Colonel William A. Phillips

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

Members

The 54 members of the AJU are:[5]

See also

References

  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

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Judo_Union