Badminton Confederation of Africa

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Badminton Confederation of Africa
AbbreviationBCA
Formation31 August 1977
Type Sports federation
Headquarters Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
Membership
46 member associations
3 associate members
President
Flag of Seychelles.svg Michel Bau [1]
Website https://badmintonafrica.com/

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

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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

Presidents

No.YearsName
11977–1980 Flag of Tanzania.svg Willibard Kente
21980–? (interim) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Ramachandra Balasuperamaniam
?-2005Unknown
32005–2010 Flag of South Africa.svg Larry Keys [4]
42010 (interim) Flag of Nigeria.svg Kabir Badamasuiy [5]
52011–2013 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Dagmawit Girmay Berhane [6]
62013–2017 Flag of South Africa.svg Larry Keys [7]
72017–2018 Flag of Nigeria.svg Danlami Senchi [8]
82018 (interim) Flag of Algeria.svg Amine Zoubiri [9]
92018–now Flag of Seychelles.svg Michel Bau

Tournaments

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  1. Faadil, Sayed. "Member Associations" . Retrieved 26 October 2023.