Building the Future of AirBadminton in Africa: Knowledge, Energy and a New Chapter in Uganda
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Author:
Tejraj Pultoo
Monday, September 28, 2026 - 13:53
The competition may have ended, but the work on the sand continued.
Just one day after the Africa AirBadminton Championships came to a close in Entebbe, coaches and players from across Africa returned to the courts for another important chapter in the development of the sport.
From 20 to 22 September, the BWF-BCA AirBadminton Training Camp brought together participants from 10 African countries — Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Comoros, Egypt, Mauritius, Rwanda, Tunisia and Uganda.
Five Finals, Five Champions: The Individual Titles Decided in Entebbe
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Author:
Tejraj Pultoo
Monday, September 28, 2026 - 13:44
After four days of intense competition on the sand at Aero Beach, the Africa AirBadminton Championships 2026 reached its final chapter on 19 September, with five individual titles decided in Entebbe.
The finals brought together players who had survived the pressure of the knockout stages, with several encounters going down to the wire.
Benin and Egypt Survive Thrillers to Reach the Final
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Author:
Tejraj Pultoo
Monday, September 28, 2026 - 10:40
The men’s doubles competition reached the point where there was no room left for a quiet finish. On 19 September at Aero Beach, the quarter-finals and semi-finals brought long rallies, changing momentum and some very close games as the remaining pairs fought for a place in the final.
Benin’s Oswald Fano-Dosh and Carlos Kpanou had already made their presence felt in the earlier rounds, but the quarter-final against Algeria’s M. Kessari and S. Kiouar presented a different challenge.
By the morning of 19 September, the individual competition had reached the stage where every match carried a little more weight. The quarter-finals were no longer about simply staying in the tournament. For the players on the sand at Aero Beach, victory meant moving within one match of a final.
The men’s triples produced one of the closest quarter-finals of the day when Egypt faced NOC-Kenya. Egypt’s A. Abdelsattar, Ashraf A. and M. Hesham Hassan were pushed all the way by Edwin Akwanyi, Sammy Mdogo Sikoyo and C. Simiyu.
There was little separating the leading mixed doubles pairs on 19 September. By the time the semi-finals arrived at Aero Beach, the remaining players had already been through the pressure of the knockout rounds, and one more difficult match stood between them and the final.
Uganda’s Denis Mukasa and Gladys Mbabazi found themselves in another five-game battle, this time against Benin’s Oswald Fano-Dosh and Anna Gladys Akakpo.
Women’s Triples Produces Two Very Different Routes to the Final
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Author:
Tejraj Pultoo
Monday, September 28, 2026 - 10:11
The women’s triples competition took another important step towards its final on 19 September, with the quarter-finals and semi-finals bringing very different stories for the teams still chasing a place in the title match.
Mauritius began the day with a quarter-final against Burkina Faso. G. Ancharaz, Savoo P and K. Dookhee knew that a place in the semi-finals was within reach, but they had to get through a Burkina Faso side that had also made its way into the later stages.
Women’s Doubles Draw Takes Shape as the Round of 16 Begins
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Author:
Tejraj Pultoo
Monday, September 28, 2026 - 09:34
The women’s doubles competition moved into the Round of 16 at the Africa AirBadminton Championships, with the remaining pairs continuing their fight for a place in the quarter-finals at Aero Beach in Entebbe.
Benin’s Anna Gladys Akakpo and Flora Kpogbemabou produced one of the strongest performances on Court 1, defeating Algeria’s E. Touati and I. Ziani 3–0.
The mixed doubles competition provided several closely fought matches as the AABC Doubles & Triples moved from the Round of 32 into the Round of 16 at the Africa AirBadminton Championships in Entebbe.
With only one chance to progress in the knockout stages, several pairs were pushed into four- and five-game matches, while others managed to advance with more comfortable victories.
Men’s Doubles Intensifies as the Round of 16 Gets Underway
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Author:
Tejraj Pultoo
Monday, September 28, 2026 - 09:17
The individual competition at the Africa AirBadminton Championships moved deeper into the knockout stages at Aero Beach in Entebbe, with the men’s doubles draw reaching the Round of 16. After coming through the earlier rounds, the remaining pairs were now one victory away from the quarter-finals and another step closer to the medals.
Mauritius Reach Men’s Triples Quarter-Finals After Two Straight Wins
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Author:
Tejraj Pultoo
Monday, September 28, 2026 - 09:09
Mauritius continued its strong start to the individual competition at the Africa AirBadminton Championships as Tevin Bhoyroo, Tevin Dookhee and Ashvin Lubah won two consecutive matches to reach the men’s triples quarter-finals at Aero Beach in Entebbe.
The Mauritian trio began their knockout campaign in the Round of 16 against Comoros. B. Chamsidine, I. El-Haya-I and S. Mohamed stood in their way, but Mauritius made a confident start and took control of the match.
