2004 African Badminton Championships

The 2004 African Badminton Championships were the continental badminton championships to crown the best players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the National Badminton Centre in Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius, from 18 to 24 April 2004.^[1][2] This tournament also served as the African qualifiers for the 2004 Summer Olympics badminton event.^[3]

2004 African Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	18–24 April
Edition	12th
Venue	National Badminton Centre
Location	Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius
← 2002 2006 →

A total of 12 teams competed in the team event.^[4] In the semi-final of the team event, South Africa and Nigeria beat Mauritius and Seychelles to enter the final.^[5][6] South Africa won the final by defeating Nigeria 3–1.

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Dotun Akinsanya	Olivier Fossy	Chris Dednam
			Ibrahim Adamu
Women's singles	Michelle Edwards	Chantal Botts	Amrita Sawaram
			Susan Ideh
Men's doubles	Chris Dednam Johan Kleingeld	Dotun Akinsanya Abimbola Odejoke	Stewart Carson Dorian James
			Stephan Beeharry Yogeshsingh Mahadnac
Women's doubles	Chantal Botts Michelle Edwards	Grace Daniel Miriam Sude	Juliette Ah-Wan Shirley Etienne
			Karen Foo Kune Amrita Sawaram
Mixed doubles	Greg Okuonghae Grace Daniel	Stephan Beeharry Shama Aboobakar	Johan Kleingeld Marika Daubern
			Dorian James Michelle Edwards
Mixed team	South Africa	Nigeria	Seychelles
			Mauritius

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Mauritius)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Africa	4	1	4	9
2	Nigeria	2	3	2	7
3	Mauritius*	0	1	4	5
4	Réunion	0	1	0	1
5	Seychelles	0	0	2	2
Totals (5 entries)		6	6	12	24

Team event

Group stage

Group A Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts  South Africa 5 5 0 23 2 +21 5  Mauritius 5 4 1 22 3 +19 4  Egypt 5 3 2 13 12 +1 3  Uganda 5 2 3 12 13 −1 2  Kenya 5 1 4 5 20 −15 1  Eritrea 5 0 5 0 25 −25 0 South Africa  3–2  Mauritius South Africa  5–0  Egypt South Africa  5–0  Uganda South Africa  5–0  Kenya South Africa  5–0  Eritrea Mauritius  5–0  Egypt Mauritius  5–0  Uganda Mauritius  5–0  Kenya Mauritius  5–0  Eritrea Egypt  3–2  Uganda Egypt  5–0  Kenya Egypt  5–0  Eritrea Uganda  5–0  Kenya Uganda  5–0  Eritrea Kenya  5–0  Eritrea

Group B Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts  Nigeria 5 5 0 25 0 +25 5  Seychelles 5 4 1 18 7 +11 4  Réunion 5 3 2 11 14 −3 3  Algeria 5 2 3 12 13 −1 2  Botswana 5 1 4 5 20 −15 1  Swaziland 5 0 5 2 23 −21 0 Nigeria  5–0  Seychelles Nigeria  5–0  Algeria Nigeria  5–0  Réunion Nigeria  5–0  Botswana Nigeria  5–0  Swaziland Seychelles  4–1  Algeria Seychelles  4–1  Réunion Seychelles  5–0  Botswana Seychelles  5–0  Swaziland Algeria  2–3  Réunion Algeria  5–0  Botswana Algeria  5–0  Swaziland Réunion  4–1  Botswana Réunion  4–1  Swaziland Botswana  4–1  Swaziland

Knockout stage

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

Final

South Africa 3	National Badminton Centre, Court 1 21 April 2004 [7]		Nigeria 1
1 2 3 1 Chris Dednam Dotun Akinsanya 15 2 3 15 15 10   2 Michelle Edwards Grace Daniel 11 3 13 12     3 Johan Kleingeld / Chris Dednam Ibrahim Adamu / Greg Okuonghae 10 15 10 15     4 Chantal Botts / Michelle Edwards Susan Ideh / Miriam Sude 15 4 15 2     5 Dorian James / Michelle Edwards Greg Okuonghae / Grace Daniel       not played

References

1. "Africa Championships 2004 | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
2. "Trois sur cinq pour l?Afrique du Sud". lexpress.mu (in French). 2004-04-25. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
3. Bugingo, Douglas D. (2004-04-11). "Shutters Off to Mauritius". The Monitor. Retrieved 2024-05-24 – via AllAfrica.
4. "Dans le vif du sujet". lexpress.mu (in French). 2004-04-20. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
5. "La finale programmée pour ce soir". lexpress.mu (in French). 2004-04-21. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
6. "African Badminton Championship in Algeria-Seychelles take team event bronze medal -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
7. "L'Afrique du Sud écrase le Nigeria". L'Express (in French). 22 April 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

External links

• Results