Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 4-12 May 2011 | ||
Venue | Salle Couverte Zerktouni [1] | ||
Location | Marrakesh, Morocco | ||
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The 2011 African Badminton Championships is a continental badminton championships organized by the Badminton Confederation of Africa. [2] This championships were held in Marrakesh, Morocco between 4-12 May. [3] [4]
* Host nation (Morocco)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
2 | Nigeria | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
3 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
5 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
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