2020 African Badminton Championships

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2020 African Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates14–16 February
Venue Cairo Stadium Hall 2
Location Cairo, Egypt
Port Harcourt 2019 Kampala 2021

The 2020 African Badminton Championships (officially known as All Africa Individual Championships 2020) is the continental badminton championships to crown the best players across Africa. The tournament is being held at the Cairo Stadium Hall 2 in Cairo, Egypt, from 14 to 16 February 2020. [1]

Contents

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles Flag of Mauritius.svg Georges Paul Flag of Nigeria.svg Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Flag of Nigeria.svg Godwin Olofua
Flag of Egypt.svg Adham Hatem Elgamal
Women's singles Flag of Mauritius.svg Kate Foo Kune Flag of Nigeria.svg Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Flag of Egypt.svg Hadia Hosny
Flag of Egypt.svg Doha Hany
Men's doubles Flag of Algeria.svg Koceila Mammeri
Flag of Algeria.svg Youcef Sabri Medel
Flag of Mauritius.svg Aatish Lubah
Flag of Mauritius.svg Georges Paul
Flag of Nigeria.svg Godwin Olofua
Flag of Nigeria.svg Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori
Flag of Nigeria.svg Enejoh Abah
Flag of Nigeria.svg Isaac Minaphee
Women's doubles Flag of Egypt.svg Doha Hany
Flag of Egypt.svg Hadia Hosny
Flag of Nigeria.svg Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
Flag of Nigeria.svg Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh
Flag of Nigeria.svg Grace Gabriel
Flag of Nigeria.svg Chineye Ibere
Flag of South Africa.svg Amy Ackerman
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Butler-Emmett
Mixed doubles Flag of Egypt.svg Adham Hatem Elgamal
Flag of Egypt.svg Doha Hany
Flag of Algeria.svg Koceila Mammeri
Flag of Algeria.svg Linda Mazri
Flag of Mauritius.svg Tejraj Pultoo
Flag of Mauritius.svg Kobita Dookhee
Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Salah
Flag of Egypt.svg Hadia Hosny

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Egypt)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 2114
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt *2046
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1102
4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0347
5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0011
Totals (5 entries)551020

Tournament

The 2020 African Badminton Championships is a continental tournament to crown the best players in Africa.

Venue

This tournament was held at the Cairo Stadium Hall 2 in Cairo, Egypt.

Point distribution

The individual event of this tournament is graded based on the BWF points system for the BWF International Challenge event. Below is the table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament. [2]

WinnerRunner-up3/45/89/1617/3233/6465/128
4,0003,4002,8002,2001,520920360170

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Flag of Mauritius.svg Georges Paul (champion)
  2. Flag of Nigeria.svg Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori (final)
  3. Flag of Nigeria.svg Godwin Olofua (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Egypt.svg Adham Hatem Elgamal (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Salah (third round)
  6. Flag of Algeria.svg Youcef Sabri Medel (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Mauritius.svg Melvin Appiah (second round)
  8. Flag of Mauritius.svg Aatish Lubah (quarterfinals)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Flag of Mauritius.svg Georges Paul 2121
3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Godwin Olofua 14 13
1 Flag of Mauritius.svg Georges Paul 16 2123
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 2116 21
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Adham Hatem Elgamal 2112 12
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 14 2121

Top half

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
1 Flag of Mauritius.svg G Paul 2121
Flag of Uganda.svg I Wanagalya 12 13
1 Flag of Mauritius.svg G Paul 2121
Flag of South Africa.svg R Summers 16 9
Flag of South Africa.svg R Summers 2118 21
Flag of Nigeria.svg T Bankole 13 2116
1 Flag of Mauritius.svg G Paul 2121
Flag of Algeria.svg K Mammeri 11 14
5 Flag of Egypt.svg A Salah 2121
Flag of Morocco.svg B E Harab 11 12
5 Flag of Egypt.svg A Salah 15 2117
Flag of Algeria.svg K Mammeri 215 21
Flag of Cameroon.svg F D N Bengono 10 8
Flag of Tunisia.svg R E M Belleh 10 10 Flag of Algeria.svg K Mammeri 2121
Flag of Algeria.svg K Mammeri 2121

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
3 Flag of Nigeria.svg G Olofua 2121
Flag of Mauritius.svg J B Bongout 17 14
3 Flag of Nigeria.svg G Olofua 2121
Flag of Egypt.svg M M Kamel 18 17
Flag of Egypt.svg M M Kamel 2118 21
Flag of South Africa.svg B von Bodenstein 13 14 Flag of Morocco.svg D Borroum 14 2117
Flag of Morocco.svg D Borroum 21213 Flag of Nigeria.svg G Olofua 2121
6 Flag of Algeria.svg Y S Medel 15 9
6 Flag of Algeria.svg Y S Medel 2121
Flag of Egypt.svg A Abdelhakim 18 18
6 Flag of Algeria.svg Y S Medel 2121
Flag of Uganda.svg D Mihigo 11 17
Flag of Tunisia.svg R Mouin 3 7
Flag of Cameroon.svg M Soudi 18 10 Flag of Uganda.svg D Mihigo 2121
Flag of Uganda.svg D Mihigo 2121

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
Flag of Tunisia.svg K Ouzaier 10 9
Flag of Nigeria.svg I Minaphee 2121 Flag of Nigeria.svg I Minaphee 2121
Flag of Cameroon.svg F M K Atangana 4 5
Flag of Nigeria.svg I Minaphee 12 2118
Flag of South Africa.svg R Snyman 2119 21
Flag of South Africa.svg R Snyman 2121
7 Flag of Mauritius.svg M Appiah 13 9
Flag of South Africa.svg R Snyman 19 15
Flag of Mauritius.svg K Teeluck 12 2114 4 Flag of Egypt.svg A H Elgamal 2121
Flag of Algeria.svg A Hamek 2119 21 Flag of Algeria.svg A Hamek 2121
Flag of Morocco.svg A Idlahoucine 10 8
Flag of Algeria.svg A Hamek 16 2111
4 Flag of Egypt.svg A H Elgamal 2114 21
Flag of Uganda.svg D Senono 2 15
4 Flag of Egypt.svg A H Elgamal 2121

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
Flag of South Africa.svg J Mann 15 6
Flag of Uganda.svg B Kasirye 2121 Flag of Uganda.svg B Kasirye 2121
Flag of Egypt.svg M F Botros 14 16
Flag of Uganda.svg B Kasirye 12 17
8 Flag of Mauritius.svg A Lubah 2121
Flag of Morocco.svg Y Oubella 8 9
8 Flag of Mauritius.svg A Lubah 2121
8 Flag of Mauritius.svg A Lubah 2217 19
Flag of Egypt.svg M Montaser 21212 Flag of Nigeria.svg A J Opeyori 20 2121
Flag of Cameroon.svg M H Assembe 11 11 Flag of Egypt.svg M Montaser 18 7
Flag of Algeria.svg M A Belarbi 2121
Flag of Algeria.svg M A Belarbi 2113 18
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg A J Opeyori 19 2121
Flag of Tunisia.svg D M Yassine 5 11
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg A J Opeyori 2121

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Flag of Nigeria.svg Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan (final)
  2. Flag of Egypt.svg Doha Hany (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Mauritius.svg Kate Foo Kune (champion)
  4. Flag of Egypt.svg Hadia Hosny (semifinals)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan 2121
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Hadia Hosny 14 18
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan 19 16
3 Flag of Mauritius.svg Kate Foo Kune 2121
3 Flag of Mauritius.svg Kate Foo Kune 2121
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Doha Hany 19 12

Top half

Section 1

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg D A Adesokan 2117 21
Flag of Egypt.svg J Ashraf 15 2121 Flag of Egypt.svg J Ashraf 17 219
Flag of Algeria.svg M Ouchefoun 2115 14 1 Flag of Nigeria.svg D A Adesokan 2121
Flag of Cameroon.svg M C L Akoumba Ze 9 9
Flag of Mauritius.svg S Sandooyea 2313 17
Flag of Tunisia.svg B A Wiem 5 6 Flag of Cameroon.svg M C L Akoumba Ze 21 2121
Flag of Cameroon.svg M C L Akoumba Ze 2121

Section 2

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
4 Flag of Egypt.svg H Hosny 2122
Flag of Algeria.svg L Mazri 2218 21 Flag of Algeria.svg L Mazri 10 20
Flag of Mauritius.svg L Bodha 20 2117 4 Flag of Egypt.svg H Hosny 2121
Flag of South Africa.svg M Butler-Emmett 2114 10 Flag of Egypt.svg H T Mohamed 11 13
Flag of Egypt.svg H T Mohamed 12 2121 Flag of Egypt.svg H T Mohamed 2121
Flag of Nigeria.svg C Ibere 2121 Flag of Nigeria.svg C Ibere 13 6
Flag of Mauritius.svg J L For Sang 12 10

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
Flag of Egypt.svg N A Youssri 2121
Flag of Tunisia.svg E Khedhiri 5 4 Flag of Egypt.svg N A Youssri 2122
Flag of Nigeria.svg G Gabriel 2121 Flag of Nigeria.svg G Gabriel 18 20
Flag of Cameroon.svg M P G Anamba 7 6 Flag of Egypt.svg N A Youssri 7 7
Flag of Algeria.svg I Ziani 10 10 3 Flag of Mauritius.svg K F Kune 2121
Flag of South Africa.svg D L Jordaan 2121 Flag of South Africa.svg D L Jordaan 4 6
3 Flag of Mauritius.svg K F Kune 2121

Section 4

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
Flag of Kenya.svg M Joseph 9 13
Flag of South Africa.svg A Ackerman 2121 Flag of South Africa.svg A Ackerman 16 11
Flag of Egypt.svg R M S Eladawy 29 9 Flag of Algeria.svg H Bouksani 2121
Flag of Algeria.svg H Bouksani 3021 Flag of Algeria.svg H Bouksani 15 10
Flag of Mauritius.svg K Dookhee 9 8 2 Flag of Egypt.svg D Hany 2121
Flag of Nigeria.svg U D Ukeh 2121 Flag of Nigeria.svg U D Ukeh 2118 14
2 Flag of Egypt.svg D Hany 9 2121

Men's doubles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Godwin Olofua
Flag of Nigeria.svg Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori
14 25
Flag of Mauritius.svg Aatish Lubah
Flag of Mauritius.svg Georges Paul
2127
  Flag of Mauritius.svg Aatish Lubah
Flag of Mauritius.svg Georges Paul
2114 22
2 Flag of Algeria.svg Koceila Mammeri
Flag of Algeria.svg Youcef Sabri Medel
19 2124
4 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enejoh Abah
Flag of Nigeria.svg Isaac Minaphee
18 11
2 Flag of Algeria.svg Koceila Mammeri
Flag of Algeria.svg Youcef Sabri Medel
2121

Top half

Section 1

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg G Olofua
Flag of Nigeria.svg A J Opeyori
2121
Flag of Cameroon.svg F M K Atangana
Flag of Cameroon.svg M Soudi
9 9
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg G Olofua
Flag of Nigeria.svg A J Opeyori
2121
Flag of South Africa.svg C Coetzer
Flag of South Africa.svg J Elliott
18 12
Flag of Morocco.svg A Idlahoucine
Flag of Morocco.svg Y Oubella
2214 17
Flag of South Africa.svg C Coetzer
Flag of South Africa.svg J Elliott
20 2121

Section 2

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
3 Flag of Egypt.svg A H Elgamal
Flag of Egypt.svg A Salah
2121
Flag of Uganda.svg D Senono
Flag of Uganda.svg I Wanagalya
6 15
3 Flag of Egypt.svg A H Elgamal
Flag of Egypt.svg A Salah
13 18
Flag of Mauritius.svg A Lubah
Flag of Mauritius.svg G Paul
2121
Flag of Tunisia.svg D M Yassine
Flag of Tunisia.svg R E M Belleh
4 5
Flag of Mauritius.svg A Lubah
Flag of Mauritius.svg G Paul
2121 Flag of Mauritius.svg A Lubah
Flag of Mauritius.svg G Paul
2121
Flag of Algeria.svg M A Belarbi
Flag of Algeria.svg A Hamek
13 16

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
Flag of South Africa.svg J Mann
Flag of South Africa.svg B von Bodenstein
2118 23
Flag of Morocco.svg D Bourroum
Flag of Morocco.svg B E Harab
13 2121 Flag of South Africa.svg J Mann
Flag of South Africa.svg B von Bodenstein
2121
Flag of Egypt.svg M F Botros
Flag of Egypt.svg M Montaser
19 17
Flag of South Africa.svg J Mann
Flag of South Africa.svg B von Bodenstein
13 12
4 Flag of Nigeria.svg E Abah
Flag of Nigeria.svg I Minaphee
2121
Flag of Cameroon.svg M H Assembe
Flag of Cameroon.svg F D N Bengono
9 12
4 Flag of Nigeria.svg E Abah
Flag of Nigeria.svg I Minaphee
2121

Section 4

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
Flag of Mauritius.svg J B Bongout
Flag of Mauritius.svg T Pultoo
2121
Flag of Uganda.svg B Kasirye
Flag of Uganda.svg D Mihigo
12 17 Flag of Mauritius.svg J B Bongout
Flag of Mauritius.svg T Pultoo
2121
Flag of Tunisia.svg K Ouzaier
Flag of Tunisia.svg R Mouin
11 11
Flag of Mauritius.svg J B Bongout
Flag of Mauritius.svg T Pultoo
8 14
2 Flag of Algeria.svg K Mammeri
Flag of Algeria.svg Y S Medel
2121
Flag of Egypt.svg A Abdelhakim
Flag of Egypt.svg M M Kamel
8 14
2 Flag of Algeria.svg K Mammeri
Flag of Algeria.svg Y S Medel
2121

Women's doubles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Doha Hany
Flag of Egypt.svg Hadia Hosny
2121
Flag of Nigeria.svg Grace Gabriel
Flag of Nigeria.svg Chineye Ibere
13 12
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Doha Hany
Flag of Egypt.svg Hadia Hosny
2121
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
Flag of Nigeria.svg Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh
14 17
  Flag of South Africa.svg Amy Ackerman
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Butler-Emmett
218 11
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
Flag of Nigeria.svg Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh
19 2121

Top half

Section 1

First Round Quarter-finals
          
1 Flag of Egypt.svg D Hany
Flag of Egypt.svg H Hosny
2121
Flag of South Africa.svg D L Jordaan
Flag of South Africa.svg L Schoeman
14 11
Flag of South Africa.svg D L Jordaan
Flag of South Africa.svg L Schoeman
2121
Flag of Algeria.svg M Ouchefoun
Flag of Algeria.svg I Ziani
14 6

Section 2

First Round Quarter-finals
          
Flag of Mauritius.svg L Bodha
Flag of Mauritius.svg J L For Sang
6 13
Flag of Nigeria.svg G Gabriel
Flag of Nigeria.svg C Ibere
2121
Flag of Nigeria.svg G Gabriel
Flag of Nigeria.svg C Ibere
2121
Flag of Cameroon.svg M C L Akoumba Ze
Flag of Cameroon.svg M P G Anamba
3 10

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round Quarter-finals
          
Flag of Mauritius.svg A Allet
Flag of Mauritius.svg K Dookhee
2121
Flag of Egypt.svg N A Youssri
Flag of Egypt.svg J Ashraf
15 15
Flag of Mauritius.svg A Allet
Flag of Mauritius.svg K Dookhee
17 19
Flag of South Africa.svg A Ackerman
Flag of South Africa.svg M Butler-Emmett
2121
Flag of Tunisia.svg B A Wiem
Flag of Tunisia.svg E Khedhiri
8 8
Flag of South Africa.svg A Ackerman
Flag of South Africa.svg M Butler-Emmett
2121

Section 4

First Round Quarter-finals
          
Flag of Algeria.svg H Bouksani
Flag of Algeria.svg L Mazri
2321
Flag of Egypt.svg R M S Eladawy
Flag of Egypt.svg H T Mohamed
21 13
Flag of Algeria.svg H Bouksani
Flag of Algeria.svg L Mazri
18 6
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg D A Adesokan
Flag of Nigeria.svg U D Ukeh
2121

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Adham Hatem Elgamal
Flag of Egypt.svg Doha Hany
2121
4 Flag of Mauritius.svg Tejraj Pultoo
Flag of Mauritius.svg Kobita Dookhee
16 9
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Adham Hatem Elgamal
Flag of Egypt.svg Doha Hany
2118 21
3 Flag of Algeria.svg Koceila Mammeri
Flag of Algeria.svg Linda Mazri
13 2119
3 Flag of Algeria.svg Koceila Mammeri
Flag of Algeria.svg Linda Mazri
17 2121
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Salah
Flag of Egypt.svg Hadia Hosny
2116 8

Top half

Section 1

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
1 Flag of Egypt.svg A H Elgamal
Flag of Egypt.svg D Hany
2121
Flag of Algeria.svg M A Belarbi
Flag of Algeria.svg H Bouksani
8 13
1 Flag of Egypt.svg A H Elgamal
Flag of Egypt.svg D Hany
2119 21
Flag of South Africa.svg C Coetzer
Flag of South Africa.svg M Butler-Emmett
13 2113
Flag of South Africa.svg C Coetzer
Flag of South Africa.svg M Butler-Emmett
2121
Flag of Mauritius.svg M Appiah
Flag of Mauritius.svg A Allet
15 11

Section 2

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
4 Flag of Mauritius.svg T Pultoo
Flag of Mauritius.svg K Dookhee
2121
Flag of Cameroon.svg M Soudi
Flag of Cameroon.svg M C L Akoumba Ze
17 7
4 Flag of Mauritius.svg T Pultoo
Flag of Mauritius.svg K Dookhee
20 2121
Flag of Egypt.svg A Abdelhakim
Flag of Egypt.svg J Ashraf
2217 12
Flag of Egypt.svg A Abdelhakim
Flag of Egypt.svg J Ashraf
2121
Flag of Tunisia.svg R Mouin
Flag of Tunisia.svg B A Wiem
13 10 Flag of Nigeria.svg A A Shehu
Flag of Nigeria.svg S A Obanishola
11 19
Flag of Nigeria.svg A A Shehu
Flag of Nigeria.svg S A Obanishola
2121

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
Flag of Egypt.svg M M Kamel
Flag of Egypt.svg N A Youssri
2121
Flag of South Africa.svg J Elliott
Flag of South Africa.svg A Ackerman
19 15 Flag of Egypt.svg M M Kamel
Flag of Egypt.svg N A Youssri
21 21
Flag of Mauritius.svg J B Bongout
Flag of Mauritius.svg J L For Sang
2323
Flag of Mauritius.svg J B Bongout
Flag of Mauritius.svg J L For Sang
14 12
3 Flag of Algeria.svg K Mammeri
Flag of Algeria.svg L Mazri
2121
Flag of Nigeria.svg E Abah
Flag of Nigeria.svg R Yakubu
14 20
3 Flag of Algeria.svg K Mammeri
Flag of Algeria.svg L Mazri
2122

Section 4

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
Flag of South Africa.svg J Mann
Flag of South Africa.svg D L Jordaan
2121
Flag of Cameroon.svg M H Assembe
Flag of Cameroon.svg M P G Anamba
12 8
Flag of South Africa.svg J Mann
Flag of South Africa.svg D L Jordaan
15 8
2 Flag of Egypt.svg A Salah
Flag of Egypt.svg H Hosny
2121
Flag of Tunisia.svg K Ouzaier
Flag of Tunisia.svg E Khedhiri
2 8
2 Flag of Egypt.svg A Salah
Flag of Egypt.svg H Hosny
2121

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