All Africa Challenge Trophy
# All Africa Challenge Trophy

The All Africa Challenge Trophy (abbreviated as AACT) is a biennial continental ladies golf championship in Africa that had its inaugural edition in May 1992.

## History

The idea of the tournament was mooted by Tessa Covell, who was then President of the Zambia Ladies' Golf Union with the reasoning that "none of the African countries were realistically able to compete in the World Championships, the Espirito Santo – their golfing standards simply needed a home grown training ground, rotating within the geographical area".

The inaugural edition was held in 1992 in Zimbabwe.

## Format and timeline

Initially it was proposed as a biennial event.

Each participating country is represented by three players and a non-playing captain. Using Eisenhower scoring, the best two scores per round count towards the daily team score in the 54-hole stroke play format.

## Hosts and national team winners

| Year | Host country | Host course | Host union | Dates | Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | Zimbabwe | Chapman Golf Club, Harare | Zimbabwe Golf Ladies' Union | | South Africa |
| 1994 | Kenya | Muthaiga Golf Club, Nairobi | Kenya Golf Ladies' Union | | South Africa |
| 1996 | Nigeria | Ikoyi Club, Lagos | Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria | | South Africa |
| 1998 | South Africa | Rand Park Club in Johannesburg | Women's' Golf South Africa | | South Africa |
| 2000 | Uganda | Kitante Golf Course, Kampala | Uganda Ladies Golf Union | | South Africa |
| 2002 | Cote d’Ivoire | Ivoire Golf Club, Abidjan | Côte d'Ivoire Golf Federation | | South Africa |
| 2004 | Namibia | Windhoek Golf & Country Club, Windhoek | Namibia Ladies Golf Federation | | South Africa |
| 2006 | Zambia | Lusaka Golf Course, Lusaka | Zambia Ladies Golf Union | 3–7 Jun | Egypt |
| 2008 | Egypt | Katamaya Heights Golf & Tennis Resort, Cairo | Egypt Golf Federation | 26–31 Aug | South Africa |
| 2010 | Nigeria | IBB International Golf & Country Club, Abuja | Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria |
| 2012 | Botswana | Phakalane Golf Estate, Gaborone | Botswana Ladies' Golf Union |
| 2014 | Kenya | Muthaiga Golf Club, Nairobi | Kenya Ladies Golf Union | 10–12 Jun | South Africa |
| 2016 | Tunisia | Citrus Golf Course, Hammamet | Golf Tunisia Ladies |
| 2018 | Ghana | Achimota Golf Club, Accra | Ghana Ladies' Golf Union | 26–31 Aug | South Africa |
| 2020 | Namibia | Rossmund Golf Club, Swakopmund | Namibia Golf Federation | 30 Mar – 4 Apr | TBD |

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## Individual winners

| Year | Winner | Country represented |
| - | - | - |
| 1992 | Gill Tebbutt | South Africa |
| 1994 | Wendy Warrington | South Africa |
| 1996 | Michelle Burmester | Zimbabwe |
| 1998 | Joanne Norton | South Africa |
| 2000 | Natu $Soro^1$ | Ivory Coast |
| 2002 | Rose Naliaka | Kenya |
| 2004 | Lumien Lausberg | South Africa |
| 2006 | Naella El Attar | Egypt |
| 2008 | Monique Smit | South Africa |
| 2010 | Henriette Frylink | South Africa |
| 2012 | Kim Williams | South Africa |
| 2014 | Michaela Fletcher | South Africa |
| 2016 | Ivanna Samu | South Africa |
| 2018 | Madina Hussein | Tanzania |

$^1$ Defeated Norah Mbabazi in a playoff

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