African Para-Badminton Championships

African Para-Badminton Championships
Most recent season or competition:; #2022 Kampala
Founder	Para Badminton World Federation (now part of the BWF)
First season	2018

Last updated October 11, 2025

The African Para-Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Para Badminton World Federation (PBWF) which has now merged with the BWF. This tournament is hosted to crown the best para-badminton players in Africa.

Championships

Individual championships

The table below states all the host cities (and their countries) of the African Championships.

Year	Number	Host City	Host Country	Events
2018	1	Kampala	Uganda	18
2020	Cancelled	Kampala	Uganda	Cancelled
2022	2	Kampala	Uganda	21
2023	3	Kampala	Uganda
2025	4	Abia State	Nigeria

All-time medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt (EGY)	12.5	7	6.5	26
2	Uganda (UGA)	7	11	20.5	38.5
3	Nigeria (NGR)	6	4	0	10
4	DR Congo (DRC)	2.5	2.5	0	5
5	Ivory Coast (CIV)	2.5	1	5.5	9
6	Ghana (GHA)	0.5	0	9	9.5
7	Kenya (KEN)	0	2	4.5	6.5
8	Cameroon (CMR)	0	2	1	3
9	Burundi (BDI)	0	1	2	3
10	Zambia (ZAM)	0	0.5	3.5	4
11	Central African Republic (CAR)	0	0	0.5	0.5
Totals (11 entries)		31	31	53	115

Past winners

2018 Kampala

The first edition of the championships was hosted in Kampala, Uganda.^[1] Nigeria became the best country in this edition of the championships, having won a total of 7 gold medals and 5 silver medals in the championships.^[2]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles WH2	Seyi Dada Dixon	Atef Abdelkarim Mahmoud	Nasr Youssif Elsayed
Men's singles WH2	Seyi Dada Dixon	Atef Abdelkarim Mahmoud	Bismark Kyei
Men's singles SL3	Chukwuebuka Sunday Eze	Julius Masereka	Edwin Muruah Mwangi
Men's singles SL3	Chukwuebuka Sunday Eze	Julius Masereka	Paddy Kizza Kasirye
Men's singles SL4	Rafio Oyebanji Bello	Zakareia Elsayed Abdo Ayoub	Charles Kalega Kizza
Men's singles SL4	Rafio Oyebanji Bello	Zakareia Elsayed Abdo Ayoub	Hassan Kamoga
Men's singles SU5	Mohamed Shaaban Abdelgawa Ismail	Umar Baba Pate	Azumah Salih Mohammed
Men's singles SU5	Mohamed Shaaban Abdelgawa Ismail	Umar Baba Pate	George Byarugaba
Singles SH6	Yasmina Eissa	Jeremia Ngungi Maringa	Mona Salah Sayed Abdelham Ghallab
Singles SH6	Yasmina Eissa	Jeremia Ngungi Maringa	Ruth Mueni Nzioka
Doubles WH1–WH2	Seyi Dada Dixon Bismark Kyei	Nasr Youssif Elsayed Atef Abdelkarim Mahmoud	Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif Asiya Mohammed Sururu
Doubles WH1–WH2	Seyi Dada Dixon Bismark Kyei	Nasr Youssif Elsayed Atef Abdelkarim Mahmoud	Safia Furkan Akosua Nkansah
Men's doubles SL3–SL4	Rafio Oyebanji Bello Chukwuebuka Sunday Eze	Paddy Kizza Kasirye Charles Kalega Kizza	Bashir Mutyaba James Ongaria
Men's doubles SL3–SL4	Rafio Oyebanji Bello Chukwuebuka Sunday Eze	Paddy Kizza Kasirye Charles Kalega Kizza	Hassan Kamoga Julius Masereka
Women's singles WH2	Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif	Asiya Mohammed Sururu	Akosua Nkansah
Women's singles WH2	Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif	Asiya Mohammed Sururu	Fidelis Wanjiru Wanjuu
Women's singles SL3–SU5	Gift Ijeoma Chukwuemeka	Elizabeth Mwesigwa	Naomi Sarpong
Women's singles SL3–SU5	Gift Ijeoma Chukwuemeka	Elizabeth Mwesigwa	Rose Nansereko
Women's singles SL4–SU5	Khadija Khamuka	Chinyere Lucky Okoro	Zinabu Issah
Women's singles SL4–SU5	Khadija Khamuka	Chinyere Lucky Okoro	Asha Kipwene Munene
Women's doubles SL3–SU5	Khadija Khamuka Rose Nansereko	Gift Ijeoma Chukwuemeka Chinyere Lucky Okoro	Zinabu Issah Naomi Sarpong
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2	Atef Abdelkarim Mahmoud Asiya Mohammed Sururu	Nasr Youssif Elsayed Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif	Felix Acheampong Akosua Nkansah
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5	Rafio Oyebanji Bello Rose Nansereko	Umar Baba Pate Gift Ijeoma Chukwuemeka	Azumah Salih Mohammed Naomi Sarpong
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5	Rafio Oyebanji Bello Rose Nansereko	Umar Baba Pate Gift Ijeoma Chukwuemeka	Zakareia Ayoub Khadija Khamuka

2022 Kampala

Kampala would host the games for a second time in 2022 after the 2020 edition was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]^[4] The Egyptian team won 8 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronzes in this edition.^[5]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles WH1	Mohamed Rashad Ahmed	Omar Gaber Ahmed	Djenon Emmanuel Djah
Men's singles WH1	Mohamed Rashad Ahmed	Omar Gaber Ahmed	Brian Mugabe
Men's singles WH2	Kouakou Bernard Ettien	Daniel Kizza	Kevin Mubiru
Men's singles SL3	Deada Jean Yves Yao	Emmanuel Pinochet Amougui	Walid Abdelghany Elsaied
Men's singles SL3	Deada Jean Yves Yao	Emmanuel Pinochet Amougui	Godfrey Katalo
Men's singles SL4	Hassan Mubiru	Charles Kalega Kizza	Joun Khaled Lotfy
Men's singles SL4	Hassan Mubiru	Charles Kalega Kizza	Etienne Songa Bidjocka
Men's singles SU5	Prince Mamvumvu-Kidila	Mohamed Shaaban Abdelgawa Ismail	Ahmed Eldakrory
Singles SH6	Yasmina Eissa	Bob Nkanga Pembele	Abiba Bakayoko
Men's doubles WH1–WH2	Omar Gaber Ahmed Mohamed Rashad Ahmed	Daniel Kizza Brian Mugabe	Djenon Emmanuel Djah Kouakou Bernard Ettien
Men's doubles SL3–SL4	Walid Abdelghany Elsaied Joun Khaled Lotfy	Emmanuel Pinochet Amougui Etienne Songa Bidjocka	Godfrey Katalo Latif Ngobi
Men's doubles SL3–SL4	Walid Abdelghany Elsaied Joun Khaled Lotfy	Emmanuel Pinochet Amougui Etienne Songa Bidjocka	Charles Kalega Kizza Julius Masereka
Men's doubles SU5	Prince Mamvumvu-Kidila Hassan Mubiru	Ahmed Eldakrory Mohamed Shaaban Abdelgawa Ismail	Willy Kalinaki Jonathan Ochan
Women's singles WH1	Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif	Sarah Nazziwa	Flavia Basuuta
Women's singles WH2	Frida Ditu Kizinga	Wivine Moyo Bangudulu	Pamela Banura
Women's singles WH2	Frida Ditu Kizinga	Wivine Moyo Bangudulu	Douayra Prisca Marie Trey
Women's singles SL3	Elizabeth Mwesigwa	Rose Nansereko	Massere Junior Beda
Women's singles SL3	Elizabeth Mwesigwa	Rose Nansereko	Martha Chewe
Women's singles SL4	Sherine Adel Fahmy	Evelyne Manishimwe	Vienna Hamuchenje
Women's singles SL4	Sherine Adel Fahmy	Evelyne Manishimwe	Pelagie Niyonzima
Women's singles SU5	Ritah Asiimwe	Sumini Mutesi	Josephine Zulu
Women's doubles WH1–WH2	Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif Douayra Prisca Marie Trey	Brenda Nabukenya Sarah Nazziwa	Pamela Banura Cissy Nagawa
Women's doubles WH1–WH2	Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif Douayra Prisca Marie Trey	Brenda Nabukenya Sarah Nazziwa	Flavia Basuuta Jennifer Bumali Kabuwo
Women's doubles SL3–SU5	Ritah Asiimwe Elizabeth Mwesigwa	Sumini Mutesi Rose Nansereko	Evelyne Manishimwe Pelagie Niyonzima
Women's doubles SL3–SU5	Ritah Asiimwe Elizabeth Mwesigwa	Sumini Mutesi Rose Nansereko	Massere Junior Beda Ketsia Ambare
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2	Mohamed Rashad Ahmed Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif	Djenon Emmanuel Djah Douayra Prisca Marie Trey	Daniel Kizza Sarah Nazziwa
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2	Mohamed Rashad Ahmed Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif	Djenon Emmanuel Djah Douayra Prisca Marie Trey	Brian Mugabe Brenda Nabukenya
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5	Walid Abdelghany Elsaied Sherine Adel Fahmy	Prince Mamvumvu-Kidila Martha Chewe	Mohamed Shaaban Abdelgawa Ismail Lucy Kamanga
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5	Walid Abdelghany Elsaied Sherine Adel Fahmy	Prince Mamvumvu-Kidila Martha Chewe	Hassan Mubiru Elizabeth Mwesigwa

References

↑ "African Para-Badminton Championships 2018 | BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
↑ Nwafor (2018-05-04). "Nigeria wins 7 gold, 5 silver in Africa Para-Badminton Championships". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
↑ admin (2020-11-13). "Uganda cancels 2020 Africa Para-Badminton Championship over COVID-19". www.suprememagazine.news. Archived from the original on 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
↑ "OPENING DAY: AFRICAN PARA BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 20th -24th September 22". Badminton Confederation of Africa. Archived from the original on 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
↑ "African Para Badminton Championships 2022 | BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.

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[1] "African Para-Badminton Championships 2018 | BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.

[2] Nwafor (2018-05-04). "Nigeria wins 7 gold, 5 silver in Africa Para-Badminton Championships". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-11-15.

[3] (2020-11-13). "Uganda cancels 2020 Africa Para-Badminton Championship over COVID-19". www.suprememagazine.news. Archived from the original on 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-15.

[4] "OPENING DAY: AFRICAN PARA BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS 20th -24th September 22". Badminton Confederation of Africa. Archived from the original on 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2022-11-15.

[5] "African Para Badminton Championships 2022 | BWF Para-Badminton". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.

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