2006 African Badminton Championships
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 3–10 December | ||
| Edition | 13th | ||
| Venue | Salle OMS El Biar | ||
| Location | Algiers, Algeria | ||
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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.[1]
In the semi-final of the team event, South Africa and Algeria narrowly beat Mauritius and Seychelles to enter the final.[2][3] South Africa won the final by defeating Algeria 3–0.[4] Nigeria and Kenya withdrew from the tournament after encountering either flight connection or visa problems.
Medalists[edit]
Medal table[edit]
* 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 |
 Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
Team event[edit]
Group stage[edit]
Knockout stage[edit]
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| South Africa
| 3 | ||||||||
| Mauritius
| 2 | ||||||||
| South Africa
| 3 | ||||||||
| Algeria
| 0 | ||||||||
| Algeria
| 3 | ||||||||
| Seychelles
| 2 | ||||||||
Final[edit]
 South Africa 3 |
Salle OMS El Biar, Court 1 6 December 2006 [5] |
 Algeria 0 |
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References[edit]
- ^ "African Championships 2006 | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Maurice en bronze". lexpress.mu (in French). 2006-12-07. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "African Badminton Championship in Algeria-Seychelles take team event bronze medal -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Badminton - le DTN satisfait". La Tribune. 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2024-05-24 – via AllAfrica.
- ^ "Badminton : l'Algérie vice-championne d'Afrique par équipes". Djazairess (in French). 8 December 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2024.