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African Judo Union

Summary

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.

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

History edit

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 edit

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

Members edit

The 54 members of the AJU are:[5]

See also edit

References edit

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

External links edit

  • Official website   (in English and French)

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