golf Club, Swakopmund | Namibia Golf Federation | 30 Mar – 4 Apr | TBD |
Year | Winner | Country represented |
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1992 | ||
1994 | ||
1996 | ||
1998 | ||
2000 | Natu Soro1 | |
2002 | ||
2004 | ||
2006 | ||
2008 | ||
2010 | ||
2012 | ||
2014 | ||
2016 | Ivanna Samu[9] | |
2018 | Madina Hussein[10] | |
1 Defeated Norah Mbabazi in a playoff
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