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]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 3–10 December | ||
| Edition | 13th | ||
| Venue | Salle OMS El Biar | ||
| Location | Algiers, Algeria | ||
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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
editMedal 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
editGroup stage
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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.