2021 African Junior Badminton Championships

Badminton tournament

Tournament details

Dates

27–29 August (Team event)
31 August – 5 September (Individual event)

Edition

17th

Venue

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall

Location

Cotonou, Benin

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The 2021 African Junior Badminton Championships were the continental badminton championships to crown the best youth players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the Stade de l'Amitié Badminton Hall in Cotonou, Benin, from 27 August to 5 September 2021.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Tournament

The 2021 African Junior Badminton Championships were held in two separate events. The mixed team event, officially All Africa U-19 Mixed Team Championships 2021, was a continental tournament to crown the best team in Africa. A total of 10 countries across Africa registered their players to compete at mixed team event.^[4]^[5]

The individual event, officially All Africa U-19 Individual Championships 2021, was a continental tournament to crown the best players in Africa holding from 31 August to 5 September.^[6]

Venue

This tournament was held at the Stade de l'Amitié Badminton Hall in Cotonou with three courts.

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Teams	South Africa W. J. Bestbier Caden Kakora Johan Oberholzer Barco Scheffer Keaton Stansfeld Robert White Diane Olivier Amy Ackerman Inette Kotze Tamsyn Smith Michaela Ohlson	Egypt Ahmed Elbahnasawy Abdelrahman Abdelsattar Moaz Hesham Hassan Youssif Mohamed Omar Mohamed Sherif Nour Ahmed Youssri Jana Abdelkader Kawther Mohamed Rabee Nour Refaat Ganna Elwazery	Uganda Expedito Emuddu Paul Makande Abed Bukenya Abdul Swaburuh Ssempiri Guna Kusal Dhulupudi Fadilah Mohamed Rafi Tracy Naluwooza
Teams			Mauritius Lucas Douce Khemtish Nundah Hanuman Pravish Rohissen Soobramanien Pranav Bhaugeerothee Vilina Appiah Tiya Bhurtun Layna Luxmi Chiniah Kritisha Mungrah
Men's singles	Caden Kakora	Robert White	Ahmed Elbahnasawy
Men's singles	Caden Kakora	Robert White	Oswald Ash Fano-Dosh
Women's singles	Nour Ahmed Youssri	Amy Ackerman	Tracy Naluwooza
Women's singles	Nour Ahmed Youssri	Amy Ackerman	Kawther Mohamed Rabee
Men's doubles	Caden Kakora Robert White	Abdelrahman Abdelsattar Ahmed Elbahnasawy	Expedito Emuddu Paul Makande
Men's doubles	Caden Kakora Robert White	Abdelrahman Abdelsattar Ahmed Elbahnasawy	Lucas Douce Khemtish Nundah
Women's doubles	Amy Ackerman Diane Olivier	Nour Ahmed Youssri Jana Abdelkader	Madeleine Carene Leticia Akoumba Ze Maeva Princia Gertrude Anamba
Women's doubles	Amy Ackerman Diane Olivier	Nour Ahmed Youssri Jana Abdelkader	Fadilah Mohamed Rafi Tracy Naluwooza
Mixed doubles	Robert White Amy Ackerman	Caden Kakora Diane Olivier	Ahmed Elbahnasawy Nour Ahmed Youssri
Mixed doubles	Robert White Amy Ackerman	Caden Kakora Diane Olivier	Khemtish Nundah Vilina Appiah

Medal table

* Host nation (Benin)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Africa	5	3	0	8
2	Egypt	1	3	3	7
3	Uganda	0	0	4	4
4	Mauritius	0	0	3	3
5	Benin*	0	0	1	1
5	Cameroon	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		6	6	12	24

Team event

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	4	4	0	20	0	+20	40	0	+40	840	327	+513	4	Advance to semi-finals
2	Mauritius	4	3	1	14	6	+8	28	12	+16	734	469	+265	3	Advance to semi-finals
3	Benin (H)	4	2	2	10	10	0	22	20	+2	667	656	+11	2
4	Botswana	4	1	3	4	16	−12	6	34	−28	399	811	−412	1
5	Burkina Faso	4	0	4	2	18	−16	6	34	−28	423	802	−379	0

Source: tournamentsoftware.com
(H) Host

South Africa vs Burkina Faso

South Africa
5

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 2
27 August 2021, 08:30 UTC+1

Burkina Faso
0

		1	2
1	Robert White / Amy Ackerman Mohamadi Ouédraogo / Carine Ouédraogo	21 2	21 4
2	Caden Kakora Aboul Fatao Tapsoba	21 4	21 6
3	Amy Ackerman Carolle Sonde	21 8	21 6
4	Johan Oberholzer / Keaton Stansfeld Mohamadi Ouédraogo / Aboul Fatao Tapsoba	21 7	21 13
5	Diane Olivier / Tamsyn Smith Carine Ouédraogo / Carolle Sonde	21 6	21 3

Mauritius vs Botswana

Mauritius
5

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 1
27 August 2021, 08:30 UTC+1

Botswana
0

		1	2
1	Khemtish Nundah / Kritisha Mungrah Pakarae Marenga / Kesego Hamo	21 4	21 4
2	Lucas Douce Sedietso Oreemetse	21 5	21 11
3	Vilina Appiah Kelebogile Mongunda	21 8	21 10
4	Lucas Douce / Khemtish Nundah Pakarae Marenga / Sedietso Oreemetse	21 3	21 2
5	Vilina Appiah / Kritisha Mungrah Kesego Hamo / Kelebogile Mongunda	21 12	21 13

Benin vs Burkina Faso

Benin
5

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 1
27 August 2021, 11:00 UTC+1

Burkina Faso
0

		1	2	3
1	Preferet Adomahou Aboul Fatao Tapsoba	21 14	20 22	21 16
2	Pernelle Fabossou Carolle Sonde	21 12	21 9
3	Oswald Ash Fano-Dosh / Carlos Kpanou Mohamadi Ouédraogo / Aboul Fatao Tapsoba	21 9	21 10
4	Pernelle Fabossou / Ruth Zannou Carine Ouédraogo / Carolle Sonde	21 16	21 15
5	Preferet Adomahou / Gracia Akapko Mohamadi Ouédraogo / Carine Ouédraogo	21 3	21 8

South Africa vs Botswana

South Africa
5

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 3
27 August 2021, 11:00 UTC+1

Botswana
0

		1	2
1	Caden Kakora Pakarae Marenga	21 4	21 5
2	Diane Olivier Kelebogile Mongunda	21 6	21 10
3	Johan Oberholzer / Keaton Stansfeld Pakarae Marenga / Sedietso Oreemetse	21 5	21 7
4	Amy Ackerman / Tamsyn Smith Kesego Hamo / Kelebogile Mongunda	21 4	21 12
5	Caden Kakora / Diane Olivier Pakarae Marenga / Kesego Hamo	21 3	21 5

Mauritius vs Burkina Faso

Mauritius
5

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 1
27 August 2021, 15:00 UTC+1

Burkina Faso
0

		1	2
1	Rohissen Soobramanien / Kritisha Mungrah Aboul Fatao Tapsoba / Carolle Sonde	21 5	21 6
2	Hanuman Pravish Mohamadi Ouédraogo	21 11	21 5
3	Vilina Appiah Carine Ouédraogo	21 6	21 1
4	Hanuman Pravish / Rohissen Soobramanien Mohamadi Ouédraogo / Aboul Fatao Tapsoba	21 6	21 2
5	Vilina Appiah / Kritisha Mungrah Carine Ouédraogo / Carolle Sonde	21 4	21 13

South Africa vs Benin

South Africa
5

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 2
27 August 2021, 17:30 UTC+1

Benin
0

		1	2
1	Caden Kakora Oswald Ash Fano-Dosh	21 17	21 11
2	Diane Olivier Pernelle Fabossou	21 9	21 11
3	Caden Kakora / Robert White Preferet Adomahou / Oswald Ash Fano-Dosh	21 8	21 12
4	Amy Ackerman / Diane Olivier Pernelle Fabossou / Ruth Zannou	21 6	21 5
5	Robert White / Amy Ackerman Preferet Adomahou / Pernelle Fabossou	21 3	21 9

Botswana vs Burkina Faso

Botswana
3

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 3
28 August 2021, 09:00 UTC+1

Burkina Faso
2

		1	2	3
1	Sedietso Oreemetse / Kesego Hamo Mohamadi Ouédraogo / Carine Ouédraogo	21 19	22 24	21 19
2	Pakarae Marenga Aboul Fatao Tapsoba	9 21	6 21
3	Kelebogile Mongunda Carolle Sonde	21 13	21 6
4	Pakarae Marenga / Sedietso Oreemetse Mohamadi Ouédraogo / Aboul Fatao Tapsoba	12 21	5 21
5	Kesego Hamo / Kelebogile Mongunda Carine Ouédraogo / Carolle Sonde	14 8			retired

Mauritius vs Benin

Mauritius
4

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 2
28 August 2021, 09:00 UTC+1

Benin
1

		1	2
1	Khemtish Nundah Oswald Ash Fano-Dosh	14 21	16 21
2	Vilina Appiah Pernelle Fabossou	21 9	21 12
3	Lucas Douce / Khemtish Nundah Preferet Adomahou / Carlos Kpanou	21 11	21 13
4	Vilina Appiah / Kritisha Mungrah Gracia Akapko / Flora Kpogbemabou	21 5	21 8
5	Lucas Douce / Kritisha Mungrah Oswald Ash Fano-Dosh / Pernelle Fabossou	21 18	21 10

Benin vs Botswana

Benin
4

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 2
28 August 2021, 14:30 UTC+1

Botswana
1

		1	2	3
1	Preferet Adomahou Pakarae Marenga	21 5	21 2
2	Pernelle Fabossou Kesego Hamo	21 10	21 11
3	Oswald Ash Fano-Dosh / Carlos Kpanou Pakarae Marenga / Sedietso Oreemetse	21 6	21 3
4	Ruth Akouegnon / Ruth Zannou Kesego Hamo / Kelebogile Mongunda	15 21	21 18	14 21
5	Oswald Ash Fano-Dosh / Pernelle Fabossou Sedietso Oreemetse / Kelebogile Mongunda	21 6	21 11

South Africa vs Mauritius

South Africa
5

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 1
28 August 2021, 14:00 UTC+1

Mauritius
0

		1	2
1	Robert White / Amy Ackerman Khemtish Nundah / Vilina Appiah	21 11	21 10
2	Caden Kakora Lucas Douce	21 8	21 15
3	Diane Olivier Layna Luxmi Chiniah	21 16	21 14
4	Caden Kakora / Robert White Lucas Douce / Khemtish Nundah	21 12	21 13
5	Amy Ackerman / Diane Olivier Vilina Appiah / Kritisha Mungrah	21 9	21 8

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	4	4	0	20	0	+20	40	0	+40	852	358	+494	4	Advance to semi-finals
2	Uganda	4	3	1	17	3	+14	34	7	+27	809	402	+407	3	Advance to semi-finals
3	Ghana	4	2	2	10	10	0	20	20	0	621	546	+75	2
4	Niger	4	1	3	3	17	−14	6	34	−28	361	793	−432	1
5	Burundi	4	0	4	2	18	−16	4	36	−32	261	812	−551	0

Source: tournamentsoftware.com

Egypt vs Niger

Egypt
5

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 3
27 August 2021, 08:30 UTC+1

Niger
0

		1	2
1	Abdelrahman Abdelsattar / Jana Abdelkader Abdoulnasser Issiakou Chaibou / Lariatou Adamou	21 2	21 3
2	Ahmed Elbahnasawy Issoufou Hamadou	21 7	21 8
3	Nour Ahmed Youssri Rekia Ibrah Mato	21 2	21 1
4	Moaz Hesham Hassan / Youssif Mohamed Abdoulnasser Issiakou Chaibou / Issoufou Hamadou	21 13	21 10
5	Kawther Mohamed Rabee / Nour Refaat Lariatou Adamou / Rekia Ibrah Mato	21 2	21 4

Uganda vs Burundi

Uganda
Walkover

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 2
27 August 2021, 11:00 UTC+1

Burundi
-

			1	2	3
1
2
3
4
5

Ghana vs Niger

Ghana
5

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 1
27 August 2021, 15:00 UTC+1

Niger
0

		1	2
1	Evans Mensah / Cindy Tornyenyor Issoufou Hamadou / Rekia Ibrah Mato	21 14	21 10
2	Michael Botwe Abdoulnasser Issiakou Chaibou	21 11	21 12
3	Prospera Nantuo Lariatou Adamou	21 0	21 1
4	Emmanuel Amoako / Elvis Osei Issoufou Hamadou / Abdoulnasser Issiakou Chaibou	21 6	21 10
5	Prospera Nantuo / Cindy Tornyenyor Lariatou Adamou / Rekia Ibrah Mato	21 1	21 2

Egypt vs Burundi

Egypt
5

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 3
27 August 2021, 15:00 UTC+1

Burundi
0

		1	2
1	Ahmed Elbahnasawy / Jana Abdelkader Devy Marc Muvunyi / Berthila Niyomwungere	21 1	21 5
2	Abdelrahman Abdelsattar Patrick-Adonis Munezero	21 8	21 4
3	Nour Ahmed Youssri Kelly-Janviere Iradukunda	21 3	21 8
4	Moaz Hesham Hassan / Youssif Mohamed Patrick-Adonis Munezero / Devy Marc Muvunyi	21 1	21 2
5	Kawther Mohamed Rabee / Nour Refaat Kelly-Janviere Iradukunda / Berthila Niyomwungere	21 5	21 5

Egypt vs Ghana

Egypt
5

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 1
27 August 2021, 17:30 UTC+1

Ghana
0

		1	2
1	Ahmed Elbahnasawy / Jana Abdelkader Michael Botwe / Prospera Nantuo	21 5	21 8
2	Abdelrahman Abdelsattar Emmanuel Amoako	21 11	21 13
3	Nour Ahmed Youssri Rachael Quarcoo	21 4	21 2
4	Abdelrahman Abdelsattar / Ahmed Elbahnasawy Emmanuel Amoako / Evans Mensah	21 6	21 14
5	Jana Abdelkader / Nour Ahmed Youssri Prospera Nantuo / Cindy Tornyenyor	21 6	21 16

Uganda vs Niger

Uganda
5

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 3
27 August 2021, 17:30 UTC+1

Niger
0

		1	2
1	Abed Bukenya / Tracy Naluwooza Abdoulnasser Issiakou Chaibou / Rekia Ibrah Mato	21 6	21 5
2	Guna Kusal Dhulupudi Issoufou Hamadou	21 17	21 16
3	Fadilah Mohamed Rafi Lariatou Adamou	21 1	21 2
4	Abed Bukenya / Abdul Swaburuh Ssempiri Issoufou Hamadou / Abdoulnasser Issiakou Chaibou	21 11	21 6
5	Fadilah Mohamed Rafi / Tracy Naluwooza Lariatou Adamou / Rekia Ibrah Mato	21 0	21 0

Burundi vs Niger

Burundi
2

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 1
28 August 2021, 09:00 UTC+1

Niger
3

		1	2
1	Devy Marc Muvunyi / Berthila Niyomwungere Abdoulnasser Issiakou Chaibou / Lariatou Adamou	16 21	17 21
2	Patrick-Adonis Munezero Issoufou Hamadou	16 21	10 21
3	Kelly-Janviere Iradukunda Rekia Ibrah Mato	21 7	21 8
4	Patrick-Adonis Munezero / Devy Marc Muvunyi Issoufou Hamadou / Abdoulnasser Issiakou Chaibou	10 21	10 21
5	Kelly-Janviere Iradukunda / Berthila Niyomwungere Lariatou Adamou / Rekia Ibrah Mato	21 19	21 18

Uganda vs Ghana

Uganda
5

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 3
28 August 2021, 14:00 UTC+1

Ghana
0

		1	2
1	Expedito Emuddu / Fadilah Mohamed Rafi Emmanuel Amoako / Prospera Nantuo	21 14	21 17
2	Paul Makande Elvis Osei	21 12	24 22
3	Tracy Naluwooza Cindy Tornyenyor	21 2	21 7
4	Expedito Emuddu / Paul Makande Emmanuel Amoako / Elvis Osei	21 16	21 12
5	Fadilah Mohamed Rafi / Tracy Naluwooza Prospera Nantuo / Cindy Tornyenyor	21 6	21 8

Ghana vs Burundi

Ghana
5

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 2
28 August 2021, 17:00 UTC+1

Burundi
0

		1	2
1	Jonathan Ankrah Patrick-Adonis Munezero	21 6	21 6
2	Gloria Nyame Kelly-Janviere Iradukunda	21 7	21 9
3	Leslie Addo / Jonathan Ankrah Patrick-Adonis Munezero / Devy Marc Muvunyi	21 8	21 9
4	Prospera Nantuo / Rachael Quarcoo Kelly-Janviere Iradukunda / Berthila Niyomwungere	21 2	21 4
5	Evans Mensah / Gloria Nyame Devy Marc Muvunyi / Berthila Niyomwungere	21 5	21 0

Egypt vs Uganda

Egypt
3

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 1
28 August 2021, 17:00 UTC+1

Uganda
2

		1	2	3
1	Ahmed Elbahnasawy / Jana Abdelkader Expedito Emuddu / Fadilah Mohamed Rafi	17 21	17 21
2	Abdelrahman Abdelsattar Paul Makande	21 14	21 10
3	Nour Ahmed Youssri Tracy Naluwooza	21 14	21 5
4	Abdelrahman Abdelsattar / Ahmed Elbahnasawy Expedito Emuddu / Paul Makande	21 16	21 13
5	Nour Ahmed Youssri / Jana Abdelkader Fadilah Mohamed Rafi / Tracy Naluwooza	22 20	18 21	22 24

Knockout stage

Semi-finals			Final

1	South Africa	3

4	Uganda	1
			1	South Africa	3

			2	Egypt	1
3	Mauritius	2

2	Egypt	3

Semi-finals

South Africa
3

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 1
29 August 2021, 09:00 UTC+1

Uganda
1

		1	2
1	Robert White / Amy Ackerman Paul Makande / Tracy Naluwooza	21 7	21 6
2	Caden Kakora Expedito Emuddu	21 16	21 5
3	Diane Olivier Fadilah Mohamed Rafi	6 21	17 21
4	Caden Kakora / Robert White Expedito Emuddu / Paul Makande	21 15	21 4
5	Amy Ackerman / Diane Olivier Fadilah Mohamed Rafi / Tracy Naluwooza			not played

Egypt
3

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 2
29 August 2021, 09:00 UTC+1

Mauritius
2

		1	2	3
1	Abdelrahman Abdelsattar Lucas Douce	17 21	13 21
2	Nour Ahmed Youssri Vilina Appiah	21 8	21 4
3	Ahmed Elbahnasawy / Abdelrahman Abdelsattar Lucas Douce / Khemtish Nundah	18 21	21 18	12 21
4	Nour Ahmed Youssri / Jana Abdelkader Layna Luxmi Chiniah / Kritisha Mungrah	21 13	21 10
5	Ahmed Elbahnasawy / Jana Abdelkader Khemtish Nundah / Vilina Appiah	21 19	16 21	21 18

Final

South Africa
3

Stade de l’Amitié Badminton Hall - Court 1
29 August 2021, 15:00 UTC+1

Egypt
1

		1	2
1	Robert White / Amy Ackerman Abdelrahman Abdelsattar / Jana Abdelkader	21 6	21 7
2	Caden Kakora Ahmed Elbahnasawy	21 9	21 17
3	Diane Olivier Nour Ahmed Youssri	15 21	11 21
4	Caden Kakora / Robert White Ahmed Elbahnasawy / Abdelrahman Abdelsattar	21 13	21 12
5	Amy Ackerman / Diane Olivier Nour Ahmed Youssri / Jana Abdelkader			not played

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	MD	GD	PD	Final result
	South Africa	6	6	0	6	+24	+52	+613	Champions
	Egypt	6	5	1	4	+19	+39	+476	Runners-up

	Mauritius	5	3	1	3	+7	+14	+237	Eliminated in semi-finals
	Uganda	4	3	1	3	+12	+23	+353	Eliminated in semi-finals

5	Ghana	4	2	2	2	0	0	+75	Eliminated in group stage
6	Benin	4	2	2	2	0	+2	+11
7	Botswana	4	1	2	1	−12	−28	−412
8	Niger	4	1	2	1	−14	−28	−432
9	Burkina Faso	4	0	2	0	−16	−28	−379
10	Burundi	3	0	2	0	−16	−32	−551

Individual event

Men's singles

Semifinals				Final

5	Robert White	21	21

7	Oswald Ash Fano-Dosh	14	14
				5	Robert White	16	17

				7	Caden Kakora	21	21
	Ahmed Elbahnasawy	13	14

2	Caden Kakora	21	21

Women's singles

Semifinals				Final

1	Nour Ahmed Youssri	21	21

3	Tracy Naluwooza	15	10
				1	Nour Ahmed Youssri	21	21

				5	Amy Ackerman	13	15
5	Amy Ackerman	21	21

	Kawther Mohamed Rabee	8	13

Men's doubles

Semifinals					Final

	Ahmed Elbahnasawy Abdelrahman Abdelsattar	21	21

4	Expedito Emuddu Paul Makande	12	16
						Ahmed Elbahnasawy Abdelrahman Abdelsattar	14	19

					2	Caden Kakora Robert White	21	21
3	Lucas Douce Khemtish Nundah

2	Caden Kakora Robert White	w	/	o

Women's doubles

Semifinals					Final

1	Fadilah Mohamed Rafi Tracy Naluwooza	21	16	14

	Amy Ackerman Diane Olivier	16	21	21
						Amy Ackerman Diane Olivier	21	26

					2	Nour Ahmed Youssri Jana Abdelkader	19	24
	Nour Ahmed Youssri Jana Abdelkader	21	21

2	Madeleine Carene Leticia Akoumba Ze Maeva Princia Gertrude Anamba	5	9

Mixed doubles

Semifinals					Final

	Robert White Amy Ackerman	w	/	o

4	Khemtish Nundah Vilina Appiah
						Robert White Amy Ackerman	21	21

					2	Caden Kakora Diane Olivier	17	14
	Ahmed Elbahnasawy Nour Ahmed Youssri	16	17

2	Caden Kakora Diane Olivier	21	21

References

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^ "All Africa U19 Championships 2021 - Team Event". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
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External links

Individual result
Team result