Competitions
Every championship AKU has sanctioned, from the continental titles to the junior, beach and club calendar — with the results as AKU has published them, and the gaps marked where it has not.
The 2027–2029 cycle
Hosting bids for these six championships were presented to member federations and the International Kabaddi Federation in Zanzibar in August 2026. Host nations appear here as AKU confirms them.
Africa Women Kabaddi Championship
Kabaddi World Cup qualifier Host to be confirmed 2027Africa Junior Boys & Girls Kabaddi Championship
Junior Kabaddi World Cup qualifier Host to be confirmed 2028Africa Men Kabaddi Championship
Kabaddi World Cup qualifier Host to be confirmed 2028Africa Men and Women Beach Kabaddi Championship
Beach Kabaddi World Cup qualifier Host to be confirmed 2029Africa Junior Boys & Girls Kabaddi Championship
Junior Kabaddi World Cup qualifier Host to be confirmed 2029Africa Women Kabaddi Championship
Kabaddi World Cup qualifier Host to be confirmedConcluded championships
Championships played, with standings, scores and individual awards.
AKU General Meeting, Host Bidding and Championship Draws
JAZ Elite Aurora Hotels, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Africa Kabaddi Championship 2026
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Africa Women Kabaddi Championship 2025
JKUAT Assembly Hall, Juja, Kenya
Africa Kabaddi Championship 2024
Kasarani Indoor Arena, Nairobi, Kenya
4th Bangabandhu Cup 2024
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Announced — result not published
AKU announced these events on its 2025–2026 calendar but has not published an outcome for them. They are listed here rather than quietly dropped, and rather than presented as completed.
AKU Youth Development Camp 2025
Pretoria, South Africa
East Africa Secondary School Championship 2025
Kampala, Uganda
Africa Club Championship 2025
Nairobi, Kenya
Africa Beach Kabaddi Championship 2025
Shangani Beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Africa Junior Kabaddi Championship 2025
Kampala, Uganda