Badminton Africa Explained

Badminton Confederation of Africa
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Abbreviation:	BCA
Formation:	31 August 1977
Type:	Sports federation
Headquarters:	Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
Membership:	46 member associations 3 associate members
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Michel Bau^[1]
Website:	https://badmintonafrica.com/

Badminton Confederation Africa (BCA) is the governing body of badminton in Africa. It is one of the 5 continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation. It now has 46 member countries and 2 associate members.^[2] It was formerly called the Badminton Confederation of Africa.

History

Badminton Confederation of Africa was formed on 31 August 1977 as African Badminton Federation during a meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The meeting was attended by delegates from seven national organisations from Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia.^[3]

Member associations

• Algeria
• Benin
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad (associate member)
• Comoros
• Congo
• Djibouti
• DR Congo
• Egypt
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Ivory Coast
• Kenya
• Lesotho
• Libya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mayotte (associate member)
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Reunion (associate member)
• Saint Helena
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• South Africa
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Presidents

No.	Years	Name
1	1977–1980	Willibard Kente
2	1980–1982 (interim)	Ramachandra Balasuperamaniam
3	1982–2005	Dapo Tejuoso
4	2005–2010	Larry Keys^[4]
5	2010 (interim)	Kabir Badamasuiy^[5]
6	2011–2013	Dagmawit Girmay Berhane^[6]
7	2013–2017	Larry Keys^[7]
8	2017–2018	Danlami Senchi^[8]
9	2018 (interim)	Amine Zoubiri^[9]
10	2018–now	Michel Bau

Tournaments

• African Badminton Championships
• Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships
• African Junior Badminton Championships

References

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External links

• Old website

Notes and References

1. Web site: BCA COUNCIL 2017-2021 . badmintonafrica.org . 4 February 2020.
2. Web site: Membership - BWF Corporate. BWF. 2020-02-04.
3. Web site: History . badmintonafrica.org . 4 February 2020.
4. Web site: ABF Council 2005 – 2009 . badmintonafrica.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20081219181109/http://badmintonafrica.org/docs/aboutus.htm . 19 December 2008.
5. Web site: Sachetat . Raphaël . AFRICA – Resignation of President of African Confederation . Badzine . 4 February 2020.
6. Web site: Mrs Dagmawit Girmay BERHANE . . 4 February 2020.
7. Web site: Zulu . Cecilia . Chirwa gets Badminton Confederation of Africa position . Daily Mail Limited Zambia . 4 February 2020.
8. Web site: Ssenoga . Ian . Mugabi Elected Badminton Confederation Africa Vice President . Uganda Radio Network . 4 February 2020 . 22 May 2017.
9. Web site: Badminton - Michel Bau heads African badminton governing body . Seychelles Nation . 4 February 2020 . 25 May 2018.
10. Web site: Faadil . Sayed . Member Associations . 26 October 2023.