2008 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa
Badminton tournament
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The 2008 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa were held in Rose Hill, Mauritius, between 17–21 February and organised by Mauritius Badminton Association. Kenya was scheduled to host the events, but domestic unrest has led to them being moved to Mauritius.[1][2] South Africa was the defending champion in men's and women's team events. This tournament serves as qualification stage for African countries for the 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup.[3]
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| Dates | 17–21 February 2008 | ||
| Edition | 3 | ||
| Venue | National Badminton Centre | ||
| Location | Rose Hill, Mauritius | ||
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Medalists
- Men's Team
| Medal | Team | Players |
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 Nigeria |
Greg Orobosa Okuonghea, Jinkan Bulus, Olaoluwa Fagbemi, Ibrahim Adamu, Akeem Olanrewaju Ogunseye |
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 South Africa |
Chris Dednam, Roelof Dednam, Wiaan Viljoen, Dorian James, Enrico James |
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 Egypt |
Kareem Shedeed, Abdelrahman Kashkal, Ahmed Reda, Ahmed Salah |
 Mauritius |
Yoni Louison, Stephan Beeharry, Vishal Sawaram, Lloyd Alam, Krish Umanee, Daven Pachee, Norman Fon Sing |
- Women's Team
| Medal | Team | Players |
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South Africa |
Stacey Doubell, Michelle Edwards, Kerry-Lee Harrington, Jade Morgan, Annari Viljoen, Chantal Botts |
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Nigeria |
Grace Daniel, Susan Ideh, Gideon Mary, Imhade Oribabor |
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Mauritius |
Yeldi Louison, Kate Foo Kune, Marlyse Marquer, Karen Foo Kune, Priscilla Vinayagum Pillay |
Egypt |
Hadia Hosny, Dina Nagy, Yasmina Farid, Noran Hassan El Banna |
Men's team
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 5–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Egypt |
3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 2 | — | 3–2 | 5–0 | |||
| 3 | Uganda |
3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 1 | — | 5–0 | ||||
| 4 | Kenya |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | — |
Source: africa-badminton.com
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Nigeria |
2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Mauritius (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | — | 3–2 | |||
| 3 | Zambia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | — |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 20 February | ||||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||
| 21 February | ||||||
| Mauritius | 0 | |||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||
| 20 February | ||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
- South Africa vs Mauritius
 South Africa 3 |
National Badminton Centre 20 February 2008 |
 Mauritius 0 |
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- Nigeria vs Egypt
 Nigeria 3 |
National Badminton Centre 20 February 2008 |
 Egypt 1 |
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Final
- South Africa vs Nigeria
South Africa 0 |
National Badminton Centre 21 February 2008 |
Nigeria 3 |
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Women's team
Group stage
Round-robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Nigeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | South Africa |
3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 2 | — | 4–1 | 5–0 | |||
| 3 | Mauritius (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 | — | 4–1 | ||||
| 4 | Egypt |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | — |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 20 February | ||||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||
| 21 February | ||||||
| Mauritius | 1 | |||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||
| 20 February | ||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||
| Egypt | 0 | |||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
- South Africa vs Mauritius
South Africa 3 |
National Badminton Centre 20 February 2008 |
Mauritius 1 |
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- Nigeria vs Egypt
Nigeria 3 |
National Badminton Centre 20 February 2008 |
Egypt 0 |
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Final
- South Africa vs Nigeria
South Africa 3 |
National Badminton Centre 21 February 2008 |
Nigeria 2 |
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