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). AJU was formed on 28 November 1961 in Dakar (Senegal). 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 the African Championships in 1964 in Dakar and the African Games in 1965 in Brazzaville.
Tournaments African Judo Championships African Games African Junior Judo Championships African Cadet Judo Championships African Judo Kata Championships African Judo Opens
Members The 54 members of the AJU are:
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
See also List of judo organizations References
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