2023 African Badminton Championships

The 2023 African Badminton Championships is the continental badminton championships to crown the best players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the John Barrable Hall in Benoni, South Africa, from 13 to 19 February 2023.^[1]

2023 African Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	13–16 February (Team event) 17–19 February (Individual event)
Edition	26th
Venue	John Barrable Hall
Location	Benoni, South Africa
← Kampala 2022 Cairo 2024 →

Tournament

The 2023 African Badminton Championships were held in two separate events. The mixed team event, officially All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2023, was a continental tournament to crown the best team in Africa and qualification to 2023 Sudirman Cup holding from 13 to 16 February. A total of 13 countries across Africa registered their players to compete at mixed team event.

The individual event, officially All Africa Individual Championships 2023, was a continental tournament to crown the best players in Africa holding from 17 to 19 February.

Venue

This tournament was held at the John Barrable Hall in Benoni with four courts.

Point distribution

The individual event of this tournament was graded based on the BWF points system for the BWF International Challenge event. Below is the table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament.^[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128
4,000	3,400	2,800	2,200	1,520	920	360	170

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Teams	Egypt Adham Hatem Elgamal Kareem Mahmoud Ezzat Mahmoud Montaser Montaser Mahmoud Ahmed Salah Nour Ahmed Youssri Rahma Mohamed Saad Eladawy Doha Hany Hana Tarek Zaher	Mauritius Melvin Appiah Jean Bernard Bongout Lucas Douce Khemtish Rai Nundah Julien Paul Tejraj Pultoo Vilina Appiah Tiya Bhurtun Lorna Bodha Layna Luxmi Chiniah Kobita Dookhee Kate Ludík	South Africa Cameron Coetzer Jarred Elliott Caden Kakora Robert Summers Robert White Amy Ackerman Demi Botha Deidre Laurens Michaela Ohlson Diane Olivier Johanita Scholtz Anri Schoonees
			Algeria Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi Adel Hamek Sifeddine Larbaoui Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel Mohamed Abdelaziz Ouchefoun Mounib Celia Yasmina Chibah Tanina Mammeri Linda Mazri Malak Ouchefoun
Men's singles	Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori	Julien Paul	Robert Summers
			Brian Kasirye
Women's singles	Fadilah Mohamed Rafi	Johanita Scholtz	Husina Kobugabe
			Yasmina Chibah
Men's doubles	Jarred Elliott Robert Summers	Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi Adel Hamek	Youcef Sabri Medel Koceila Mammeri
			Aaron Assing Xavier Chan Fung Ting
Women's doubles	Amy Ackerman Deidre Laurens	Yasmina Chibah Linda Mazri	Husina Kobugabe Gladys Mbabazi
			Celia Mounib Tanina Mammeri
Mixed doubles	Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri	Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany	Robert White Deidre Laurens
			Jarred Elliott Amy Ackerman

Medal table

  *   Host nation (South Africa)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Africa*	2	1	4	7
2	Algeria	1	2	4	7
3	Egypt	1	1	0	2
4	Uganda	1	0	3	4
5	Nigeria	1	0	0	1
6	Mauritius	0	2	0	2
7	Réunion	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		6	6	12	24

Team event

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria	3	3	0	13	2	+11	27	5	+22	649	330	+319	3	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Nigeria	3	2	1	12	3	+9	25	7	+18	633	347	+286	2
3	Zimbabwe	3	1	2	5	10	−5	10	20	−10	372	540	−168	1
4	Lesotho	3	0	3	0	15	−15	0	30	−30	193	630	−437	0

Source: tournamentsoftware.com

Algeria vs Lesotho

Algeria 5	John Barrable Hall - Court 4 13 February 2023, 10:00 UTC+2 [3]		Lesotho 0
1 2 3 1 Koceila Mammeri / Tanina Mammeri Neo Rahlolo / Khahliso Khetheng 21 2 21 5     2 Yasmina Chibah Refiloe Moeletsi 21 4 21 6     3 Adel Hamek Tebello Selemela 21 3 21 1     4 Linda Mazri / Malak Ouchefoun Khahliso Khetheng / Refiloe Moeletsi 21 1 21 1     5 Sifeddine Larbaoui / Mohamed Abdelaziz Ouchefoun Neo Rahlolo / Tebello Selemela 21 6 21 6

Nigeria vs Zimbabwe

Nigeria 5	John Barrable Hall - Court 1 13 February 2023, 15:00 UTC+2 [4]		Zimbabwe 0
1 2 3 1 Yunusa Momoh / Grace Gabriel Ashel Dziva / Fabiana Layla Oliviero 21 11 21 6     2 Chineye Ibere Shalom Tapiwanashe Sibanda 21 5 21 7     3 Mustaopha Muhammed Thabani Mathe 21 6 21 12     4 Grace Gabriel / Chineye Ibere Fabiana Layla Oliviero / Shalom Tapiwanashe Sibanda 21 6 21 9     5 Yunusa Momoh / Mustaopha Muhammed Ashel Dziva / Thabani Mathe 21 12 21 6

Algeria vs Zimbabwe

Algeria 5	John Barrable Hall - Court 2 14 February 2023, 09:00 UTC+2 [5]		Zimbabwe 0
1 2 3 1 Sifeddine Larbaoui / Mounib Celia Ashel Dziva / Fabiana Layla Oliviero 21 12 21 8     2 Youcef Sabri Medel Thabani Mathe 21 12 21 12     3 Yasmina Chibah Shalom Tapiwanashe Sibanda 21 3 21 3     4 Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek Ashel Dziva / Thabani Mathe 21 11 21 10     5 Mounib Celia / Tanina Mammeri Fabiana Layla Oliviero / Shalom Tapiwanashe Sibanda 21 4 21 7

Nigeria vs Lesotho

Nigeria 5	John Barrable Hall - Court 1 14 February 2023, 15:00 UTC+2 [6]		Lesotho 0
1 2 3 1 Mujittapha Umar / Chineye Ibere Tebello Selemela / Refiloe Moeletsi 21 6 21 1     2 Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Neo Rahlolo 21 7 21 2     3 Grace Gabriel Khahliso Khetheng 21 1 21 0     4 Yunusa Momoh / Mustaopha Muhammed Neo Rahlolo / Tebello Selemela 21 2 21 7     5 Grace Gabriel / Chineye Ibere Khahliso Khetheng / Refiloe Moeletsi 21 9 21 3

Algeria vs Nigeria

Algeria 3	John Barrable Hall - Court 1 15 February 2023, 09:00 UTC+2 [7]		Nigeria 2
1 2 3 1 Koceila Mammeri / Tanina Mammeri Yunusa Momoh / Grace Gabriel 21 12 21 13     2 Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 21 14 15 21 11 21   3 Linda Mazri Chineye Ibere 15 21 16 21     4 Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel Mustaopha Muhammed / Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 25 27 21 15 21 15   5 Mounib Celia / Tanina Mammeri Grace Gabriel / Chineye Ibere 21 19 21 14

Zimbabwe vs Lesotho

Zimbabwe 5	John Barrable Hall - Court 2 15 February 2023, 09:00 UTC+2 [8]		Lesotho 0
1 2 3 1 Ashel Dziva / Fabiana Layla Oliviero Tebello Selemela / Refiloe Moeletsi 21 12 21 13     2 Blessing Mahwire Neo Rahlolo 21 12 21 5     3 Shalom Tapiwanashe Sibanda Khahliso Khetheng 21 13 21 11     4 Blessing Mahwire / Thabani Mathe Neo Rahlolo / Tebello Selemela 21 12 21 16     5 Fabiana Layla Oliviero / Shalom Tapiwanashe Sibanda Khahliso Khetheng / Refiloe Moeletsi 21 15 21 11

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa (H)	2	2	0	9	1	+8	19	3	+16	444	247	+197	2	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Uganda	2	1	1	6	4	+2	13	9	+4	414	297	+117	1
3	Mozambique	2	0	2	0	10	−10	0	20	−20	106	420	−314	0

Source: tournamentsoftware.com
(H) Host

South Africa vs Mozambique

South Africa 5	John Barrable Hall - Court 1 13 February 2023, 10:00 UTC+2 [9]		Mozambique 0
1 2 3 1 Robert White / Deidre Laurens Edmilson Paulo Mutondo / Afrika Matsinhe 21 0 21 1     2 Diane Olivier Jessica De Almeida 21 5 21 3     3 Caden Kakora Idrisse Issofo Mossagy 21 4 21 12     4 Amy Ackerman / Anri Schoonees Jessica De Almeida / Afrika Matsinhe 21 3 21 5     5 Cameron Coetzer / Robert Summers Idrisse Issofo Mossagy / Edmilson Paulo Mutondo 21 5 21 5

Uganda vs Mozambique

Uganda 5	John Barrable Hall - Court 4 13 February 2023, 15:00 UTC+2 [10]		Mozambique 0
1 2 3 1 Amos Muyanja / Kenneth Mwambu Idrisse Issofo Mossagy / Edmilson Paulo Mutondo 21 9 21 10     2 Gladys Mbabazi / Fadilah Mohamed Rafi Jessica De Almeida / Afrika Matsinhe 21 4 21 2     3 Brian Kasirye Idrisse Issofo Mossagy 21 8 21 7     4 Husina Kobugabe Afrika Matsinhe 21 3 21 4     5 Brian Kasirye / Fadilah Mohamed Rafi Edmilson Paulo Mutondo / Jessica De Almeida 21 11 21 5

South Africa vs Uganda

South Africa 4	John Barrable Hall - Court 4 14 February 2023, 09:00 UTC+2 [11]		Uganda 1
1 2 3 1 Jarred Elliott / Amy Ackerman Brian Kasirye / Fadilah Mohamed Rafi 21 19 21 16     2 Johanita Scholtz Gladys Mbabazi 21 18 21 11     3 Robert White Brian Kasirye 15 21 21 17 13 21   4 Amy Ackerman / Johanita Scholtz Husina Kobugabe / Fadilah Mohamed Rafi 15 21 21 12 23 21   5 Cameron Coetzer / Robert Summers Expedito Emuddu / Muzafaru Lubega 21 12 21 15

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	2	2	0	10	0	+10	20	1	+19	437	257	+180	2	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Zambia	2	1	1	4	6	−2	8	12	−4	320	362	−42	1
3	Cameroon	2	0	2	1	9	−8	3	18	−15	279	417	−138	0

Source: tournamentsoftware.com

Egypt vs Cameroon

Egypt 5	John Barrable Hall - Court 3 13 February 2023, 10:00 UTC+2 [12]		Cameroon 0
1 2 3 1 Ahmed Salah / Hana Tarek Zaher Felix Dureil Nkonomo Bengono / Maeva Princia Gertrude Anamba 21 10 21 9     2 Adham Hatem Elgamal Michel Henri Assembe 21 6 21 9     3 Nour Ahmed Youssri Madeleine Carene Leticia Akoumba Ze 21 18 21 15     4 Ezzat Kareem / Mahmoud Montaser Michel Henri Assembe / Felix Dureil Nkonomo Bengono 21 7 21 13     5 Rahma Mohamed Saad Eladawy / Doha Hany Madeleine Carene Leticia Akoumba Ze / Maeva Princia Gertrude Anamba 17 21 21 10 21 9

Zambia vs Cameroon

Zambia 4	John Barrable Hall - Court 3 13 February 2023, 15:00 UTC+2 [13]		Cameroon 1
1 2 3 1 Chongo Ezra Mulenga / Evelyn Siamupangila Michel Henri Assembe / Maeva Princia Gertrude Anamba 21 13 21 15     2 Elizaberth Chipeleme Madeleine Carene Leticia Akoumba Ze 11 21 11 21     3 Kalombo Mulenga Felix Dureil Nkonomo Bengono 21 16 21 7     4 Elizaberth Chipeleme / Evelyn Siamupangila Madeleine Carene Leticia Akoumba Ze / Maeva Princia Gertrude Anamba 21 12 21 15     5 Mwanza Edward / Timothy Kafunda Michel Henri Assembe / Antoine Eddy Owona Ndimako 21 16 21 16

Egypt vs Zambia

Egypt 5	John Barrable Hall - Court 1 14 February 2023, 09:00 UTC+2 [14]		Zambia 0
1 2 3 1 Adham Hatem Elgamal / Doha Hany Timothy Kafunda / Elizaberth Chipeleme 21 13 21 12     2 Ezzat Kareem Mwanza Edward 21 17 21 18     3 Doha Hany Evelyn Siamupangila 21 9 21 5     4 Adham Hatem Elgamal / Ahmed Salah Chongo Ezra Mulenga / Kalombo Mulenga 21 14 21 15     5 Rahma Mohamed Saad Eladawy / Hana Tarek Zaher Elizaberth Chipeleme / Evelyn Siamupangila 21 17 21 10

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mauritius	2	2	0	9	1	+8	19	3	+16	447	247	+200	2	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Réunion	2	1	1	6	4	+2	13	9	+4	381	348	+33	1
3	Botswana	2	0	2	0	10	−10	0	20	−20	187	420	−233	0

Source: tournamentsoftware.com

Mauritius vs Botswana

Mauritius 5	John Barrable Hall - Court 2 13 February 2023, 10:00 UTC+2 [15]		Botswana 0
1 2 3 1 Julien Paul Tsamorena Kevin Kgosidialwa 21 6 21 7     2 Kate Ludík Tebogo Ndzinge 21 5 21 11     3 Melvin Appiah / Jean Bernard Bongout Tsamorena Kevin Kgosidialwa / Tumelo Moilwa 21 8 21 10     4 Lorna Bodha / Kobita Dookhee Tebogo Ndzinge / Keletso Ntebela 21 5 21 13     5 Julien Paul / Kate Ludík Tumelo Moilwa / Keletso Ntebela 21 5 21 6

Réunion vs Botswana

Réunion 5	John Barrable Hall - Court 2 13 February 2023, 15:00 UTC+2 [16]		Botswana 0
1 2 3 1 Chan Fung Ting Xavier / Ly-Hoa Chai Tumelo Moilwa / Keletso Ntebela 21 9 21 8     2 Marina Bielle Tebogo Ndzinge 21 18 21 18     3 Assing Aaron Tsamorena Kevin Kgosidialwa 21 10 21 8     4 Marina Bielle / Ly-Hoa Chai Tebogo Ndzinge / Keletso Ntebela 21 17 21 7     5 Assing Aaron / Chan Fung Ting Xavier Tsamorena Kevin Kgosidialwa / Tumelo Moilwa 21 9 21 7

Mauritius vs Réunion

Mauritius 4	John Barrable Hall - Court 3 14 February 2023, 09:00 UTC+2 [17]		Réunion 1
1 2 3 1 Julien Paul Assing Aaron 21 9 21 7     2 Kate Ludík Marina Bielle 21 10 21 7     3 Melvin Appiah / Jean Bernard Bongout Assing Aaron / Chan Fung Ting Xavier 16 21 21 13 15 21   4 Lorna Bodha / Kobita Dookhee Marina Bielle / Ly-Hoa Chai 21 16 21 15     5 Julien Paul / Kate Ludík Chan Fung Ting Xavier / Ly-Hoa Chai 17 21 21 19 21 12

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Egypt	3
	Uganda	1
					Egypt	3
					South Africa	1
	South Africa	3
	Zambia	0
									Egypt	3
									Mauritius	2
	Nigeria	1
	Mauritius	3
					Mauritius	3
					Algeria	2
	Réunion	0
	Algeria	3

Quarter-finals

Egypt vs Uganda

Egypt 3	John Barrable Hall - Court 1 15 February 2023, 15:00 UTC+2 [18]		Uganda 1
1 2 3 1 Adham Hatem Elgamal / Doha Hany Brian Kasirye / Fadilah Mohamed Rafi 14 21 16 21     2 Nour Ahmed Youssri Husina Kobugabe 21 15 21 16     3 Ahmed Salah Brian Kasirye 21 19 8 21 21 19   4 Nour Ahmed Youssri / Doha Hany Husina Kobugabe / Fadilah Mohamed Rafi 21 15 21 18     5 Adham Hatem Elgamal / Ahmed Salah Expedito Emuddu / Muzafaru Lubega       not played

South Africa vs Zambia

South Africa 3	John Barrable Hall - Court 3 15 February 2023, 15:00 UTC+2 [19]		Zambia 0
1 2 3 1 Jarred Elliott / Amy Ackerman Chongo Mulenga / Evelyn Siamupangila 21 7 21 12     2 Robert White Kalombo Mulenga 21 10 22 20     3 Johanita Scholtz Elizaberth Chipeleme 21 7 21 10     4 Cameron Coetzer / Robert Summers Chongo Mulenga / Kalombo Mulenga       not played 5 Amy Ackerman / Deidre Laurens Elizaberth Chipeleme / Evelyn Siamupangila       not played

Nigeria vs Mauritius

Nigeria 1	John Barrable Hall - Court 2 15 February 2023, 15:00 UTC+2 [20]		Mauritius 3
1 2 3 1 Yunusa Momoh / Grace Gabriel Jean Bernard Bongout / Kobita Dookhee 16 21 19 21     2 Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Julien Paul 21 15 21 15     3 Chineye Ibere Kate Ludík 16 21 6 21     4 Mustaopha Muhammed / Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Jean Bernard Bongout / Julien Paul 21 18 15 21 14 21   5 Grace Gabriel / Chineye Ibere Kobita Dookhee / Kate Ludík       not played

Réunion vs Algeria

Réunion 0	John Barrable Hall - Court 4 15 February 2023, 15:00 UTC+2 [21]		Algeria 3
1 2 3 1 Chan Fung Ting Xavier / Ly-Hoa Chai Koceila Mammeri / Tanina Mammeri 15 21 9 21     2 Marina Bielle Yasmina Chibah 11 21 20 22     3 Loic Bertil Adel Hamek 17 21 13 21     4 Assing Aaron / Chan Fung Ting Xavier Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel       not played 5 Marina Bielle / Ly-Hoa Chai Mounib Celia / Tanina Mammeri       not played

Semi-finals

Egypt vs South Africa

Egypt 3	John Barrable Hall - Court 2 16 February 2023, 09:00 UTC+2 [22]		South Africa 1
1 2 3 1 Ahmed Salah / Doha Hany Jarred Elliott / Amy Ackerman 10 21 15 21     2 Adham Hatem Elgamal Robert White 21 19 19 21 21 13   3 Nour Ahmed Youssri Johanita Scholtz 21 17 21 18     4 Adham Hatem Elgamal / Ahmed Salah Cameron Coetzer / Robert Summers 18 21 21 16 21 18   5 Nour Ahmed Youssri / Doha Hany Amy Ackerman / Deidre Laurens       not played

Mauritius vs Algeria

Mauritius 3	John Barrable Hall - Court 1 16 February 2023, 09:00 UTC+2 [23]		Algeria 2
1 2 3 1 Jean Bernard Bongout / Kobita Dookhee Koceila Mammeri / Tanina Mammeri 7 21 14 21     2 Julien Paul Adel Hamek 21 17 23 21     3 Kate Ludík Yasmina Chibah 21 10 19 21 21 16   4 Jean Bernard Bongout / Julien Paul Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel 21 19 10 21 14 21   5 Kobita Dookhee / Kate Ludík Mounib Celia / Tanina Mammeri 21 15 21 18

Finals

Egypt vs Mauritius

Egypt 3	John Barrable Hall - Court 1 16 February 2023, 15:00 UTC+2 [24]		Mauritius 2
1 2 3 1 Adham Hatem Elgamal / Doha Hany Jean Bernard Bongout / Kobita Dookhee 14 21 17 21     2 Ahmed Salah Julien Paul 11 21 17 21     3 Nour Ahmed Youssri Kate Ludík 21 7 21 17     4 Adham Hatem Elgamal / Ahmed Salah Jean Bernard Bongout / Julien Paul 17 21 22 20 21 18   5 Nour Ahmed Youssri / Doha Hany Kobita Dookhee / Kate Ludík 21 14 21 16

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD GD PD Final result  Egypt 5 5 0 5 +15 +25 +188 Champions  Mauritius 5 4 1 4 +10 +20 +211 Runners-up  Algeria 5 4 1 4 +13 +26 +369 Eliminated in semi-finals  South Africa 4 3 1 3 +9 +20 +255 5  Nigeria 4 2 2 2 +7 +15 +261 Eliminated in quarter-finals 6  Uganda 3 1 2 1 0 +1 +118 7  Réunion 3 1 2 1 −1 −2 −9 8  Zambia 3 1 2 1 −5 −10 −103 9  Zimbabwe 3 1 2 1 −5 −10 −168 Eliminated in group stage 10  Cameroon 2 0 2 0 −8 −15 −138 11  Botswana 2 0 2 0 −10 −20 −233 12  Mozambique 2 0 2 0 −10 −20 −314 13  Lesotho 3 0 3 0 −15 −30 −437

Individual event

Men's singles

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Robert Summers	19	17
	3	Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori	21	21
								3	Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori	18	21	21
								7	Julien Paul	21	13	18
	4	Brian Kasirye	16	15
	7	Julien Paul	21	21

Women's singles

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Husina Kobugabe	13	21	16
	4	Johanita Scholtz	21	19	21
								4	Johanita Scholtz	21	14	16
								7	Fadilah Mohamed Rafi	14	21	21
		Yasmina Chibah	15	21	16
	7	Fadilah Mohamed Rafi	21	19	21

Men's doubles

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Youcef Sabri Medel Koceila Mammeri	21	18	19
		Jarred Elliott Robert Summers	12	21	21
									Jarred Elliott Robert Summers	21	21
								2	Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi Adel Hamek	13	17
		Aaron Assing Xavier Chan Fung Ting	21	19	16
	2	Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi Adel Hamek	14	21	21

Women's doubles

	Semifinals							Final
		Husina Kobugabe Gladys Mbabazi	17	17
		Yasmina Chibah Linda Mazri	21	21
									Yasmina Chibah Linda Mazri	19	12
								2	Amy Ackerman Deidre Laurens	21	21
		Mounib Celia Tanina Mammeri	18	19
	2	Amy Ackerman Deidre Laurens	21	21

Mixed doubles

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany	21	21
		Robert White Deidre Laurens	10	18
								1	Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany	15	13
								2	Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri	21	21
	3	Jarred Elliott Amy Ackerman	20	18
	2	Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri	22	21