Badminton Africa
Governing body of badminton in Africa
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Badminton Africa (BA) is the governing body of badminton in Africa. It is one of the 5 continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation. It now has 46 member countries and 2 associate members.[2] It was formerly called the Badminton Confederation of Africa.
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| Abbreviation | BCA |
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| Formation | 31 August 1977 |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Pretoria, Republic of South Africa |
| Members | 46 member associations 3 associate members |
President |  Michel Bau[1] |
| Website | https://badmintonafrica.com/ |
History
Badminton 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][4] Willibard Kente was elected as a president, and Mariam Hamdan as secretary.[4]
Member associations
Algeria
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad (associate member)
Comoros
Congo
Djibouti
DR Congo
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte (associate member)
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda- Reunion (associate member)
Saint Helena
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Presidents
| No. | Years | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1977–1980 |  Willibard Kente |
| 2 | 1980–1982 (interim) |  Ramachandra Balasuperamaniam |
| 3 | 1982–2005 |  Dapo Tejuoso |
| 4 | 2005–2010 |  Larry Keys[5] |
| 5 | 2010 (interim) | Kabir Badamasuiy[6] |
| 6 | 2011–2013 |  Dagmawit Girmay Berhane[7] |
| 7 | 2013–2017 | Larry Keys[8] |
| 8 | 2017–2018 | Danlami Senchi[9] |
| 9 | 2018 (interim) |  Amine Zoubiri[10] |
| 10 | 2018–now | Michel Bau |