Curtain comes down on All Africa Championships

The championships, which saw a record 19 countries taking part, came to an end on a rainy Sunday afternoon at the Royal Aria arena in Tlokweng. The women’s doubles champions are Johanita Scholtz and Amy Ackerman of South Africa, the men’s doubles champions are Kocelia Mammeri and Sabri Medel of Algeria. Fadilah Shamika of Uganda is the women’s champion, while Adham Elgamal of Egypt was crowned the men’s champion. BBA public relations officer, Thobo Tshosa, told Sport Monitor yesterday that the event recorded 139 team event players, 197 individual event players, 39 team matches, 219 individual matches, and 38 officials (21 locally certified).

He explained that beyond medals, the championships boosted sports tourism, developed match officials, strengthened partnerships with sponsors and media, and cemented the association’s role as a capable host of large-scale continental sport.