# African Junior Badminton Championships

The African Junior Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Confederation of Africa, the governing body of badminton in Africa to crown the best junior badminton players (under-19) in the continent.
The championships were established in 1993 and the first edition was held in Ndola, Zambia.

## Championships (U–19)
### Location of the African Junior Badminton Championships (U–19)

The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the African Junior Badminton Championships. The most recent games were held in Beau Bassin-Rose Hill in 2022. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships.
| Year | Number | Host city | Events |
| 1993 | 1 | Ndola, Zambia (1) | 6 |
| 1995 | 2 | Durban, South Africa (1) | 6 |
| 1997 | 3 | Gaborone, Botswana (1) | 6 |
| 1999 | 4 | Johannesburg, South Africa (1) | 6 |
| 2001 | 5 | Lusaka, Zambia (1) | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | Cairo, Egypt (1) | 6 |
| 2005 | 7 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1) | 6 |
| 2007 | 8 | Gaborone, Botswana (2) | 6 |
| Year | Number | Host city | Events |
| 2009 | 9 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2) | 6 |
| 2011 | 10 | Rose Hill, Mauritius (1) | 6 |
| 2013 | 11 | Algiers, Algeria (1) | 6 |
| 2016 | 12 | Casablanca, Morocco (1) | 6 |
| 2021 | 13 | Cotonou, Benin (1) | 6 |
| 2022 | 14 | Rose Hill, Mauritius (2) | 6 |
| 2024 | 15 | Thiès, Senegal (1) | 6 |

### Medal table (2007–2024)

African Junior Badminton Championships (U–19) :
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 21 | 13 | 11 | 45 |
| 2 | Mauritius (MRI) | 11 | 7 | 24 | 42 |
| 3 | Egypt (EGY) | 7 | 13 | 25 | 45 |
| 4 | Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | Uganda (UGA) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Seychelles (SEY) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Réunion (REU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Benin (BEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 48 | 45 | 92 | 185 |

### Previous winners
#### Individual competition

| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
| 1993 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 1995 | Segun Akinsanya | Charne du Preez | Patrice Anodin Li Ying | Anneska Davel Charne du Preez | Dean Potgieter Claire Anderson |
| 1997 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 1999 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 2001 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 2003 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 2005 | Jinkan Ifraimu | Stacey Doubell | Jinkan Ifraimu Hussaini Musa | Annari Viljoen Jade Morgan | Duncan Anderton Stacey Doubell |
| 2007 | Jacob Maliekal | Shareen Matthews | Mahmoud El-Sayad Ali Ahmed El-Khateeb | Candace Mann Jennifer Fry | Reinard Louw Jennifer Fry |
| 2009 | Jacob Maliekal | Allisen Camille | Jacob Maliekal Jason Coetzer | Kate Foo Kune Yeldy Louison | Jacob Maliekal Debbie Godfrey |
| 2011 | Mahmoud El Sayad | Kate Foo Kune | Andries Malan Prakash Nath | Elme de Villiers Lee-Ann de Wet | Andries Malan Jennifer van der Berg |
| 2013 | Habeeb Bello | Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan | Aatish Lubah Julien Paul | Anri Schoonees Lee-Ann de Wet | Julien Paul Aurélie Allet |
| 2016 | Adham Hatem Elgamal | Halla Bouksani | Yacine Belhouane Samy Khaldi | Johanita Scholtz Zani van der Merwe | Yacine Belhouane Sirine Ibrahim |
| 2021 | Caden Kakora | Nour Ahmed Youssri | Caden Kakora Robert White | Amy Ackerman Diane Olivier | Robert White Amy Ackerman |
| 2022 | Khemtish Rai Nundah | Fadilah Mohamed Rafi | Mohamed Hegazy Youssif Mohamed | Fadilah Mohamed Rafi Tracy Naluwooza | Abed Bukenya Fadilah Mohamed Rafi |
| 2024 | Lucas Douce | Reem Hussein | Lucas Douce Aidan Yu Kiat | Chiara How Hong Elsa How Hong | Lucas Douce Elsa How Hong |

#### Team competition
##### Mixed team

| Year | Winners |
| 1993 | South Africa |
| 1995 | South Africa |
| 1997 | Mauritius |
| 1999 | Nigeria |
| 2001 | South Africa |
| 2003 | Egypt |
| 2005 | Nigeria |
| 2007 | South Africa |
| 2009 | South Africa |
| 2011 | South Africa |
| 2013 | South Africa |
| 2016 | Egypt |
| 2021 | South Africa |
| 2022 | Mauritius |
| 2024 | Mauritius |