2007 African Junior Badminton Championships

2007 African Junior Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	19–22 August (Team event) 23–26 August (Individual event)
Edition	8th
Venue	St Joseph's College Sports Hall
Location	Gaborone, Botswana
← Addis Ababa 2005 Addis Ababa 2009 →

The 2007 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 St Joseph's College Sports Hall in Gaborone, Botswana, from 19 to 26 August 2007.^[1]

Tournament

The 2007 African Junior Badminton Championships were held in two separate events. The mixed team event, officially All Africa U-19 Mixed Team Championships 2007, was a continental tournament to crown the best team in Africa. A total of 7 countries across Africa registered their players to compete at mixed team event.^[2][3]

The individual event, officially All Africa U-19 Individual Championships 2007, was a continental tournament to crown the best players in Africa holding from 23 to 26 August.^[4][5]

Venue

This tournament was held at the St Joseph's College Sports Hall in Gaborone with two courts.

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Teams	South Africa	Egypt	Mauritius
			Seychelles
Boys' singles	Jacob Maliekal	Ali Ahmed El-Khateeb	Isaac Minaphee
			Micheal Onwe
Girls' singles	Shareen Matthews	Dina Nagy	Cynthia Course
			Noran Hassan Elbanna
Boys' doubles	Mahmoud El Sayad Ali Ahmed El-Khateeb	Isaac Minaphee Andrew Stephen	Dimitry Duval Daven Patchee
			Charles Kalonde Nago Chongo
Girls' doubles	Jennifer Fry Candace Mann	Noran Hassan Elbanna Dina Nagy	Kate Foo Kune Yeldy Louison
			Alisen Camille Cynthia Course
Mixed doubles	Reinard Louw Jennifer Fry	Jacob Maliekal Candace Mann	Mahmoud El Sayad Noran Hassan Elbanna
			Daven Patchee Kate Foo Kune

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Botswana)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Africa	5	1	0	6
2	Egypt	1	4	2	7
3	Nigeria	0	1	2	3
4	Mauritius	0	0	4	4
5	Seychelles	0	0	3	3
6	Zambia	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		6	6	12	24

Team event

Group A Pos Team Pld Pts 1  South Africa 2 2 2  Egypt 2 1 3  Botswana (H) 2 0 Source: Africa Badminton (H) Host South Africa  4–1  Egypt South Africa  5–0  Botswana Egypt  5–0  Botswana

Group B Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Mauritius 3 3 2  Seychelles 3 2 3  Zambia 3 1 4  Swaziland 3 0 Source: Africa Badminton Mauritius  4–1  Seychelles Mauritius  5–0  Zambia Mauritius  5–0  Swaziland Seychelles  3–2  Zambia Seychelles  5–0  Swaziland Zambia  5–0  Swaziland

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals					Final
	South Africa		3
	Seychelles		0
						South Africa		3
						Egypt		1
	Egypt		3
	Mauritius		2

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	MD	Final result
	South Africa	4	4	0	4	+13	Champions
	Egypt	4	3	1	3	+1	Runners-up
	Mauritius	4	3	1	3	+12	Eliminated in semi-finals
	Seychelles	4	2	2	2	0
5	Zambia	3	1	2	1	−1	Eliminated in group stage
6	Botswana	2	0	2	0	−10
7	Swaziland	3	0	3	0	−15

References

1. Writer, BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
   Staff (2007-08-10). "BBA to host Africa badminton tourney". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
2. "Badminton: Eighth All-African Junior Championship-Three bronze medals for Seychelles -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
3. "Quel gâchis !". lexpress.mu (in French). 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
4. Writer, BOITUMELO KHUTSAFALO
   Staff (2007-08-23). "Exposure cost Botswana". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
5. "The All Africa Junior Championships 2007". Africa Badminton. Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

External links

• Individual result