# 2021 African Junior Badminton Championships

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.

## 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.
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.

### 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 | 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 | Mauritius Lucas Douce Khemtish Nundah Hanuman Pravish Rohissen Soobramanien Pranav Bhaugeerothee Vilina Appiah Tiya Bhurtun Layna Luxmi Chiniah Kritisha Mungrah |
| Boys' singles | Caden Kakora | Robert White | Ahmed Elbahnasawy |
| Boys' singles | Caden Kakora | Robert White | Oswald Ash Fano-Dosh |
| Girls' singles | Nour Ahmed Youssri | Amy Ackerman | Tracy Naluwooza |
| Girls' singles | Nour Ahmed Youssri | Amy Ackerman | Kawther Mohamed Rabee |
| Boys' doubles | Caden Kakora Robert White | Abdelrahman Abdelsattar Ahmed Elbahnasawy | Expedito Emuddu Paul Makande |
| Boys' doubles | Caden Kakora Robert White | Abdelrahman Abdelsattar Ahmed Elbahnasawy | Lucas Douce Khemtish Nundah |
| Girls' doubles | Amy Ackerman Diane Olivier | Nour Ahmed Youssri Jana Abdelkader | Madeleine Akoumba Ze Maeva Anamba |
| Girls' 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) | 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 | |

#### South Africa vs Mauritius
### 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 | |

#### Egypt vs Uganda
### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Uganda | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Uganda | 1 | 1 | South Africa | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Egypt | 1 |
| 3 | Mauritius | 2 | 2 | Egypt | 1 |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | | | |

#### Final
### 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 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 7 | Botswana | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −12 | −28 | −412 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 8 | Niger | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −14 | −28 | −432 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −16 | −28 | −379 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | Burundi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −16 | −32 | −551 | Eliminated in group stage |

## Individual event
### Boys' singles

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Robert White | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| 7 | Oswald Ash Fano-Dosh | 14 | 14 | | | | |
| 7 | Oswald Ash Fano-Dosh | 14 | 14 | 5 | Robert White | 16 | 17 |
| | | | | 7 | Caden Kakora | 21 | 21 |
| | Ahmed Elbahnasawy | 13 | 14 | 7 | Caden Kakora | 21 | 21 |
| 2 | Caden Kakora | 21 | 21 | | | | |

### Girls' singles

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Nour Ahmed Youssri | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| 3 | Tracy Naluwooza | 15 | 10 | | | | |
| 3 | Tracy Naluwooza | 15 | 10 | 1 | Nour Ahmed Youssri | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | 5 | Amy Ackerman | 13 | 15 |
| 5 | Amy Ackerman | 21 | 21 | 5 | Amy Ackerman | 13 | 15 |
| | Kawther Mohamed Rabee | 8 | 13 | | | | |

### Boys' doubles

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Ahmed Elbahnasawy Abdelrahman Abdelsattar | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| 4 | Expedito Emuddu Paul Makande | 12 | 16 | | | | | |
| 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 | 21 | 21 |
| 2 | Caden Kakora Robert White | w | / | o | | | | |

### Girls' doubles

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Fadilah Mohamed Rafi Tracy Naluwooza | 21 | 16 | 14 | | | | |
| | Amy Ackerman Diane Olivier | 16 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | 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 | Nour Ahmed Youssri Jana Abdelkader | 19 | 24 |
| 2 | Madeleine Akoumba Ze Maeva Anamba | 5 | 9 | | | | | |

### Mixed doubles

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Robert White Amy Ackerman | w | / | o | | | | |
| 4 | Khemtish Nundah Vilina Appiah | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 17 | 14 |
| 2 | Caden Kakora Diane Olivier | 21 | 21 | | | | | |