1988 African Badminton Championships

Badminton tournament

1988 African Badminton ChampionshipsTournament details

Dates| 7–13 August
Edition| 5th
Venue| National Stadium
Location| Lagos, Nigeria
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The 1988 African Badminton Championships was a continental stage tournament to crown the best badminton squads and players in Africa. The tournament took place from 7 to 13 August 1988 at the National Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria.[1]

## Background

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In June 1986, the Badminton Confederation of Africa held a press conference to discuss the host for the next tournament. Zambia was then chosen to host the next championships in 1986.[2] However, Zambia then postponed and later withdrew from hosting the event due to economic recession. Mozambique then bid to host the event but was unsuccessful. In 1988, Nigeria were selected to host the event. The event was sponsored by African Petroleum Ltd. with a budget of ₦100,000.[2][3]

The participating teams were soon reduced from five teams to three teams, which were Nigeria, Tanzania and Mauritius. Ghana only sent their women's singles ace, Nelly Akainyah to compete in the championships. Benin and Togo sent observers to the tournament.[4][5]

The Nigerian team dominated the championships, winning gold in every discipline. Tanzania won four silvers in the team events and a silver in the individual event, which came from men's doubles. Debutants Mauritius won a silver medal in mixed doubles.[6][7][8][9]

## Medalists

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### Individual events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men's singles  |  Tamuno Gibson |  Babatunde Badiru |  Shahnawaz Kayumali
Nassor Juma
Women's singles  |  Oby Edoga |  Dayo Oyewusi |  Cathy Foo Kune
Y. Oni
Men's doubles  |  Tamuno Gibson
Fatai Tokosi |  Mohamed Juma
Nassor Juma |  Mselem Juma
Shahnawaz Kayumali
Geenesh Dussain
Jean-Michel Duverge
Women's doubles  |  Oby Edoga
Dayo Oyewusi |  C. Olua
Y. Oni |  Nasra Juma
Sharifa Juma
Vandanah Seesurun
Martine de Souza
Mixed doubles  |  Tamuno Gibson
Oby Edoga |  Jacques Foo Kune
Cathy Foo Kune |  Mohamed Juma
Nasra Juma
Jean-Michel Duverge
Martine de Souza

### Team events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men's team  |  Nigeria |  Tanzania |  Mauritius
Women's team  |  Nigeria |  Tanzania |  Mauritius
Mixed team  |  Nigeria |  Tanzania |  Mauritius
Junior mixed team  |  Nigeria |  Tanzania |  Mauritius

### Medal table

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* Host nation (Nigeria)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Nigeria*| 9| 3| 1| 13
2|  Tanzania| 0| 5| 5| 10
3|  Mauritius| 0| 1| 8| 9
Totals (3 entries)| 9| 9| 14| 32

## References

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1. ^ "Nigeria to host African Badminton Championships". Xinhua News Agency. 1988-07-30. p. 85. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
2. ^ a b Tejuosọ, Dapọ; Tejuoso, Adedapo Adewale (1989). The Ultimate Honour. Nelson Publishers. ISBN 9789781261657.
3. ^ Tejuosọ, Dapọ; Tejuoso, Adedapo Adewale (1989). The Ultimate Honour. Nelson Publishers. p. 210\. ISBN 9789781261657.
4. ^ Scheele, H. A. E. (1989). World Badminton (PDF) (2nd ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 9. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
5. ^ "Nigeria offers to train badminton players, coaches for Benin". Xinhua News Agency. 1988-08-17. p. 29. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
6. ^ "5th African Badminton Championships". Xinhua News Agency. 1988-08-12. p. 23. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
7. ^ "African Badminton Championships end in Nigeria". Xinhua News Agency. 1988-08-14. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
8. ^ Scheele, H. A. E. (1989). World Badminton (PDF) (3rd ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 29. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
9. ^ "JIOI 2019 - Cathy Foo Kune: «En termes d'émotions, rien n'égalera ce final au stade George V»". lexpress.mu (in French). 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2024-05-19.

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