2004 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa

2004 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa

Tournament details
Dates	22–26 February 2004
Venue	Pretoria Showgrounds
Location	Pretoria, South Africa
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The 2004 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa were the African qualifiers for the 2004 Thomas & Uber Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. The tournament was held at the Pretoria Showgrounds in Pretoria, South Africa.^[1] The tournament was held from 22 to 26 February 2004.^[2]

Squads

Men's team
Team	Players
Botswana	Harold Ndaba, Tebogo Ofentse, Kabelo Mosinyi
Mauritius	Stephan Beeharry, Vishal Sawaram, Eddy Clarisse, Kiran Baboolall
Nigeria	Ibrahim Adamu, Dotun Akinsanya, Edicha Ocholi, Ola Fagbemi, Abimbola Odejoke, Greg Okuonghae
South Africa	Chris Dednam, Johan Kleingeld, Stewart Carson, Dorian James
Swaziland	Nick Malaza, Musawenkhosi Mnisi, Sifiso Dlamini
Uganda	Abraham Wogute, Edwin Ekiring, Ibrahim Nyanzi, Ivan Karimunda
Zambia	Eli Mambwe, Juma Muwowo, Lucio Mambwe, Kaite Mubanga
Women's team
Team	Players
Botswana	Oarabile Mosinyi, Goabaone Segadimo
Mauritius	Amrita Sawaram, Shama Aboobakar, Marlyse Marquer, Karen Foo Kune
Nigeria	Grace Daniel, Susan Ideh, Kuburat Mumuni, Prisca Azuine
South Africa	Michelle Edwards, Chantal Botts, Annari Viljoen, Marika Daubern, Antoinette Uys
Swaziland	Dumisile Mkhatshwa, Hlobisile Kgomo, Thandeka Dlamini
Uganda	Fiona Ssozi, Fiona Nakaloma, Edith Wamalwa, Helen Luziika
Zambia	Ogar Siamupangila, Ngandwe Miyambo, Irene Chongo, Jean Mabiza

Tournament

Draw

A total of 14 teams, that includes 7 men's teams and 7 women's teams competed in the qualification tournament. The tournament was played in a round robin format.^[2][3]

Men's team	Women's team
Botswana  Mauritius  Nigeria  South Africa  Swaziland  Uganda  Zambia	Botswana  Mauritius  Nigeria  South Africa  Swaziland  Uganda  Zambia

Men's team

Ranking

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	Qualification
South Africa (H)	6	6	6	0	+29	–1	2004 Thomas Cup
Nigeria	5	6	5	1	+26	–4
Mauritius	4	6	4	2	+18	–12
Uganda	3	6	3	3	+17	–13
Zambia	2	6	2	4	+8	–22
Botswana	1	6	1	5	+7	–23
Swaziland	0	6	0	6	0	–30

Fixtures

Nigeria 5–0  Botswana  South Africa 5–0  Zambia  Mauritius 5–0  Swaziland  South Africa 5–0  Swaziland  Mauritius 5–0  Botswana  Nigeria 5–0  Zambia  Zambia 5–0  Swaziland  Mauritius 3–2  Uganda  South Africa 5–0  Botswana  Nigeria 5–0  Uganda  South Africa 5–0  Mauritius

Zambia 3–2  Botswana  Uganda 5–0  Swaziland  South Africa 5–0  Uganda  Nigeria 5–0  Mauritius  Uganda 5–0  Botswana  Mauritius 5–0  Zambia  Nigeria 5–0  Swaziland  Uganda 5–0  Zambia  South Africa 4–1  Nigeria  Botswana 5–0  Swaziland

Women's team

Ranking

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	Qualification
South Africa (H)	6	6	6	0	+30	–0	2004 Uber Cup
Mauritius	5	6	5	1	+25	–5
Nigeria	4	6	4	2	+20	–10
Uganda	3	6	3	3	+15	–15
Zambia	2	6	2	4	+10	–20
Botswana	1	6	1	5	+5	–25
Swaziland	0	6	0	6	0	–30

Fixtures

Nigeria 5–0  Botswana  South Africa 5–0  Zambia  Mauritius 5–0  Swaziland  South Africa 5–0  Swaziland  Mauritius 5–0  Botswana  Nigeria 5–0  Zambia  Zambia 5–0  Swaziland  Mauritius 5–0  Uganda  South Africa 5–0  Botswana  Nigeria 5–0  Uganda  South Africa 5–0  Mauritius

Zambia 5–0  Botswana  Uganda 5–0  Swaziland  South Africa 5–0  Uganda  Nigeria 5–0  Mauritius  Uganda 5–0  Botswana  Mauritius 5–0  Zambia  Nigeria 5–0  Swaziland  Uganda 5–0  Zambia  South Africa 5–0  Nigeria  Botswana 5–0  Swaziland

References

1. Bugingo, Douglas D. (2004-04-23). "Uganda Faces Mauritius". AllAfrica. Daily Monitor. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
2. Bugingo, Douglas D. (2004-02-21). "Uganda in Tough Badminton Group". AllAfrica. Daily Monitor. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
3. "Badminton team fails to impress". Africa Badminton. BOPA Daily News Archive. 2004-02-26. Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 14 February 2024.