2021 African Junior Badminton Championships

The 2021 African Junior Badminton Championships were the continental badminton championships to crown the best youth players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the Stade de l'Amitié Badminton Hall in Cotonou, Benin, from 27 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2][3]

2021 African Junior Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates27–29 August (Team event)
31 August – 5 September (Individual event)
Edition13th
VenueStade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall
LocationCotonou, Benin
Casablanca 2016 Rose Hill 2022

Tournament

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The 2021 African Junior Badminton Championships were held in two separate events. The mixed team event, officially All Africa U-19 Mixed Team Championships 2021, was a continental tournament to crown the best team in Africa. A total of 10 countries across Africa registered their players to compete at mixed team event.[4][5]

The individual event, officially All Africa U-19 Individual Championships 2021, was a continental tournament to crown the best players in Africa holding from 31 August to 5 September.[6]

Venue

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This tournament was held at the Stade de l'Amitié Badminton Hall in Cotonou with three courts.

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Teams   South Africa
W. J. Bestbier
Caden Kakora
Johan Oberholzer
Barco Scheffer
Keaton Stansfeld
Robert White
Diane Olivier
Amy Ackerman
Inette Kotze
Tamsyn Smith
Michaela Ohlson
  Egypt
Ahmed Elbahnasawy
Abdelrahman Abdelsattar
Moaz Hesham Hassan
Youssif Mohamed
Omar Mohamed Sherif
Nour Ahmed Youssri
Jana Abdelkader
Kawther Mohamed Rabee
Nour Refaat
Ganna Elwazery
  Uganda
Expedito Emuddu
Paul Makande
Abed Bukenya
Abdul Swaburuh Ssempiri
Guna Kusal Dhulupudi
Fadilah Mohamed Rafi
Tracy Naluwooza
  Mauritius
Lucas Douce
Khemtish Nundah
Hanuman Pravish
Rohissen Soobramanien
Pranav Bhaugeerothee
Vilina Appiah
Tiya Bhurtun
Layna Luxmi Chiniah
Kritisha Mungrah
Boys' singles   Caden Kakora   Robert White   Ahmed Elbahnasawy
  Oswald Ash Fano-Dosh
Girls' singles   Nour Ahmed Youssri   Amy Ackerman   Tracy Naluwooza
  Kawther Mohamed Rabee
Boys' doubles   Caden Kakora
  Robert White
  Abdelrahman Abdelsattar
  Ahmed Elbahnasawy
  Expedito Emuddu
  Paul Makande
  Lucas Douce
  Khemtish Nundah
Girls' doubles   Amy Ackerman
  Diane Olivier
  Nour Ahmed Youssri
  Jana Abdelkader
  Madeleine Akoumba Ze
  Maeva Anamba
  Fadilah Mohamed Rafi
  Tracy Naluwooza
Mixed doubles   Robert White
  Amy Ackerman
  Caden Kakora
  Diane Olivier
  Ahmed Elbahnasawy
  Nour Ahmed Youssri
  Khemtish Nundah
  Vilina Appiah

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Benin)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Africa5308
2  Egypt1337
3  Uganda0044
4  Mauritius0033
5  Benin*0011
  Cameroon0011
Totals (6 entries)661224

Team event

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   South Africa 4 4 0 20 0 +20 40 0 +40 840 327 +513 4 Advance to semi-finals
2   Mauritius 4 3 1 14 6 +8 28 12 +16 734 469 +265 3
3   Benin (H) 4 2 2 10 10 0 22 20 +2 667 656 +11 2
4   Botswana 4 1 3 4 16 −12 6 34 −28 399 811 −412 1
5   Burkina Faso 4 0 4 2 18 −16 6 34 −28 423 802 −379 0
Source: tournamentsoftware.com
(H) Host

South Africa vs Burkina Faso

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Mauritius vs Botswana

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Benin vs Burkina Faso

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South Africa vs Botswana

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Mauritius vs Burkina Faso

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South Africa vs Benin

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Botswana vs Burkina Faso

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Mauritius vs Benin

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Benin vs Botswana

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South Africa vs Mauritius

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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Egypt 4 4 0 20 0 +20 40 0 +40 852 358 +494 4 Advance to semi-finals
2   Uganda 4 3 1 17 3 +14 34 7 +27 809 402 +407 3
3   Ghana 4 2 2 10 10 0 20 20 0 621 546 +75 2
4   Niger 4 1 3 3 17 −14 6 34 −28 361 793 −432 1
5   Burundi 4 0 4 2 18 −16 4 36 −32 261 812 −551 0

Egypt vs Niger

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Uganda vs Burundi

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Ghana vs Niger

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Egypt vs Burundi

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Egypt vs Ghana

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Uganda vs Niger

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Burundi vs Niger

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Uganda vs Ghana

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Ghana vs Burundi

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Egypt vs Uganda

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Knockout stage

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Semi-finals Final
      
1   South Africa 3
4   Uganda 1
1   South Africa 3
2   Egypt 1
3   Mauritius 2
2   Egypt 3

Semi-finals

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Final

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Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD GD PD Final result
    South Africa 6 6 0 6 +24 +52 +613 Champions
    Egypt 6 5 1 4 +19 +39 +476 Runners-up
    Mauritius 5 3 1 3 +7 +14 +237 Eliminated in semi-finals
  Uganda 4 3 1 3 +12 +23 +353
5   Ghana 4 2 2 2 0 0 +75 Eliminated in group stage
6   Benin 4 2 2 2 0 +2 +11
7   Botswana 4 1 2 1 −12 −28 −412
8   Niger 4 1 2 1 −14 −28 −432
9   Burkina Faso 4 0 2 0 −16 −28 −379
10   Burundi 3 0 2 0 −16 −32 −551

Individual event

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Boys' singles

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Semifinals Final
          
5   Robert White 21 21
7   Oswald Ash Fano-Dosh 14 14
5   Robert White 16 17
7   Caden Kakora 21 21
  Ahmed Elbahnasawy 13 14
2   Caden Kakora 21 21

Girls' singles

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Nour Ahmed Youssri 21 21
3   Tracy Naluwooza 15 10
1   Nour Ahmed Youssri 21 21
5   Amy Ackerman 13 15
5   Amy Ackerman 21 21
  Kawther Mohamed Rabee 8 13

Boys' doubles

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Semifinals Final
          
  Ahmed Elbahnasawy
  Abdelrahman Abdelsattar
21 21
4   Expedito Emuddu
  Paul Makande
12 16
  Ahmed Elbahnasawy
  Abdelrahman Abdelsattar
14 19
2   Caden Kakora
  Robert White
21 21
3   Lucas Douce
  Khemtish Nundah
2   Caden Kakora
  Robert White
w / o

Girls' doubles

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Fadilah Mohamed Rafi
  Tracy Naluwooza
21 16 14
  Amy Ackerman
  Diane Olivier
16 21 21
  Amy Ackerman
  Diane Olivier
21 26
2   Nour Ahmed Youssri
  Jana Abdelkader
19 24
  Nour Ahmed Youssri
  Jana Abdelkader
21 21
2   Madeleine Akoumba Ze
  Maeva Anamba
5 9

Mixed doubles

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Semifinals Final
          
  Robert White
  Amy Ackerman
w / o
4   Khemtish Nundah
  Vilina Appiah
  Robert White
  Amy Ackerman
21 21
2   Caden Kakora
  Diane Olivier
17 14
  Ahmed Elbahnasawy
  Nour Ahmed Youssri
16 17
2   Caden Kakora
  Diane Olivier
21 21

References

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  1. ^ "All Africa Under 19 Individual Championship 2021 | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  2. ^ "Day 1 All Africa U 19 Championships 2021 - Mixed Team Event - Draw". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  3. ^ "All Africa U19 Championships 2021 - Team Event". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  4. ^ "Championnats d'Afrique U15 et U19 de badminton: Neuf pays attendus à Ouidah du 22 au 26 août 2021". acotonou.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  5. ^ "BADMINTON :Demarrage des championnats d'Afrique U15 et U19 ce dimanche 22 août au BENIN – SPORTIVES D'AFRIQUE" (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  6. ^ Sports, Bénin (2021-09-04). "Badminton - Championnat d'Afrique U19 : L'Afrique du Sud au sommet, pari gagné pour Aubin Assogba". BeninSports (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-06.
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