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1979 African Badminton Championships

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1979 African Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates10–20 April
Edition1st
VenueKumasi Technical Institute
LocationKumasi, Ghana
1980

The 1979 African Badminton Championships was a continental stage tournament to crown the best badminton squads and players in Africa. The tournament was marked as the inaugural edition of the African Badminton Championships. The tournament took place from 10 to 20 April 1979 at the Kumasi Technical Institute in Kumasi, Ghana.[1]

Originally, the tournament was scheduled to be played in August 1979, with six countries participating in the tournament. Due to the competition date being changed repeatedly, Mozambique and Nigeria decided to pull out of the tournament.[2][3] Zambia sent two junior players to compete in the junior events but reached the wrong venue and had to withdraw from the competition.[4]

The men's team event was won by Kenya while Tanzania clinched the women's team title. Hosts Ghana had to settle for bronze.[5]

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team  Kenya
Moez Alibhai
Andy Nicol
Amjid Rasul
Narendra K. Shah
Rajesh Shah
Pradesh Sodha
 Tanzania
Ali Abed
Fuad Ahmed
Raju Chiplunkar
Mukesh Nathwani
Mukesh Shah
 Ghana
Kodjo Asamoah
Ralph Bannerman-Wood
Ralph Defoe
Paul Kodjo Kumah
Mario Kwami
Frank Kwami
Women's team  Tanzania
Esther Mosha
S. Chiplunkar
Fatma Selemani
 Kenya
Shamin Noormohamed
Chris Maskell
Naila Valani
 Ghana
Nelly Akainyah
Abigail Haizel
Phyllis Nimako-Boateng
Junior mixed team  Kenya  Tanzania  Ghana

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Ghana)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Kenya2103
2 Tanzania1203
3 Ghana*0033
Totals (3 entries)3339

References

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  1. ^ Addo-Twum, J. K. (1979-04-21). "Kenya are tops". Daily Graphic. p. 16. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ Noi-Lartey, L.C. (1979-04-18). "Sports Boss Intervenes". Daily Graphic. p. 15. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ Scheele, H. A. E. (1978). World Badminton (PDF) (32nd ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 9. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ Moses, Sayela Walubita (1990). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. Multimedia Publications (published 2008-09-06). p. 147. ISBN 9789982300391.
  5. ^ Tejuoso, Dapo (1989). The Ultimate Honour. Nelson Publishers. p. 207. ISBN 9789781261657.