2000 African Badminton Championships

The 2000 African Badminton Championships were the continental badminton championships to crown the best players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the Bauchi Multi-Purpose Indoor Sports Hall in Bauchi, Nigeria, from 24 to 31 July 2000.
In the team event, South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles and Nigeria reached the semi-finals. Mauritius won their first ever team title by defeating Nigeria in the final. South Africa defeated Seychelles in the third place play-off.

Background

In May 2000, the Badminton Confederation of Africa awarded Nigeria the rights to host the next African championships at the Bauchi Multi-Purpose Indoor Sports Hall. Originally, 18 countries were supposed to compete in the championships. The participating countries later dropped from 18 to 9 due to the funding issues. In the end, only six countries took part in the tournament.