1979 African Badminton Championships
Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 10–20 April | ||
Edition | 1st | ||
Venue | Kumasi Technical Institute | ||
Location | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
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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
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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
* Host nation (Ghana)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Kenya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Tanzania | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Ghana* | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
References
- ^ "Kenya are tops". Daily Graphic. 1979-04-21. p. 16. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Noi-Lartey, L.C. (1979-04-18). "Sports Boss Intervenes". Daily Graphic. p. 15. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Scheele, H. A. E. (1978). World Badminton (PDF) (32nd ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 9. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Moses, Sayela Walubita (1990). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. Multimedia Publications (published 2008-09-06). p. 147. ISBN 9789982300391.
- ^ Tejuoso, Dapo (1989). The Ultimate Honour. Nelson Publishers. p. 207. ISBN 9789781261657.
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