Badminton_Confederation_of_Africa

Badminton Confederation of Africa

Badminton Confederation of Africa

Governing body of badminton in Africa

The Badminton Confederation Africa (BCA) (formerly known as Badminton Confederation of Africa) is the governing body of badminton in Africa. It is one of the 5 continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). It now has 46 member countries and 2 associate members.[2]

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History

Badminton Confederation of Africa was formed on 31 August 1977 as African Badminton Federation during a meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The meeting was attended by delegates from seven national organisations from Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia.[3]

Member associations

  • Algeria Algeria
  • Benin Benin
  • Botswana Botswana
  • Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
  • Burundi Burundi
  • Cameroon Cameroon
  • Central African Republic Central African Republic
  • Chad Chad (associate member)
  • Comoros Comoros
  • Republic of the Congo Congo
  • Djibouti Djibouti
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo
  • Egypt Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea Eritrea
  • Eswatini Eswatini
  • Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • The Gambia Gambia
  • Ghana Ghana
  • Guinea Guinea
  • Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
  • Kenya Kenya
  • Lesotho Lesotho
  • Libya Libya
  • Madagascar Madagascar
  • Malawi Malawi
  • Mauritania Mauritania
  • Mauritius Mauritius
  • Mayotte Mayotte (associate member)
  • Morocco Morocco
  • Mozambique Mozambique
  • Namibia Namibia
  • Niger Niger
  • Nigeria Nigeria
  • Rwanda Rwanda
  • Réunion Reunion (associate member)
  • Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena
  • Senegal Senegal
  • Seychelles Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
  • Somalia Somalia
  • South Africa South Africa
  • Sudan Sudan
  • Tanzania Tanzania
  • Togo Togo
  • Tunisia Tunisia
  • Uganda Uganda
  • Zambia Zambia
  • Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

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References

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