# 2006 African Badminton Championships

The 2006 African Badminton Championships were the continental badminton championships to crown the best players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the Salle OMS El Biar in Algiers, Algeria, from 3 to 10 December 2006.
In the semi-final of the team event, South Africa and Algeria narrowly beat Mauritius and Seychelles to enter the final. South Africa won the final by defeating Algeria 3–0. Nigeria and Kenya withdrew from the tournament after encountering either flight connection or visa problems.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Nabil Lasmari | Eli Mambwe | Chris Dednam |
| Men's singles | Nabil Lasmari | Eli Mambwe | Willem Viljoen |
| Women's singles | Juliette Ah-Wan | Stacey Doubell | Karen Foo Kune |
| Women's singles | Juliette Ah-Wan | Stacey Doubell | Hadia Hosny |
| Men's doubles | Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam | Dorian James Willem Viljoen | Georgie Cupidon Steve Malcouzanne |
| Men's doubles | Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam | Dorian James Willem Viljoen | Zeradine Ammar Karim Rezig |
| Women's doubles | Michelle Edwards Stacey Doubell | Juliette Ah-Wan Catherina Paulin | Karen Foo Kune Amrita Sawaram |
| Women's doubles | Michelle Edwards Stacey Doubell | Juliette Ah-Wan Catherina Paulin | Hadia Hosny Alaa Youssef |
| Mixed doubles | Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan | Dorian James Michelle Edwards | Kareem Shedeed Alaa Youssef |
| Mixed doubles | Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan | Dorian James Michelle Edwards | Nabil Lasmari Rajae Rochdy |
| Mixed team | South Africa Robert Abrahams Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam Dorian James Willem Viljoen Chantal Botts Stacey Doubell Michelle Edwards Kerry-Lee Harrington Charné du Preez | Algeria Maamar Abdet Zeradine Ammar Salim Belmahi Fateh Bettahar Salaheddine Boumoussa Mahlous Mohammed Karim Rezig Sid Ali Tabariten Ryma Boudellaa Fatma Brahimi Hakima Cherifi | Seychelles Georgie Cupidon Steve Malcouzanne Juliette Ah-Wan Danielle Jupiter Catherina Paulin Sherley Sedgwick |
| Mixed team | South Africa Robert Abrahams Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam Dorian James Willem Viljoen Chantal Botts Stacey Doubell Michelle Edwards Kerry-Lee Harrington Charné du Preez | Algeria Maamar Abdet Zeradine Ammar Salim Belmahi Fateh Bettahar Salaheddine Boumoussa Mahlous Mohammed Karim Rezig Sid Ali Tabariten Ryma Boudellaa Fatma Brahimi Hakima Cherifi | Mauritius Lloyd Alam Sahir Edoo Vishal Sawaram Karen Foo Kune Amrita Sawaram Marlyse Marquer |

### Medal table

* Host nation (Algeria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Seychelles | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Algeria* | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Zambia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 |

## Team event
### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| South Africa | South Africa | 3 | | | |
| Mauritius | Mauritius | 2 | | | |
| Mauritius | Mauritius | 2 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 |
| | | | Algeria | Algeria | 0 |
| Algeria | Algeria | 3 | Algeria | Algeria | 0 |
| Seychelles | Seychelles | 2 | | | |