Badminton Confederation of Africa

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 42 member countries and 1 associate member.[2]

Badminton Confederation of Africa
AbbreviationBCA
Formation31 August 1977
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersPretoria, Republic of South Africa
Membership
42 member associations
1 associate member
President
 Michel Bau[1]
Websitehttps://badmintonafrica.com/

History

Badminton Confederation of Africa was formed in 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
  • Algeria
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Congo
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Ivory Coast
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Reunion (associate member)
  • Saint Helena
  • Seychelle Island
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Presidents
No. Years Name
1 1977–1980 Willibard Kente
2 1980–? (interim) Ramachandra Balasuperamaniam
?-2005 Unknown
3 2005–2010 Larry Keys[4]
4 2010 (interim) Kabir Badamasuiy[5]
5 2011–2013 Dagmawit Girmay Berhane[6]
6 2013–2017 Larry Keys[7]
7 2017–2018 Danlami Senchi[8]
8 2018 (interim) Amine Zoubiri[9]
9 2018–now Michel Bau

Tournaments

References
  1. "BCA COUNCIL 2017-2021". badmintonafrica.org. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. "Membership - BWF Corporate". BWF. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  3. "History". badmintonafrica.org. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. "ABF Council 2005 – 2009". badmintonafrica.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008.
  5. Sachetat, Raphaël. "AFRICA – Resignation of President of African Confederation". Badzine. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. "Mrs Dagmawit Girmay BERHANE". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  7. Zulu, Cecilia. "Chirwa gets Badminton Confederation of Africa position". Daily Mail Limited Zambia. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  8. Ssenoga, Ian (22 May 2017). "Mugabi Elected Badminton Confederation Africa Vice President". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  9. "Badminton - Michel Bau heads African badminton governing body". Seychelles Nation. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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