Badminton has been part of the African Games since 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria.
Badminton made its debut in the African Games in 2003. The first six nations to compete in badminton at the Games were Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius and Seychelles. Six main events were held, which were men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles and the mixed team event. [1] In the 2023 Games, the mixed team event was cancelled. [2]
| Games | Year | City | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIIII | 2003 | Abuja, Nigeria |  Nigeria |
| IX | 2007 | Algiers, Algeria |  South Africa |
| X | 2011 | Maputo, Mozambique | South Africa |
| XI | 2015 | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | South Africa |
| XII | 2019 | Rabat, Morocco | Nigeria |
| XIII | 2023 | Accra, Ghana |  Algeria |
| Event | 03 | 07 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 |
| Men's doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 |
| Women's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 |
| Women's doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 |
| Mixed doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 |
| Mixed team | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Nation | 03 | 07 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |
 Benin | X | X | 2 | ||||
 Botswana | X | 1 | |||||
 Burkina Faso | X | 1 | |||||
 Republic of the Congo | X | X | X | 3 | |||
 Democratic Republic of the Congo | X | X | X | 3 | |||
 Egypt | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 |
 Eritrea | X | X | 2 | ||||
 Ethiopia | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||
 Ghana | X | X | 2 | ||||
 Guinea | X | 1 | |||||
 Equatorial Guinea | X | 1 | |||||
 Kenya | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||
 Mauritius | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 |
 Morocco | X | 1 | |||||
 Mozambique | X | 1 | |||||
 Namibia | X | 1 | |||||
| Nigeria | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 |
 Senegal | X | 1 | |||||
 Seychelles | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |
| South Africa | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 |
 Togo | X | X | 2 | ||||
 Tunisia | X | 1 | |||||
 Uganda | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |
 Zambia | X | X | 2 | ||||
| Number of nations | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 14 | |
| Number of athletes | |||||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 13 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 11 | 13 | 21 | 45 |
| 3 | Algeria (ALG) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Mauritius (MRI) | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | Seychelles (SEY) | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 6 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 7 | Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 35 | 35 | 70 | 140 | |
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