Abbreviation | BCA |
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Formation | 31 August 1977 |
Type | Sports federation |
Headquarters | Pretoria, Republic of South Africa |
Membership | 46 member associations 3 associate members |
President | 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.
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]
No. | Years | Name |
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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 |
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