African Judo Union

Governing body of judo in Africa

African Judo Union


Abbreviation	AJU
Formation	28 November 1961; 62 years ago (1961-11-28)
Headquarters	Antananarivo, Madagascar
Region served	Africa
Members	54 Judo federations
Official languages	English French Arabic
President	Siteny Randrianasoloniako
Vice-Presidents	Mohamed Meridja Alfred Foloko
General Secretary	Estony Hattingh-Pridgeon
General Treasurer	Chafik El Kettani
Main organ	AJU Congress
Parent organization	IJF
Website	africajudo.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

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

African Judo Senior Championships
African Games
African Judo Championships for Juniors
African Judo Championships for Cadets
African Judo Kata Championships
African Judo Opens

Members

The 54 members of the AJU are:^[5]

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

References

^ "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.

External links

Official website (in English and French)

National members of the International Judo Federation

Africa (AJU)

Pinnacle Events

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Asia	Judo Union of Asia Asian Championships Asian Games East Asian Championships East Asian Games Asian Martial Arts Games Southeast Asian Games
Americas	Pan American Judo Confederation Pan American Championships (U21) Pan American Games South American Games South American Championships
Europe	European Judo Union European Championships (U23, U21, U18, EYOF) European Games Open Championships Paralympic European Championships
Oceania	Oceania Judo Union OJU Senior Championships Pacific Games
Others	Arab Games Commonwealth Games Francophone Games Goodwill Games Lusophone Games Mediterranean Games

v t e Sports governing bodies in Africa
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Individual Sports	Archery (FAA) Athletics (CAA) Badminton (BCA) Boxing (AFBC) Chess (ACU) Cycling (CAC) Gymnastics (UAG) Judo (UAJ) Karate (UFAK) Sailing (ASCON) Squash (SFA) Swimming (CANA) Taekwondo (ATF) Tennis (CAT)
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