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African Championships 2026

Royal Aria · Gaborone · 13–15 Feb 2026

219
matches
172
players
5
events
Men's singles Adham Hatem Elgamal beat Jean Bernard Bongout 2–1, retired Women's singles Fadilah Mohamed Rafi beat Johanita Scholtz 21–17 16–21 21–19 Men's doubles Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel beat Chongo Mulenga / Kalombo Mulenga 21–16 21–19 Women's doubles Amy Ackerman / Johanita Scholtz beat Nour Ahmed Youssri / Doha Hany 21–18 21–17 Mixed doubles Koceila Mammeri / Tanina Mammeri beat Caden Kakora / Amy Ackerman 21–12 21–9
Podium

Gold, silver and both bronzes.

Both losing semi-finalists take bronze. Where no draw is published, the podium comes from the edition's medal table.

Medals by nation

  • ALG202
  • RSA120
  • EGY113
  • UGA101
  • MRI013
  • ZAM010
  • NGR001

Gold, silver, bronze. Ordered by golds, then silvers, then bronzes.

EventGoldSilverBronzeBronze
Men's singlesFinal 2–1, retired
Adham Hatem ElgamalEGY
Jean Bernard BongoutMRI
Julien PaulMRI
Lucas DouceMRI
Women's singlesFinal 21–17 16–21 21–19
Fadilah Mohamed RafiUGA
Johanita ScholtzRSA
Yasmina ChibahALG
Nour Ahmed YoussriEGY
Men's doublesFinal 21–16 21–19
Koceila MammeriALGYoucef Sabri MedelALG
Chongo MulengaZAMKalombo MulengaZAM
Jean Bernard BongoutMRIJulien PaulMRI
Ahmed ElbahnasawyEGYKareem EzzatEGY
Women's doublesFinal 21–18 21–17
Amy AckermanRSAJohanita ScholtzRSA
Nour Ahmed YoussriEGYDoha HanyEGY
Fadilah Mohamed RafiUGATracy NaluwoozaUGA
Yasmina ChibahALGLinda MazriALG
Mixed doublesFinal 21–12 21–9
Koceila MammeriALGTanina MammeriALG
Caden KakoraRSAAmy AckermanRSA
Saidu AliyuNGROlajumoke ObasanmiNGR
Adham Hatem ElgamalEGYDoha HanyEGY
The draw

Every round, every score.

Seeds are to the left of each name, and the winner of each match is in bold. Every name opens that player's record.

Round of 32

1Fadilah Mohamed RafiUGA
L BedierSEY
21–2 21–4
B Buyanzi
F RabieEGY
21–7 21–9
7R C EbereNGR
N Wandili
21–6 21–13
E How HongMRI
Evelyn SiamupangilaZAM
21–9 21–6
3Doha HanyEGY
J N Sengera
21–11 21–6
M C L Akoumba ZeCMR
Y ChibahALG
21–13 21–6
8K NalumansiUGA
C How HongMRI
21–15 21–14
Elme de VilliersRSA
Zainab Damilola AlabiNGR
21–16 20–22 21–10
T BhurtunMRI
H T ZaherEGY
20–22 21–9 21–15
O F IfeloluwaNGR
6S Gupta
21–13 21–10
T KabeloBOT
M MohamedEGY
21–9 21–13
E MwansaZAM
4Johanita ScholtzRSA
21–4 21–2
Sofiat Arinola ObanisholaNGR
A Jean-LouisMRI
21–6 21–8
Halla BouksaniALG
5G MbabaziUGA
26–24 18–21 21–17
J P TunzeNGR
L L ChiniahMRI
21–19 21–16
T NdzingeBOT
2Nour Ahmed YoussriEGY
21–2 21–10

Round of 16

1Fadilah Mohamed RafiUGA
F RabieEGY
21–16 21–19
7R C EbereNGR
E How HongMRI
15–21 21–10 21–12
3Doha HanyEGY
Y ChibahALG
21–18 14–21 21–16
C How HongMRI
Elme de VilliersRSA
21–11 18–21 21–17
T BhurtunMRI
6S Gupta
23–21 21–13
M MohamedEGY
4Johanita ScholtzRSA
21–19 11–21 21–11
Sofiat Arinola ObanisholaNGR
5G MbabaziUGA
21–17 21–18
L L ChiniahMRI
2Nour Ahmed YoussriEGY
21–12 21–14

Quarter-finals

1Fadilah Mohamed RafiUGA
E How HongMRI
21–18 17–21 21–13
Y ChibahALG
C How HongMRI
21–18 21–15
6S Gupta
4Johanita ScholtzRSA
21–11 21–11
Sofiat Arinola ObanisholaNGR
2Nour Ahmed YoussriEGY
21–9 21–15

Semi-finals

1Fadilah Mohamed RafiUGA
Yasmina ChibahALG
16–21 21–13 21–15
4Johanita ScholtzRSA
2Nour Ahmed YoussriEGY
18–21 23–21 21–14

Final

1Fadilah Mohamed RafiUGA
4Johanita ScholtzRSA
21–17 16–21 21–19

ChampionFadilah Mohamed Rafi

Round of 6420 matches

L BedierSEY
T TalejaneLES
21–8 21–10
C LaiRSA
F RabieEGY
21–11 21–7
A LekpehiCIV
N Wandili
21–12 21–12
E How HongMRI
M P Ngo HiolCMR
21–11 21–14
Evelyn SiamupangilaZAM
N T SibandaZIM
21–9 21–16
J N Sengera
O NakajjaUGA
21–10 21–19
T WillieBOT
Y ChibahALG
21–9 21–8
K KhethengLES
C How HongMRI
21–5 21–2
M ChilambeZAM
Elme de VilliersRSA
21–4 21–3
F L OlivieroZIM
Zainab Damilola AlabiNGR
21–7 21–2
T BhurtunMRI
T NaluwoozaUGA
21–14 21–15
H T ZaherEGY
M OuchefounALG
21–18 21–19
O F IfeloluwaNGR
L MatlosaLES
21–8 21–9
P R E EyonoCMR
T KabeloBOT
21–12 21–9
V T SamuriwoZIM
E MwansaZAM
21–9 21–15
M KalandanyaZAM
Sofiat Arinola ObanisholaNGR
21–10 21–7
K MoeletsiLES
A Jean-LouisMRI
21–6 21–5
Halla BouksaniALG
M P G AnambaCMR
22–20 21–17
J P TunzeNGR
S T SibandaZIM
21–4 21–8
Y Mwikali
T NdzingeBOT
21–19 19–21 21–16

How the seeds went

  1. 1 Fadilah Mohamed RafiUGA Champion
  2. 2 Nour Ahmed YoussriEGY Semi-finals, lost to Johanita Scholtz
  3. 3 Doha HanyEGY Round of 16, lost to Y Chibah
  4. 4 Johanita ScholtzRSA Runner-up, lost to Fadilah Mohamed Rafi
  5. 5 G MbabaziUGA Round of 16, lost to Sofiat Arinola Obanishola
  6. 6 S Gupta Quarter-finals, lost to Johanita Scholtz
  7. 7 R C EbereNGR Round of 16, lost to E How Hong
  8. 8 K NalumansiUGA Round of 32, lost to C How Hong