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94:. The tournament took place from 10 to 20 April 1979 at the
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247:Ralph Bannerman-Wood
16:Badminton tournament
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674:The Ultimate Honour
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525:Totals (3 entries)
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25:Tournament details
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173:Moez Alibhai
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840:Benoni 2017
785:Bauchi 2000
740:Kumasi 1979
627:. p. 9
395:Medal table
263:Frank Kwami
259:Mario Kwami
251:Ralph Defoe
226:Mukesh Shah
189:Rajesh Shah
181:Amjid Rasul
157:Men's team
33:10–20 April
890:Categories
875:Cairo 2024
855:Cairo 2020
775:Lagos 1996
760:Lagos 1988
750:Lagos 1982
745:Beira 1980
544:References
214:Fuad Ahmed
177:Andy Nicol
107:Mozambique
136:Medalists
102:, Ghana.
476:Tanzania
374:Tanzania
281:Tanzania
210:Ali Abed
206:Tanzania
126:Tanzania
56:Location
152:Bronze
149:Silver
111:Nigeria
62:, Ghana
38:Edition
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446:Kenya
429:Total
404:Ghana
387:Ghana
361:Kenya
331:Ghana
306:Kenya
239:Ghana
169:Kenya
146:Gold
130:Ghana
122:Kenya
46:Venue
30:Dates
683:ISBN
652:ISBN
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601:2024
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420:Gold
414:Rank
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