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African Judo Union
AbbreviationAJU
Formation28 November 1961; 62 years ago (1961-11-28)
HeadquartersAntananarivo, Madagascar

Region served

Africa

Members

54 Judo federations

Official languages

English
French
Arabic

President

Madagascar Siteny Randrianasoloniako

Vice-Presidents

Algeria Mohamed Meridja
Zambia Alfred Foloko

General Secretary

Botswana Estony Hattingh-Pridgeon

General Treasurer

Morocco Chafik El Kettani

Main organ

AJU Congress

Parent organization

IJF
Websiteafricajudo.org

The African Judo Union (AJU) is the governing body of judo in Africa. It is one of the five continental confederations making up the International Judo Federation (IJF).[1] AJU was formed on 28 November 1961 in Dakar (Senegal).[2][3] AJU has headquarters in Madagascar and consists of 54 member federations.

History

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The African Judo Union was founded on 28 November 1961 in Dakar, Senegal under the name of Union Afro-Malgache de Judo (UAMJ). The first competitions were tha African Championships in 1964 in Dakar and the African Games in 1965 in Brazzaville.[4]

Tournaments

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Members

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The 54 members of the AJU are:[5]

  • Angola Angola
  • Benin Benin
  • Botswana Botswana
  • Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
  • Burundi Burundi
  • Cameroon Cameroon
  • Cape Verde Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic Central African Rep.
  • Chad Chad
  • Comoros Comoros
  • Republic of the Congo Congo
  • Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo
  • Djibouti Djibouti
  • Egypt Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
  • Eswatini Eswatini
  • Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • Gabon Gabon
  • The Gambia Gambia
  • Ghana Ghana
  • Guinea Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya Kenya
  • Lesotho Lesotho
  • Liberia Liberia
  • Libya Libya
  • Madagascar Madagascar
  • Malawi Malawi
  • Mali Mali
  • Mauritania Mauritania
  • Mauritius Mauritius
  • Morocco Morocco
  • Mozambique Mozambique
  • Namibia Namibia
  • Niger Niger
  • Nigeria Nigeria
  • Réunion Réunion
  • Rwanda Rwanda
  • São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Senegal Senegal
  • Seychelles Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
  • Somalia Somalia
  • South Africa South Africa
  • South Sudan South Sudan
  • Sudan Sudan
  • Togo Togo
  • Tunisia Tunisia
  • Uganda Uganda
  • Tanzania Tanzania
  • Zambia Zambia
  • Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

    • See also

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    References

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    1. ^ "Countries / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  • ^ "Le judo au Sénégal (p. 37)" (PDF). beep.ird.fr. Omar Danga Loum.
  • ^ "Présidence de l'Union africaine de judo". dakaractu.com. 9 April 2021.
  • ^ "L'histoire du judo au Sénégal". senegal-judo.com.
  • ^ "African Judo Union Members (54)". ijf.org. 2007.
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