 Aberrant
et scandaleux !!!
africa-badminton.com
05/03/2010
Oui, c'est tout
simplement aberrant
de s'apercevoir que
des rencontres
internationales
telles que les
phases
qualificatives à la
Thomas & Uber Cups
Afrique, les All
Africa Individual's
Championships et
l'Uganda
International 2010
aient pu se tenir
dans lieu qui
n'offrait aucunement
les conditions de
jouer des rencontres
de ce niveau.
Du reste, des
réclamations
officielles ont été
déposées au sujet de
l'organisation
générale des
compétitions et des
conditions imposées
aux joueurs dans le
mépris le plus
absolu des règles
officielles de la
World Badminton
Federation.
SEYCHELLES’
women’s involvement
in the African
qualifiers for the
Uber Cup could be
termed a disaster,
and Seychelles
Badminton
Association (SBA)
chairman Michel Bau
is still annoyed
with the
organisation.
G.G.
Nation SEY
03.03.2010
Speaking to Sports
Nation yesterday, he
said the competition
in Uganda was a
disaster
organisation-wise.
It’s sad that such a
big competition was
organised in such a
way,” he said.
“The competition was
not played according
to the schedule and
there was no light
in the gymnasium.
Play started at 7am
and sometimes ended
at 11pm. Because of
that players had to
wake up at 5am.
“It was a real
nightmare, and our
women’s team lost
their first match by
a walkover against
Burundi, the weakest
team in the
competition.
“There were too many
misunderstandings
and changes in the
schedule and they
cost us the match,”
added Mr Bau.
“We made a formal
appeal, but because
people who sit on
the technical
committee were stuck
in the African
Badminton
Federation’s annual
general meeting,
which was also a
chaos, a decision
could not be taken
immediately. By the
time they came to a
conclusion, the
referees had gone on
with the competition
and Burundi had
played their second
match. They just
could not reverse
the decision.”
The unfortunate
circumstances
annoyed the players,
according to Mr Bau,
and they lost their
concentration.
Oui, c'est
scandaleux
de voir que les plus
hautes instances du
Badminton Africain
présentes en Ouganda
étaient bien plus
occupées à changer
la direction de la
B.C.A. (motion de
défiance conte le
Président Larry Keys,
répartition des
postes et titres)
plutôt que
s'intéresser aux
difficultés que les
dirigeants, joueurs
et joueuses des
diverses nations
présentes
rencontraient minute
après minute.
Il est inconcevable
que la Badminton
Confederation of
Africa (B.C.A.) ait
pu donner son accord
pour que des
rencontres de haut
niveau se tiennent
dans le Sharing
Youth Centre qui
n'était absolument
pas adapté pour une
pratique du
Badminton à ce
niveau.
 Les
règles officielles
édictées par le
Règlement Général de
la W.B.F. ne
s'appliqueraient-elles
pas à l'Afrique ?
N'oublions pas que
le Secrétaire
Général de la B.C.A.
M. Raj GAYA qui
occupe ce poste
depuis 1999 est
également Membre du
Conseil Exécutif de
la W.B.F et qu'à ce
double titre il ne
pouvait méconnaître
les règles d'un
sport qu'il est
censé faire
appliquer.
Il est
incompréhensible que
le Président de la
Fédération
Ougandaise de
Badminton Simon
MUGABI, Vice
Président de la
B.C.A. ait lui aussi
pu retenir et
valider le Sharing
Youth Centre comme
le lieu officiel des
compétitions
officielles qui se
sont tenues en son
pays alors que Les
précédentes
manifestations de
badminton (Roofing
Open) s'étaient
déroulées dans de
bonnes conditions à
l'intérieur du
Lugogo Stadium .....
L'afrique ne souffre
pas à ce point d'un
manque
d'installations
conformes pour en
arriver à retenir le
Sharing Youth Centre
de Kampala comme
seul lieu possible
des rencontres qui
se sont déroulées en
février dernier.
D'autres pays
pouvaient être
contactés pour la
tenue d'évènements
de cette importance
d'autant plus que le
calendrier en avait
fixé les dates il y
a bien longtemps.
Nous posons donc la
question au
Secrétaire Général
Raj GAYA : Pourquoi
avoir accepté et
validé que le
Sharing Youth Centre
soit le lieu des
compétions du Uganda
U-18 international,
des phases
préliminaires
Afrique de la Thomas
et Uber Cups, du All
Africa Individual's
Championships et de
l'Open d'ouganda ?
Pour information,
nous avons
facilement pu
retrouver une
documentation sur le
site officiel du
Sharing Youth Centre
( voir :
www.sharingyouthcentre.org)
et vous pourrez vous
rendre compte que
cette installation
qui héberge la
pratique du
Badminton de club en
Ouganda n'a pas une
salle adaptée au
Haut Niveau si ce
n'est éventuellement
pour une remise des
trophées lors d'une
cérémonie de clôture
festive.
C'est en accordant
de telles
autorisations de
complaisance que la
B.C.A. qui valide la
tenue des
manifestations
internationales sur
le Continent
Africain, range le
badminton dans les
sports mineurs,
donnant de lui une
image ridicule.
Le tout n'est pas
toujours de vouloir
faire ..... A ce
niveau, le tout est
de bien faire et
surtout et à minima,
de faire en
application des
règles.
Un peu de bon sens
Messieurs les
responsables .....
Avez-vous seulement
pensé aux
Fédérations qui
engagent des frais
importants pour
faire participer
joueurs et joueuses
lesquels se
retrouvent dans
l'obligation de
pratiquer leur sport
dans des conditions
épouvantables !!!
Un peu de respect
Messieurs les
responsables .....
SHARING YOUTH
CENTRE
|
Badminton
The game
was
introduced
in
Sharing
Youth
centre
in 1990
by Fr.
Jeff
Fransour
with the
help of
Simon
Mugabi.
By then
there
were
only six
players
that is
Mulumba,
Kivumbi
Godfrey,
Okumama
Joseph,
and
Musazi
Christopher
among
others.
Sharing
youth
Centre
is the
grooming
base for
Badminton
in
Uganda
with
Ofoyuru
Gilbert
the
National
junior
Coach in
charge.
Kivumbi
dominated
the
junior
star up
to 1992.
Gilbert
Ofoyuru
became
the
junior
champion
from
1992-1998.
Sharing
Youth
centre
had a
player
in the
men
Seniors
champion
Frank
Nsubuka
from
1992-1996
when
Gilbert
Ofoyuru
graduated
to
seniors
champion
then
dominated
up to
the year
2000
when he
had an
accident.
Sharing
has
produced
great
stars
such as
EKIRING
EDWIN (currently
Africa
No. 1
and also
participated
in the
Olympics),
ANET
NAKAMYA
(Ladies
champion
1994-2000)
BRIAN
OKUMU (a
brother
to
GILBERT
OFOYORO
who took
over
after
Gilberts
accident)
NAKABIRWA
MAGRATE
(The
ladies
No.1
champion
and also
ranked
No. 4 in
Africa),
SENONO
DEVIS,
EBAYO
ALBERT,
among
others.
Junior
stars
Under 10
years
MUBULE
ELVIS,
Under 13
years
SENONO
DEVIS,
Under 15
years
AWORI
BREDA
and AIKO
LEONARD.
Sharing
Youth
Centre
also had
the
privilege
to host
one of
the top
players
worldwide
ANN RICE
who had
a
session
with
sharing
badminton
team.
During
her
visit
she
donated
equipments
worthy
$5000
most of
which
Sharing
Youth
Centre
was the
chief
beneficiary
having
the best
players
in the
country.
Recently
Sharing
Youth
centre
hosted
the
Roofing’s
international
championship
badminton
tournament
in
January,
The
Picfaire
schools
Championship
and the
computer
point
open
badminton
championship.
Sharing
is
dedicated
to
produce
more
world
stars
EKIRING,
Training
takes
place
from
Monday
to
Thursday
in
Sharing
Youth
Centre
Hall
from
2:00pm
to
8:30pm.
Sharing is the grooming base for Badminton in Uganda with Ofoyuru Gilbert the
National Youth Coach as well as sharing legend in Badminton. Sharing has
produced stars such as EKIRING EDWIN, BRIAN OKUMU, GILBERT OFOYORO, NAKAMYA,
NAKABIRWA among others. Recently Sharing Youth centre hosted the international
tournament in Roofing badminton tournament.
(Source)
Sharing
Youth
Centre
official
Website
:
www.sharingyouthcentre.org
|
Jinkam IFRAIMU
(NGR)
"King
of Africa"
africa-badminton.com.
28/02/2010
En remportant le MS
du All Africa
Individual
Championships 2010
et l'Uganda
International's
2010, le nigérian
Jinkam IFRAIMU aura
bien été le Roi de
l'Afrique pendant
ces compétitions en
Ouganda et les
points acquis dans
ces deux tournois
vont lui faire faire
un bon dans le
prochain classement
mondial WBF.
A
l'issue des trois
manifestations qui
avaient lieu en
Ouganda (U18
International - All
Africa Individual
Championships -
Ouganda
International)
Africa-badminton a
pu établir un
classement des Pays
qui font le
Badminton en Afrique
(Voir sur la page
"Challenge Africa-Badminton
2010" le système
d'attribution des
points).
Le Nigeria se classe
1er avec 1565 Pts.
suivi de la R.S.A.
2° avec 990 Pts.
L'Ouganda qui se
classe 3° a
bénéficié des points
attribués au Pays
Organisateur.
Si il semble que la
hiérarchie soit
respectée, la
surprise vient
toutefois des
Seychelles 8° avec
360 Pts et qui se
trouve classée en
"Second League".
La prochaine
évolution de ce
Ranking Afrique aura
lieu fin Mars à
l'issue des U18 de
RSA, de Maurice et
du Kenya ainsi que
des deux prochains
Opens Internationaux
de Maurice et du
Kenya.
Foreigners
dominate Roofings
New Vision UGA 01/03/2010
Roofings
International
Finals; Men J.
Ifraimu (NGR) bt E.
Velazquez (SPA) 2-1
Women C. Marin (SPA)
bt A. Hald-Jensen
(GRE) 2-1
Doubles Mixed
James/Edwards (RSA)
bt Charalambidis/Hald-Jensen
(GRE) 2-1
Women Edwars/Viljoen
(RSA) bt Doubell/Morgan
(RSA) 2-1
Men James/Viljoen (RSA)
bt Fagbeni/Ifraimu (NGR)
2-0
NIGERIAN Jinkam
Ifraimu came from a
set down to upset
Spaniard Ernesto
Velazquez to the
Roofings
International
badminton tournament
men’s title at
Sharing Youth Centre
on Sunday.
Norman Katende
reports It was
Ifraimu’s second
title after winning
the Africa
individual men’s at
the same venue four
days earlier.
But there was some
consolation for
Spain when Carolina
Marin beat Greece’s
Anne Hald-Jensen 2-1
to the women’s title
as the ten-day event,
at which Ugandans
were knocked out at
the quarters, closed.
ROOFING UGANDA
INTERNATIONAL OPEN
2010
africa-badminton.com
28/02/2010
|
|
 MS
Jinkam IFRAIMU ( NGR) |
WS
Carolina MARiN
( ESP) |
Entries : 161
- players : 97
MS 41 - WS 50 - MD 25 - WD 20 - XD
37
MS/WS : UGANDA 5/13 - NIGERIA
5/5 -
GHANA 5/5 - R.S.A. 3/5 - KENYA 5/6 -
MAURICE 4/5 - EGYPTE 4/4 - SEY 2/3 -
ZAM 4/0 - MOR 0/1
ESPAGNE 1/2 - GRECE 1/1 - IRAN 2/0
Voir les Tableaux et l'actualité
TOUS LES
RESULTATS SONT EN LIGNE SUR LE SITE :
Roofings Uganda International 2010
MS 1/16 : NGR 4 - GHA 4 - RSA 2
- EGY 1 - ESP 1 - MRI 1 - ZAM 1 - UGA 1.
MS 1/4 : NGR 3 - GHA 2 - RSA 1 - ZAM 1 - ESP 1.
MS 1/2 : NGR 2 - RSA 1 - ESP 1.
MS FINALE : Jinkam IFRAIMU
(NGR)
/ Ernesto VELAZQUEZ (ESP)
: 18-21 / 22-20 / 21-13
WS 1/16 : NGR 5 - EGY 3 - MRI 3 - ESP 2 - GRE 1 - SEY 1 - RSA
1.
WS 1/4 : NGR 2 - EGY 2 - ESP 2 - GRE 1 - RSA 1.
WS 1/2 : GRE 1 - EGY 1 - ESP 1 - RSA 1
WS FINALE : Carolina MARiN
(ESP)
/ Anne HALD JENSEN ( GRE)
: 21-18 / 19-21 / 21-18
MD 1/4 : NGR 2 - RSA
2 - ZAM 1 - GHA 1 -
EGY 1.
MD 1/2 : NGR 2 - GHA
1 - RSA 1.
MD FINALE :
Dorian JAMES-Wiaan
VILJOEN
( RSA)
/ Olaoluwa FABGEMI-Jinkam
IFRAIMU (NGR)
: 21-13 / 21-9
WD 1/4 : RSA 2 - NGR
2 - EGY 2 - MRI 1 -
UGA 1.
WD 1/2 : RSA 2 - NGR
2
WD FINALE :
Michelle EDWARDS-Annari
VILJOEN
(RSA)
/ Stacey DOUBELL-Jade
MORGAN (RSA)
: 14-21 / 21-11 /
21-18
XD 1/8 : EGY 3 - NGR
3 - RSA 3 - UGA 3 -
MRI 2 - GRE 1 - GHA
1.
XD 1/4 : RSA 3 - NGR
2 - GRE 1 - EGY 1 -
MRI 1.
XD 1/2 : RSA 2 6 GRE
1 - EGY 1.
XD FINALE :
Dorian
JAMES-Michelle
EDWARDS
(RSA)
/ Georgios
CHARALAMBIDIS-Anne
HALD JENSEN (GRE)
: 14-21 / 21-19 /
21-7
ROOFING UGANDA
INTERNATIONAL OPEN
2010 ... Les Conditions de jeu ...
!!!
africa-badminton.com 27/02/2010
BWF STATUTES 2009/2010
PART III - SECTION 1B - APPENDIX 2 -
Updated: 1st December , 2009
SPECIFICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL STANDARD FACILITIES
1. Major BWF tournaments
1.1 The minimum height from the floor over the full court for
the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the Bimantara Cups,
the World Senior Championships, the Sudirman Cup, the final
stage of the Thomas and Uber Cups, and the Suhandinata Cup shall
be 12 metres (39 feet).
1.2 The required height shall be entirely free of girders and
other obstructions over the area of the court.
2. Other BWF and international events
2.1 The desirable height
for all other international play is 12 metres (39 feet), but the
minimum height is 9 metres (30 feet).
2.2 The required height shall be entirely free of girders and
other obstructions over the area of the court.
A lire
le règlement officiel de la BWF sous lequel est du reste placé
l'Open International d'Ouganda 2010, on est effectivement
surpris de voir le lieu dans lequel se passe cet Open
International.
La hauteur sous plafond est bien loin de satisfaire aux
exigences du minimum des 9 mètres (30 feet) surtout sur les
parties de fond de court ! Inutile donc de parler des services
hauts en fond de court, de la lumière qui doit aveugler les
joueurs, des limites extérieures qui sont occupées par les
arbitres de ligne et autres supporters !!!!
Ce qui est incroyable c'est qu'un Juge Abitre puisse valider une
telle installation sportive comme conforme à la tenue d'un Open
qui a reçu l'accréditation de la WBF.
Mais pire encore, puisque le Secrétaire Général de la B.C.A. qui
est comme nous le savons un Membre du Conseil de la WBF et qui
se trouve en Ouganda ait pu lui aussi autoriser un lieu qui
n'est qu'une église selon nos sources, à devenir le lieu d'une
rencontre officielle internationale.
Un simple club provincial n'accepterait pas de concourir dans de
telles installations si ce n'était pour entraîner des poussins
(6 - 8 ans).
La Fédération Ougandaise organisatrice à certes une
responsabilité, mais elle a tenté le coup..... Les
responsabilités sont à rechercher auprès des instances
confédérales qui ont pu accepter une telle bouffonnerie.
Ce n'est pas en découvrant cette cruelle réalité que l'Open
International d'Ouganda pourra obtenir ses lettres de noblesse.
Le ridicule ne tue pas mais cela reste toutefois ridicule
.......
Reste la question que chacun se pose : Quel crédit apporter
aux résultats obtenus dans de telles circonstances !!!
|
W.B.F. -
OUGANDA
ROOFING
UGANDA
INTERNATIONAL
2010
(Kampala -
Ouganda)
26 - 28
Février 2010
|
Entries : 161
- players : 97
MS 41 - WS 50 - MD 25 - WD 20 - XD
37
MS/WS : UGANDA 5/13 - NIGERIA
5/5 -
GHANA 5/5 - R.S.A. 3/5 - KENYA 5/6 -
MAURICE 4/5 - EGYPTE 4/4 - SEY 2/3 -
ZAM 4/0 - MOR 0/1
ESPAGNE 1/2 - GRECE 1/1 - IRAN 2/0
Voir les Tableaux et l'actualité
TOUS LES
RESULTATS SONT EN LIGNE SUR LE SITE :
Roofings Uganda International 2010
Nigeria, Egypt stars
dominate Africa meetAfrica
Individual
By
Norman Katende
New
Vision UGA
26/02/2010
Senior championship
Men
Jinka (NIG) bt
Olaoluwa (NIG) 2-0
Women
Hosney (EGY) bt
Doubell (RSA) 2-1
Doubles: Men
Olaulua/Jinka (NIG)
bt Adamu/Ocholi (NIG)
2-1
Women
Edwards/Viljoen
(RSA) bt Braimoh/Ideh
(NIG) 2-0
Mixed: James/Edwards
(RSA) bt Dednam/
Viljoen (RSA) 2-0
NIGERIAN Ifulaimu
Jinkan and Egypt’s
Hadia Hosny are the
Africa
badminton
champions. Second
seed Jinkan beat top
seed and countrymate
Fabgemi Olualuwa in
straight sets to be
crowned after the
men’s finals at
Sharing Youth
Centre, Nsambya on
Friday.
At the same time,
Hosny outwitted
South African Stacey
Doubell.
Action continues
today with the
Roofings
International
tournament.
|
ALL AFRICA
INDIVIDUAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010
(Kampala -
Ouganda)
24 - 25
Février 2010
|
Africa Seniors Championship 2010
(UPDATE)
africa-badminton.com
25/02/2010
MS: 42 - WS: 47 - MD: 22 - WD: 19 - MXD: 31 Entries:
161 - Players: 97
TOUS LES
RESULTATS SONT EN LIGNE SUR LE SITE :
Africa Seniors Championship 2010
ILS RESTENT EN COURSE
:
1/8 Finale MS : NGR 5 - EGY 2 - GHA 2 - SEY 2 - ZAM 1 - UGA 1 - RSA 1 - KEN 1 - MRI
1.
1/8 Finale WS : MRI 4 - RSA 4 - NGR 3 - EGY 3 - UGA 1 -SEY 1.
1/8 Finale MD : NGR 2 - ZAM 2 - SEY 2 - GHA 2 - RSA 2 - MRI 2 - ALG
2 - UGA 1 - EGY 1.
1/8 Finale WD : UGA 3 - NGR 2 - SEY 2 - RSA 2 - KEN 2 - MRI 2 - EGY
1 - GHA 1 - XXX 1.
1/4 Finale MS : NGR 3 - SEY 2 - UGA 1 - RSA
1 - MRI 1.
1/4 Finale WS :
RSA 3 - NGR 2 - EGY 2 - - MRI 1.
1/4 Finale MD : NGR 2 - RSA 2 -
SEY 1 - ALG 1 - EGY 1 - MRI 1.
1/4 Finale WD :
RSA 2 - SEY 1 - EGY 1 - NGR 1 - UGA 1 - XXX 1.
1/4 Finale XD : SEY 2 - MRI 1 - NGR 1 - RSA 3 - EGY 1.
Finale MS : NGR 2 -
Jinkam
IFRAIMU /
Olaoluwa
FABGEMI : 21-15 / 21-0 Retired
Finale WS : EGY 1 - RSA 1 -
 Hadia
HOSNY / Stacey
DOUBELL : 21-17 / 21-12
Finale MD : NGR 2
-
Olaoluwa
FABGEMI-Jinkam IFRAIMU
/
Ibrahim
ADAMU-Edicha Abel OCHOLI : 21-12 / 16-21 / 21-14
Finale WD : RSA 1 - NGR 1 -
Michelle
EDWARDS-Annari VILJOEN /
Hajara
Maria BRAIMOH-Susan IDEH : 21-6 / 21-6
Finale XD : RSA 2 -
Dorian
JAMES-Michelle EDWARDS / Roeloff
DEDNAM-Annari VILJOEN : 21-13 / 21-14
Challenge
Africa-Badminton -
Classement des Pays
au 26-02-2010
ALG |
EGY |
KEN |
MAR |
MRI |
RSA |
SEY |
UGA |
GHA |
NGR |
BUR |
ZAM |
|
-110 |
735 |
380 |
-195 |
610 |
910 |
335 |
537 |
380 |
1440 |
280 |
170 |
|
11° |
3° |
6° |
12° |
4° |
2° |
8° |
5° |
6° |
1° |
9° |
10° |
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Tukire,
Nakalyango keep Uganda’s hopes high in meet
By Norman Katende New Vision UGA
24/02/2010
Africa senior championships
Selected results
Men
J. Muwowo (ZAM) bt J. okubi (UGA) (w/o)
V. odera (Ken) bt M. belarbi (AlG) 2-1
R. dedna (RSA) bt H. ebayo (UGA) 2-0
W. tukire (UGA) bt A. Khateeb (EGY) 2-1
S. Mulcuzane (seY) bt R. bakaki (UGA) 2-0
E. Ocholi (NIG) bt B. Ssuuna (UGA) 2-0
Women
D. Nakalyango (UGA) bt J. Mancienne (SEY) 2-1
H. Braimoh (NIG) bt H. Namakoye (UGA) 2-0
C. Course (SEY) bt N. Nassimbwa (UGA) 2-0
R. rochdi (MAR) bt Bb. Mugabi (UGA) w/o
M. banna (EGY) bt M. Nankabirwa (UGA) 2-0
A. Alube (KEN) bt R. Nakalya (UGA) 2-0
UGANDA’S top seeds Wilson Tukire and Daisy
Nakalyango brought some smile to their fans after almost all
their counterparts bowed out in the first round of the
Africa Senior individual badminton championships at Sharing
Hall, Nsambya yesterday.
Brian Ssuuna, Roger Bakaki, Jimmy Okubi and Herbert Ebayo
bowed out of the men’s event, while Norah Nassimbwa, Brenda
Mugabi, Margaret Nankabirwa and Rose Nakalya were shown the
exit in the women’s event.
Tukire stood up to keep Uganda’s hopes for a senior medal.
But it was a tough fight for him, having to recover from a
set down (21-16) before beating Egyptian Al Ahmed Khateeb in
the final two sets 21-15, 21-16.
Nakalyango also went down to Seychelles’ Jesse Mancienne
21-12, before pulling to her side the next two sets 24-22,
21-9.
The finals are due today, before action shifts to the
Roofings International at the same venue starting tomorrow.
THOMAS &
UBER CUP 2010
Finale Hommes :
NIGERIA
-
MAURICE
: 3 - 1
Finale Femmes :
AFRIQUE DU SUD
-
EGYPTE
: 3 - 1
THOMAS &
UBER CUP 2010
Ils seront à Kuala Lumpur (Malaisie) Phases Finales du 9 au
16 mai 2010
Thomas Cup :
NIGERIA
Uber Cup :
AFRIQUE DU SUD
Burundi in semis as Uganda
bows out By Norman Katende
New Vision UGA 22/02/2010
THOMAS & UBER TOURNEY
Quarterfinals Women
South Africa 3 Uganda 0
Nigeria 3 Kenya 0
Egypt 3 Mauritius 0
Men
Nigeria 3 Uganda 0
Today
Semi finals and Finals
Sharing Youth Centre
BURUNDI made a surprise semi-final appearance in the World
Thomas and Uber Cup badminton continental qualifiers as the
Uganda men and women national teams were eliminated. Action
is taking place at Sharing Youth Centre in Nsambya.
The Ugandan women started their campaign on a fairly tale,
after Shamim Bangi won the first set against South Africa’s
Stacey Doubell 21-11. But excitement took its toll as she
lost the next two 21-11 21-9.
Margaret Nankabirwa, though, taking the second set against
another South African Kerry-Lee Harrington 23-21, lost the
first and third 21-12, 21-13, while Daisy Nakalyango failed
Jade Morgan’s test in straight sets 21-14, 21-7, to open
Uganda’s exit gate.
The men were no better as Wilson Tukire, Brian Ssuuna and
Jimmy Okubi lost to Nigeria’s Olaoluwa Fabgeni, Ifraimu
Jinkam Bulus and Ibrahim Adamu in straight sets.
But the biggest surprise of the day was the Burundi women,
who came to the tournament as under dogs, but are now
assured of a medal after reaching the semi-finals.
They earned a walk over against Seychelles in the
quarterfinal action. The Islanders were penalised for
arriving late.
Uganda’s chance for any continental medal is now vested in
the Africa individual senior championships that start
tomorrow.
QUALIFIES POUR LA FINALE THOMAS CUP
:
NIGERIA-MAURICE
SONT ELIMINES :
AFRIQUE DU SUD-EGYPTE
QUALIFIES POUR LA FINALE UBER CUP :
AFRIQUE DU SUD-EGYPTE
SONT ELIMINES :
NIGERIA-BURUNDI
QUALIFIES POUR LES 1/2 FINALES THOMAS CUP :
NIGERIA-AFRIQUE DU
SUD-MAURICE-EGYPTE
SONT ELIMINES :
OUGANDA-SEYCHELLES-ZAMBIE-GHANA
QUALIFIES POUR LES 1/2 FINALES UBER
CUP :
AFRIQUE DU SUD-NIGERIA-BURUNDI-EGYPTE
SONT ELIMINES :
OUGANDA - KENYA - SEYCHELLES - MAURICE
Uganda in quarterfinals
By Norman Katende
New Vision UGA 21/02/2010
THOMAS CUP
Egypt 5 Kenya 0
Algeria 2 Uganda 3
Mauritius 4 Uganda 1
South Africa 3 Ghana 2
Today: Q/finals
Nigeria v Uganda
Zambia v Mauritius
UBER CUP
Mauritius 5 Ghana 0
Quarter-finals
Uganda v South Africa
Burundi v Seychelles
THE Uganda men and women national badminton teams stormed
the quarterfinals of the Thomas and Uber World qualifying
event yesterday.
This was after the technical committee reversed their
decision to start the knockout events from the semifinal to
the quarterfinal stage.
Only winners of the event at Sharing Youth Centre, Nsambya
will represent the continent at the world event due in May
in Malaysia .
Uganda women, 5-0 losers to Seychelles on the first day,
advance to the next stage as their group only had two teams.
They play South Africa today morning.
In the men, Brian Ssuuna came from a set down to beat
Algeria’s Mohamed Belarbi 2-1, while Wilson Tukire was a
straight sets winner over another Algerian Adel Hamek
Stage fright cost Uganda at badminton
championship The OBSERVER UGA
Felix Eupal 21/02/2010
Uganda hosted the Africa Junior Badminton Championship at
Nsambya Sharing Hall from February 17-19. A total of eight
countries turned up for the tournament including;
Nigeria,Seychelles, Ghana, Algeria, Egypt, Kenya and Mauritius.
Team Nigeria took the tournament by storm winning 13 of the 14
medals that were up for grabs. They won all men and womens
singles, the doubles and only missed out to Ghana in the mixed
doubles.
Team Uganda which had the 27 players, the largest number of
players to ever be registered by a team in the under 18
badminton tournament were not able to win a single medal.
Daisy Nakalyango and Shamim Bangi who had made it to the semi
final were also eliminated by Nigeria’s Fatima Azeez and Tosin
Atolage.
Herbert Ebayo the captain of team Uganda told The Observer that,
“We didnt prepare ourselves so well for the tournament as most
of the players are in candidate classes and could not balance
books with badminton”.
He further adds that, “The team also had a problem adjusting to
the shuttles, this really cost us a lot”. All the Ugandan
players had been playing with nylon shuttles and not the feather
shuttles that are used internationally.
The shuttles which were impounded by URA at Entebbe airport were
only cleared a few days to the start of the tournament. Ebayo
says, “We only practiced with the feather shuttles for three
days.”
Most of the team players had problems with the service, because
the feather shuttles are lighter and faster. The team lost many
points due to that as it was very hard to gain points from the
serve.
The Uganda Badminton Federation is also to blame for failing to
secure the shuttles in time, not to mention carpets which were
laid on the last day.
However despite this team Uganda still failed to capitalize
since the players were used to the floor because that is where
they had been training.
The players were also out done by the size and physic of the
opponents. Most of the Ugandan players kept on complaining that
their opponents were over age, but it was just a lame excuse
because their passports clearly indicated that they were
actually under 18.
Uganda head coach Samuel Kabindi will hope to correct his errors
that cost him the under 18 medals at the Thomas and Dale seniors
championship that is under way.
THOMAS
& UBER CUP
2010 Phase Préliminaire Afrique (Update)
africa-badminton.com 21/02/2010
16h00 GMT
QUALIFIES POUR LES 1/4 FINALES THOMAS CUP :
NIGERIA-OUGANDA-AFRIQUE DU
SUD-SEYCHELLES-ZAMBIE-MAURICE-GHANA-EGYPTE
SONT ELIMINES :
KENYA-BURUNDI-ALGERIE
QUALIFIES POUR LES 1/4 FINALES UBER CUP :
AFRIQUE DU
SUD-OUGANDA-NIGERIA-KENYA-BURUNDI-SEYCHELLES-EGYPTE-MAURICE
EST ELIMINE :
GHANA
UGANDA
2010 UNDER 18 - Le NIGERIA
très au dessus du lot ....
africa-badminton.com 19/02/2010
LES
FINALES ........... Le NIGERIA et les autres ........
NIGERIA : De l'Or pour le BS, GS, BD, GD ET XD
........ GRAND CHELEM
Le Ghana en Argent dans le Mixte.
Finale BS :
Gideon
BABALOLA /
Clement
KROBAKPO : 15-21 / 21-8 / 18-21
Finale GS :
Tosin
ATOLAGBE /
Fatima
AZEEZ : 15-21 / 21-15 / 12-21
Finale BD :
Gideon
BABALOLA - Andreas
STEPHEN /
Clement
KROBAKPO - Kayode
OYENIRAN : 21-11 / 21-23 / 21-16
Finale GD :
Yop
Amin CHRISTOPHER - Oluwatosin
SOLADEMI /
Tosin
ATOLAGBE - Fatima
AZEEZ : 17-21 / 12-21
Finale XD :
 Daniel
SAM - Linda
HAMMOND OSEI /
Gideon
BABALOLA - Yop
Amin CHRISTOPHER : 21-16 / 15-21 / 16-21
Le Ghana opposé au Nigéria obtiendra-t-il une médaille d'Or
ou bien le Nigéria fera-t-il le Grand Schlem ?
Les 3° et
4° (Bronze)
3° BS :
Mahmoud
EL SAYAAD
3° GS :
Yop
Amin CHRISTOPHER
3° BD :
Daniel
SAM - Emmanuel
YAW DONKOR
3° GD :
Stella
AMASSAH - Linda
HAMMOND OSEI
3° XD :
Clement
KROBAKPO - Tosin
ATOLAGBE
4° BS :
Mohamed
BELARBI
4° GS :
Oluwatosin
SOLADEMI
4° BD :
Mohamed
BELARBI - Adel
HAMEK
4° GD :
Shamim
BANGI - Daisy
NAKALYANGO
4° XD :
Andreas
STEPHEN - Oluwatosin
SOLADEMI
Forte
prédominance du Nigéria dans
tous les tableaux (13
médailles), et plus
particulièrement dans le
simple fille qui sera 100%
Nigéria et qui remportera
les 4 médailles de ce
tableau.
L'Ougandaise Shamim BANGI,
tête de Série 1 a été
éliminée en 1/16 de finale
par la Nigériane Oluwatosin
SOLADAMI (15-21 / 10-21) et
La Mauricienne Kate FOO KUNE,
tête de série 2 a été
éliminée en 1/4 de finale
contre la Nigériane Fatima
AZEEZ (14-21 / 11-21).
Viennent ensuite le Ghana (3
médailles), l'Algérie (2
médailles), l'Egypte et
l'Ouganda (1 médaille).
1/2 BS :
Mahmoud
EL SAYAAD /
Gideon
BABALOLA :
11-21 / 21-23
1/2 BS :
Mohamed
BELARBI /
Clement
KROBAKPO :
14-21 / 16-21
1/2 GS :
Oluwatosin
SOLADEMI /
Tosin
ATOLAGBE : 10-21 /13-21
1/2 GS :
Yop
Amin CHRISTOPHER /
Fatima
AZEEZ :
15-21 / 21-15 / 12/21
1/2 BD :
Daniel
SAM - Emmanuel
YAW DONKOR /
Gideon
BABALOLA - Andreas
STEPHEN : 15-21 / 21-14 /
16-21
1/2 BD :
Clement
KROBAKPO - Kayode
OYENIRAN / Mohamed
BELARBI - Adel
HAMEK :
21-12 / 21-8
1/2 GD :
Stella
AMASSAH - Linda
HAMMOND OSEI / Yop
Amin CHRISTOPHER - Oluwatosin
SOLADEMI : 21-17 / 19-21 /
16-21
1/2 GD :
Tosin
ATOLAGBE - Fatima
AZEEZ / Shamim
BANGI - Daisy
NAKALYANGO :
21-4 / 21-18
1/2 XD :
Clement
KROBAKPO - Tosin
ATOLAGBE / Daniel
SAM - Linda
HAMMOND OSEI : 18-21
/ 21-13 / 20-22
1/2 XD :
Gideon
BABALOLA - Yop
Amin CHRISTOPHER /
Andreas
STEPHEN - Oluwatosin
SOLADEMI :
21-17 / 14-21 / 21-13
Nakalyango, Bangi enter
medal bracket By Norman Katende New Vision UGA 18/02/2010
THE Ugandan pair of Daisy Nakalyango and
Shamim Bangi are assured of a medal after reaching the semi
finals of the Africa U-18 Badminton Championships at Sharing
Youth Centre, Nsambya, in Kampala.
The two fought their way to the last four of the girl’s
doubles event yesterday when they saw off Kenya’s Sheila
Gakii and Lavina Martins in straight sets, 21-9 21-15.
They made up for a poor day of Uganda’s outing, after most
of their counterparts failed to make it to the quarterfinals
in both the boys and mixed doubles.
In the boys’ singles, Rogers Bakaki is Uganda’s last man
standing with all other seeds having fallen out of action.
He was due to play Nigeria’s Clement Krobakpo in the fourth
quarter-final match. A win in this contest due today would
assure him a medal position too.
Top seed Herbert Ebayo, who had earlier beaten Algerian Adel
Hamek 2-1, also fell to Nigerian Gideon Babalola in straight
sets
In a related development, Roofings Limited yesterday offered
the local organising committee $5,000 (sh10m) for the cash
prizes to be given to the top performers in the Roofings
International event, which starts next week.
The prize money will be split by the Badminton World
Federation.
Roofings director Anisha Lalani and Oliver Lalani handed
over the package to Oscar Kambona, the treasurer of the
local organising committee.
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AFRICA U-18 C’NSHIPS
Mixed doubles
Sekina/Khaled (EGY) bt
Kabagambe/Nabasirye (UGA) 2-0
Krobakpo/Atolagbe (NIG) bt
Ebayo/Bangi (UGA) 2-0
Sakyi/Amassah (GHA) bt
Muhigo/Nalunga (UGA) 2-1
Semi finals
Krobakpo/Atolagbe (NIG) v
Sam/ Osei (GHA)
Babalola/Christopher (NIG) v
Stephen/Solademi (NIG)
Boys doubles
Sam/Donko (GHA) bt
Bazira/Kintu (UG) 2-0
Babalola/Stephen (NIG) bt
Odock/Waya (UGA) 2-0
Belarbi/Amek (ALG) bt
Kabagambe/Senono (UGA) 2-0
Semi finals
Krobakpo/Oyeniran (NIG) v
Belarbi/Amek (ALG)
Babalola/Stephen (NIG) v
Sam/Donko (GHA)
Girls doubles
Amassah/Osei (NIG) bt
Ashini/Joseph (KEN) 2-1
Atolagbe/Azeez (NIG) bt
Khaled/Mahmoud (ALG) 2-0
Bangi/Nakalyango (UGA) bt
Gakii/Martins (KEN) 2-0
Semifinals
Atolagbe/Azeez (NIG) v
Bangi/Nakalyango (UGA)
Une Phase éliminatoire de la Thomas et
Uber Cups de la zone Afrique sans surprise ....
africa-badminton.com 18/02/2010
Les Grands pays du
Badminton Afrique seront bien au
rendez-vous de la phase éliminatoire
Zone Afrique 2010.
Ils étaient 16 pays a déclarer leur
présence : (Uganda, Nigeria, Morocco,
Algeria, Egypt, Cameroon, Ghana, Mauritius, Seychelles,
Ethiopia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Burundi
and Kenya have all returned their registration forms.)
mais au bout du compte ils ne seront
bien que neuf.
Nakalyango, Bakaki storm
U-18s round 3
By Norman Katende New Vision UGA 17/02/2010
ROGERS Bakaki and Daisy Nakalyango fought
their way to the third round of the Africa U-18 badminton
championships, after registering wins over foreign opponents
at Sharing Youth Centre yesterday.
Bakaki, 16, was on form, beating Egyptian Mostafa Morsi in
straight sets 21-16, 22-20, to set up a third round clash
against fellow Ugandan Kharmal Alidshan today.
He joined other Ugandans that included Ivan Kabagambe, 17,
and Daniel Muhigo, 14, to advance to the third round, whose
action starts this morning at the same venue.
Uganda’s top seed Herbert Ebayo,16, is due to take on a yet
to be known Algerian opponent today, after his would be
match was postponed because the venue was to be used for
church service to commemorate Ash Wednesday.
The Algerian team had however not arrived by yesterday
evening. If they do not report, then Ebayo will have to
storm the next round on walkover.
In the girls’ event, Nakalyango, 16, was the only one
standing, after all her teammates fell to foreign
opposition.
Nakalyango fought hard to beat Ghana’s Stella Amansah in a
38 minute thriller on court three.
After taking the first set 21-17, excitement took its toll
as Amansah recovered to claim the second set 16-21. However,
Nakalyango regained composure, to take the final set 21-14
in the only girl’s game that went beyond two sets.
Other Ugandan top seeds that included Khotia Monisha, Jovia
Kyomuhendo and Mable Namakoye all lost to foreign
opposition.
Action continues today with the singles and doubles events
at the same venue.
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Africa U-18 championships
Boys Singles
Round two
E. Donkor (GHA) bt Y. Musisi (UGA) 2-0
G. Babalola (NIG) bt A. Nkire (UGA) 2-0
M. Dawn (KEN) bt S. Sekinna (EGY) 2-1
K. Oyeniran (NIG) bt
C. Senono (UGA) 2-0
D. Sam (GHA) bt
s. Mpwanyi (UGA) 2-0
R. Bakaki (UGA) bt
M. Morsi (EGY) 2-0
Today
Round 3
I. Kabagambe (UGA)
v E. Donkor (GHA)
F. Waya (UGA) v
M. Sayaad (EGY)
A. Mubiru (UGA) v
M. Dawn (KEN)
K. Oyenirayan (NIG) v
D. Muhigo (UGA)
R. Bakaki (UGA) v
K. Alidishan (UGA)
Girls Singles
C. Yop (NIG) bt
B. Mugabi (UGA) 2-0
M. Khaled (EGY) bt
J. Kyomuhendo (UGA) 2-0
D. Nakalyango (UGA)
bt S. Amansah (GHA) 2-1
UGANDA
2010 UNDER 18 ........
africa-badminton.com 16/02/2010
Ils sont 59 jeunes
de 4 pays africains
à participer à
l'Ouganda U-18
dans les tableaux
SIMPLE Garçons et
SIMPLE Filles
OUGANDA : 30 jeunes
EGYPTE : 8 jeunes
NIGERIA : 8 jeunes
KENYA : 5 jeunes
GHANA : 5 jeunes
MAURICE : 1 jeune
TOUS LES RESULTATS SONT EN LIGNE SUR LE SITE :
Roofings Uganda Under 18 Internationals 2010
Ebayo to lead
uganda’s quest
By Norman Katende New Vision UGA
16/02/2010
February 17 – 19
U-18 Internationals
February 20 – 23
Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries
February 24 - 25
Africa Individual Championships
Kampala, Uganda
February 26 - 28
The Roofings, Uganda International
EXPERIENCED Herbert Ebayo will lead Uganda’s hunt for
medals as the Africa junior
badminton championships start today at Sharing
Youth Centre in Nsambya. Shamim Bangi will also captain
the girls’ side in the event, which had attracted
foreign players from six countries by press time.
Players from Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Algeria, Mauritius
and Burundi had arrived, while Egypt was expected to jet
in today morning ahead of the draws at 9am.
Ebayo, who led St. Margaret College Makerere to gold in
the inaugural All Africa Schools
badminton championships in Mauritius three months
ago, has been given the mantle to captain the boys’ team
of seven.
The bronze medallist at both the Africa U-17 and Africa
U-19 championships is expected to use his experience
against some of the continent’s promising players in the
four day event which opens the international
badminton action in Kampala.
According to national coach William Kabindi, the players
had picked form after shifting their training from
plastic to the feather shuttles.
“They had to learn to regulate the speed of the shuttles
but I can confidently say that they are prepared for the
event,” said Kabindi.
The boys’ team has Ebayo, Rogers Bakaki, Daniel Muhigo,
Innocent Kabagambe, Chris Senono and David Senono.
The girls’ team has Bangi, Daisy Nakalyango, Jovia
Kyomuhendo, Sylvia Nalunga, Mable Namakajo, Scovia
Nabasirye, Brenda Mugabi and Brenda Awori.
Roofings Uganda International 2010
Tournament days 2/26/2010 to 2/28/2010
Toutes
les informations sont sur ce lien :
Roofings Uganda International 2010
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Name |
Draws |
Entries |
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MS |
0 |
70 |
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WS |
0 |
44 |
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MD |
0 |
14 |
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WD |
0 |
10 |
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XD |
0 |
21 |
121 Joueurs et Joueuses :
UGANDA 43 - NIGERIA 16 - GHANA 12 - R.S.A. 10 - KENYA 9
- MAURICE 9 - EGYPTE 8 - BOTSWANA 7 - ESPAGNE 3 - GRECE
2 - IRAN 2
Nattabi gets international duty call
New Vision UGA Monday, 15th
February, 2010µFebruary
17 – 19
Uganda U18 Internationals
February 20 – 23
Thomas & Uber Cup
February 24 - 25
Africa Individual C’nships
February 26 - 28
Roofings Uganda International
THE Badminton World
Federation has returned German Herbert Ott as the
tournament referee for the four international
tournaments that Uganda hosts this month.
Norman Katende reports that Ott, who officiated at the
Roofings International tournament last year, will be
assisted by Uganda’s Harriet Nattabi.
“Nattabi is now an international referee after passing
her exams in Mauritius. She will learn many things from
Ott,” said the national association chief executive
officer Simon Mugabi yesterday.
The tournament will also have Ethiopian Selam Dirma
Demisie as one of the umpires, with a host Ugandans.
The local organising committee has also been boosted by
financing from Computer Point (sh4m) and Shumuk (sh3m).
Britania Products and Uganda Communications Commission,
announced their packages earlier.
“We are still waiting for more corporate bodies to
honour their promises but we are ready,” said Mugabi.
Uganda will be hosting the Africa Junior championships
at the Sharing Youth Centre in Nsambya. The tournament
will attract players under the age of 18, battling to
qualify for the World Junior and the Singapore Youth
Games due later in the year.
Action will then shift to Kabira Club for the
continental Thomas and Uber Cup qualifiers.
Tourneys switched to Nsambya, Kabira
New Vision UGA By Norman
Katende Sunday, 14th February, 2010
THE Africa junior badminton championships have been
switched to Sharing Youth Centre as Lugogo Indoor
Stadium cannot be ready for the international
tournaments this week.
Competitors start arriving in the country today ahead of
the event that starts on Wednesday.
Uganda badminton association chief executive Simon
Mugabi yesterday confirmed that the Nsambya based
facility will host the junior events, before action
shifts to Kabira International school for the Africa
seniors and the Thomas and Uber Cup.
“Kabira was the best alternative after Lugogo pulled
out, but the pupils will not get their holidays until
the weekend. That is why we are using Sharing Youth
centre for the first three days,” explained Mugabi.
Uganda Communications Commission and Brittania beverages
are financially supporting the four international
competitions Uganda is hosting this week. The education
ministry will provide trophies and medals for the top
performers.
Kabira will host the Africa region qualifiers to the
Thomas and Uber Cup finals. The world event is due in
Malaysia in May.
The institution will also host the Africa individual
championships and the Roofings International open, where
the top performers will earn world ranking points.
Meanwhile, Nigeria junior players will be the first to
jet in the country today evening. Their team is expected
to jet in at 11.30pm and will be followed by Burundi,
Mauritius, Kenya and Ghana tomorrow.
Small sports need govt.
& corporate support
Opinion By
Wangwe Mulakha Deputy
sports Editor
This week Kampala is going to be pretty busy. Uganda
will be hosting four international badminton events
starting on Wednesday. There will be the Africa junior
championships, the continental qualifiers for the World
Thomas and Uber Cup and the Africa individual senior
championships. The events are expected to attract no
less that 13 countries.
While hosting such meets promotes Uganda’s name,
sponsorship of local ‘small sports’ remains a nightmare.
Such sports rarely raise any finances via the gates nor
do they attract big time financiers not government full
fledged goodwill.
This scenario calls on the need for a partnership
between the federations running small sports like
badminton and weightlifting which recently hosted the
Africa championships, the central government and the
corporate companies to financially boost their
programmes.
Hosting such continental events can also be looked at
from the tourism angle. While this week’s tournaments
are attracting not less than 13 countries, another five
European nations are expected to take part in the
Roofings International badminton tournament due later
this month.
All this is happening with minimal sponsorship from the
corporate world.
It is by attending and hosting such meets that our
sports will flourish and the nation’s flag hoisted to a
higher level.
UGANDA 2010 UNDER 18
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africa-badminton.com 13/02/2010
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OUGANDA
UGANDA
UNDER 18
(Kampala - Ouganda)
17 - 19
Février 2010
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Ils sont 56 jeunes
de quatre pays
africains à
participer à
l'Ouganda U-18 :
OUGANDA : 35 jeunes
EGYPTE : 8 jeunes
NIGERIA : 8 jeunes
KENYA : 5 jeunes
UCC boosts Kampala qualifiers with sh2m
New Vision UGA Tuesday, 9th February,
2010
THE Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has given the
Thomas and Uber Cup qualifiers in Kampala, February
21-25 a sh2m boost, reports Johnson Were.
Local
badminton governing body UBA patron Abel
Rwendeire received the sh2m cheque and applauded UCC for
the timely support and promised transparency and better
performance.
UCC acting executive director Patrick Mwesigwa promised
continued support to the
badminton body.
“It’s part of our corporate social responsibility to
support community activities and we shall continue to
support sports,” Mwesigwa explained.
Fourteen countries including Egypt, Seychelles, South
Africa, Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana, Cameroon, Algeria,
Kenya, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Morocco have
confirmed participation.
UBA chief executive Simon Mugabi confirmed Wilson Tukire
as captain of Uganda’s team.
“Tukire is in good shape just like other players and we
hope to win medals,” Mugabi said.
Edwin Ekiring, Africa’s number one player, yet to fully
recover from an injury suffered in a motor accident at
his base in the Netherlands, has opted out of the
qualifiers for health reasons.
The winners in both the men and the women events will
represent Africa in the finals of Thomas and Uber Cup
due in May in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tukire to captain team
to continental qualifiers
By Norman
Katende and Phillip Corry New Vision UGA Tuesday,
9th February, 2010
WILSON Tukire will captain the national men’s
badminton team to the continental qualifiers of
the world Thomas Cup that Uganda is set to host at
Lugogo later this month.
In the absence of Edwin Ekiring, who is recovering from
an accident, national
badminton chief executive Simon Mugabi said that
Tukire will take the mantle of planning for a success of
Uganda’s team against continental power houses Nigeria,
South Africa, Mauritius and Egypt.
“He (Tukire) is experienced, a good administrator and is
also disciplined,” said Mugabi.
Mugabi said that Margaret Nankabirwa will captain the
women’s side in the absence of Algeria based Gloria
Najjuka.
“I have no plans to return to the game soon as right now
I am undergoing physiotherapy with the doctors here in
Holland,” Africa’s top
badminton player Ekiring said on phone.
“The doctors tell me I will be okay to start playing at
the end of this month, but am not ready to take any more
risks.”
Ekiring was involved in a nasty car accident last
December.
“I hope to be back in April and it will give me time to
get back my fitness as I prepare for the remainder of
the season, I don’t want to rush my return because this
was a terrible accident.”
Scots, Danes, Dutch confirm Roofings entry
New Vision
UGATuesday, 26th January, 2010
By Norman Katende
THE Roofings International
badminton Championships due February 26-28 has attracted
three more foreign countries, bringing the number of
teams in the competition to 19.
Scotland, Denmark and Netherlands are the latest nations
to confirm they will send athletes to Kampala.
In the same vein all the African countries due to take
part in the Africa leg of the Thomas and Uber Cup will
also compete in the same tournament.
Alistair Casey, one of the top players in Scotland will
play in the three-day event. He will compete in the mens
singles, and later combine with a South African for the
doubles.
More countries are expected to confirm their entries,
said Simon Mugabi, the local association chief executive
officer.
Mugabi said that Ivory Coast had also shown interest but
are yet to confirm.
Also on card before the Roofings Open is the Africa U-18
International.
Iran star
enters Roofings Tourney
New Vison Uganda By Norman Katende Friday, 15th January, 2010
 TWO-time
defending champion Ali Shah-Hossein has confirmed
participation in the Roofings international
badminton championships. The event is slated for
February 26-28 in Kampala.
The Iranian is the first foreign star to enter the third
edition of the tournament, where players will earn
international ranking points.
Hossein will be joined by his countryman Mohammad-Reza
Kheradmand, with whom he won a doubles bronze medal at
the Bahrain Air International series last year.
“The tournament is picking up fast. When you have
players of such calibre confirming entry, you know that
it is being recognised,” Uganda
badminton Federation official Simon Mugabi
explained yesterday.
The Iranians and other top players will compete only in
the Roofings Open. Other tournaments including the U-18
Thomas & Uber Cup and Africa Individual championships
will feature African players only.
“The deadline for registration is January 31 and we
expect more stars to register for the event,” Mugabi
added.
Preparations for the biggest international events in
Kampala and sanctioned by the world
badminton body are going on in earnest.
World badminton body
offers cash for events
New Vison Uganda By Norman Katende
Wednesday, 13th January, 2010
THE world
badminton federation has boosted the local body
with $40,000 (sh76m) for foreign players’ accommodation
at the Thomas and Uber Cup. The event is one of four
international competitions Uganda will host next month.
Top teams at the Thomas and Uber Cup will qualify for
another event that will have stars across the globe and
is due in Malaysia, May.
The tournament is more like a world cup of
badminton. Domestic
badminton association official Simon Mugabi, said
they still have to raise sh180m to host the event in
Kampala.
Uganda Badminton Association
Février 2010 sera le mois de
l'Ouganda pour le badminton
Afrique
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17-19
February : African Under 18
20-23 February : Thomas & Uber Cup African Preliminaries 2010
20-23 February : ALL AFRICA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010
26-28 February : ROOFING UGANDA INTERNATIONAL 2010
Du 17 au 28 février
2010, l'Ouganda deviendra pendant 2 semaines, le lieu du
Rendez-Vous du Badminton Africain.
Les préliminaires de la Thomas et de la Uber Cups qui se
tiendront du 20 au 23 février seront donc l'occasion
d'une confrontation entre les Pays qui répondront
présent en vue d'une qualification pour la phase finale
qui aura lieu du 9 au 16 mai 2010 à Kuala Lumpur
(Malaisie).
Le All Africa Individual Championships 2010 qui se
deroulera en parallèle sera l'occasion pour les joueurs
et joueuses de se classer dans le tableau WBF.
Enfin, l'Open International d'Ouganda se tiendra du 26
au 28 février pour clore cette quinzaine du Badminton
africain.
Ssuuna comes of age
after Nairobi training New
vision Uganda By Norman Katende Monday, 21st
December, 2009
 Some
of the winners of the Baroda badminton Open pose with
Baroda Bank managing director Pramod Gupta after the
championship ended on Sunday at Aga High school
BRIAN Ssuuna exhibited what he had learnt in a 10-day
high performance training centre in Nairobi by winning
the men’s singles title in the Baroda
badminton open Sunday.
Ssuuna beat Jimmy Okubi in the final, 21-18, 21-19, at
Aga Khan High School. Ssuuna has been in Nairobi for the
Road to London 2012 training, courtesy of the
continental
badminton body.
Khotia Monisha won the women event after she beat Ritah
Namusisi in straight sets, 21-16, 21-10 in the final.
Margaret Nankabirwa, who had travelled with Ssuuna for
the same training did not participate in the calendar
ending programme as she was busy with the university
games at Nkumba University.
It was however the men’s double that was exciting as the
experienced duo of Gilbert Ofuyuru and Ronald Kaserenge
took on the junior stars in Daniel Muhigo and Ian
Ssenoga – both finalists in the U-18 category.
Though the Ofuyuru, Kaserenge pair took the first set
21-12, they were shocked when their opponents rallied
from a deficit of five points to force a deuce, before
they won the second set 26-24. The Ofuyuru duo however
used their experience to take the decisive third set
21-16.
Uganda:
Badminton Ace Ekiring Survives Nasty Car Crash
Phillip
Corry 19 December 2009
New vision Uganda
Kampala — AFRICA's top badminton player Edwin Ekiring
survived a nasty car accident at his base in Eindhoven,
Holland.
A close friend of the Ugandan ace, Desi Van Zaalen, said
in a message to Sunday Vision that Ekiring was riding a
bike when he was knocked down by a speeding truck.
"He was taken to hospital and released after two hours.
He is now using clutches," Van Zaalen said.
Ekiring will take a break from badminton for nine weeks.
The experienced player is expected to be Uganda's main
medal hope in the International Badminton Federation (IBF)
sanctioned Thomas Uber Cup slated for Kampala in
February.
Olympian Ekiring, ranked 291 by the IBF, has
participated in a number of international events this
year.
Ebayo on course for
Africa title Friday, 18th
December, 2009
By Norman Katende New vision Uganda
All Africa badmintion championhips
Finals: Boys’
Uganda v Mauritius
Girls
Uganda v Nigeria
Semi-finals: boys’
Uganda 3 Mauritius 0
Girls
Uganda 3 Mauritius 1
UGANDA’s boys’ and girls’ qualified for the finals of
the inaugural All Africa
badminton championships due today.
The competition, held in Mauritius is scheduled to end
today. St Margaret’s school’s trio of Herbert Ebayo,
Yacoub Musisi and Rogers Bakaaki won all their singles
games ahead of the doubles today.
At the same time, Daisy Nakalyango and Jovia Kyomuhendo
won their singles and later combined to win the double
event also in brilliant fashion over players from the
host country.
Shuttlers battle in
Baroda tourney
Kampala Posted Friday,
December 18 2009 at 15:56 Monitor Uganda
To reach the finals the boys’
team beat Nigeria 3-0 in the semi finals, while
the girls were 3-1 winners over hosts Mauritius.
Top seeds and defending champions Abraham Wogute
and Mega Nankabirwa carry the favourites’ tag
for the men’s and ladies’ singles titles
respectively as the Bank of Baroda Badminton
Open tournament gets underway today at Agakhan
Primary School.
Nankabirwa who is fresh from a pre-olympics camp
in Kenya faces a relatively easier challenge
especially from seed two Monisha Kolthia, but
Wogute will be up against his usual challengers
including seed two Ssuna Brian who is also fresh
from the Nairobi camp, Jimmy Okubi and veteran
Andrew Jackson Oryada among others.
The tournament which is bankrolled by Bank of
Baroda has attraced over 200 players and starts
with the junior categories (Under 10,13,17 and
18) before the seniors (singles,doubles and
mixed doubles) enter the fray in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, Uganda’s team led by Herbert Ebayo,
Rogers Bakaki and Bangi Shamim have qualified
for the finals in the inaugural Africa Schools
Badminton Championships in Mauritius which ends
tomorrow.
To reach the finals the boys’ team beat Nigeria
3-0 in the semi finals, while the girls were 3-1
winners over hosts Mauritius.
Ugandans closes in on
badminton medals New vision
Uganda By Norman Katende Wednesday, 16th
December, 2009
Boys
Uganda 5 S. Africa 0
Mauritius 1 Uganda 4
Girls
Uganda 3 S. Africa 2
Mauritius 1 Uganda 4
UGANDA moved closer to the medal bracket in the
inaugural All Africa Schools’
badminton Championships by beating power house
South Africa, Norman Katende reports.
Uganda’s girls and boys had earlier downed hosts
Mauritius in the first tie, the boys winning all their
three singles and the two doubles.
However, there was some bit of tension for the girls who
lost one single and a doubles game before they won 3-2.
A semi-final placing would see Uganda assured of at
least a bronze medal.
Uganda starts strongly
in Mauritius tourney Tuesday,
15th December, 2009
By Norman Katende New vision Uganda
Africa Schools
badminton
Girls: Uganda 4 Mauritius 1
Boys: Uganda 4 Mauritius 1
UGANDA started her campaign for the inaugural All Africa
Schools
badminton championships with a win over hosts
Mauritius.
St Margaret’s Makerere and Mariam High are competing in
the boys and girls’ competitions. Teams play three
singles and two double games against each other for a
result.
“They had a good start but we are still somehow far. We
need to be in the top two of our group in order to
advance to the semifinals,” said local
badminton chief executive Simon Mugabi. Uganda
was due to play South Africa later yesterday
Meanwhile, Margaret Nankabirwa and Brian Ssuuna have a
chance to showcase their talent at the sh5m Baroda open
due this weekend at Aga Khan School.
The two are expected back today after a ten-day high
performance training in Nairobi, under the Road to
London 2012 programme organised by the Africa body.
The tournament was launched yesterday by Bank of Baroda
managing director Pramod Gupta, who said that investing
in the young generation will boost the youth in the
future and also make them active.
“This will ensure that they use their life sparingly and
also boost comradeship and fitness amongst them,” said
Gupta.
BADMINTON: Eight
Ugandan students
leave for inaugural
Africa Schools
Badminton
Championship in
Mauritius
By Patrick Kanyomozi
Posted Sunday,
December 13 2009 at 15:39
Kampala Monitor
Uganda
Uganda will
be
represented
by eight
students at
the
inaugural
Africa
Schools
Badminton
Championship
that starts
today and
ends on
December 20
in Mauritius.
The team
comprising
Ebayo
Herbert,
Bakaki
Rogers,
Musisi Yakub,
Innocent
Kabagambe
(all from St
Margaret’s
High School),
Daisy
Nakalyango,
Jovia
Komuhendo,
Aisha
Nandutu
(Mariam High
School) left
yesterday
aboard
Emirates
Airlines and
will have to
overcome
jetlag in
time for
action today.
According to
the National
team coach
Simon Mugabi,
the
tournament
was
introduced
by the
Badminton
Confederation
of Africa (BCA)
to spot and
nurture
young
talent, and
points
earned from
the
showpiece
are
considered
for
international
rankings.
Speaking at
the flag off
of the team
at the
National
Council of
Sports (NCS)
headquarters
in Lugogo on
Friday, the
NCS
assistant
General
Secretay
Justine
Ligyalingi
noted the
importance
of such
development
programs and
urged the
youngsters
to ensure
that they
benefit from
this
tournament.
Fatherly
advice
“Represent
us well in
this
historic
tournament,
it’s an
honour to
represent
your
country, but
it comes
with
personal
endeavours,
strive to
improve your
rankings
because we
have the
common
wealth youth
games among
other events
coming up,
and this is
your chance,
so carry our
flag high.”
Ligyalingi
said in a
fatherly
tone.
The General
Secretary of
the Uganda
Badminton
Association
Eric
Byarugaba
revealed
that the
trip was
only made
possible by
the late
intervention
of the
Badminton
Confederation
of Africa,
“we are
lucky Uganda
is taken as
a model
country, the
two schools
had failed
to raise the
$11,800
(Shs22m) for
air tickets,
so we hope
to make the
most of this,”
he said.
However the
money was
not enough
to
facilitate
travel of
the schools’
games
teachers and
Simon Mugabi
who travels
in his
capacity as
a BCA member
will chip in
to help the
eight
students who
face their
colleagues
from South
Africa,
Egypt,
Algeria and
Nigeria
among others.
Kampala —
INTERNATIONAL referee
Herbert Ott of Germany will
be in charge of the Baroda
Open tournament, the last
event on the Uganda
badminton calendar.
New Vision
Uganda Norman Katende
03/12/2009
Ott, who is
already in the country, was
appointed by the Badminton
World Federation to referee
at the Roofings
International Open early
this year.
His presence
at the Baroda open, due next
weekend, is aimed at testing
the national association's
readiness to host
international events slated
for Kampala in February.
"He is here
and we have met thrice. He
will help us to discover the
areas where we need to patch
up ahead of the events,"
badminton chief executive
officer Simon Mugabi said
yesterday.
Uganda will
host the Africa qualifiers
for the Thomas and Uber Cup,
the Africa individual and
U-18 championships and the
Roofings International Open
in February.
Ott will
work with Uganda's BWF
recognised referee Ann
Nattabi at Baroda Open
expected to have action in
the senior and age group
categories.
Tournament
sponsors Bank of Baroda are
expected to announce their
package next week, though
Mugabi said that there will
be no registration fees.
The official
explained that the sponsors
have already taken care of
the registration cost.
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