Team South Africa has arrived safely in Cairo, Egypt, for the Cairo 2025 World Boccia Africa Regional Championships, running from 28 July to 3 August 2025. The delegation touched down on Monday, with Tuesday dedicated to classification, venue setup, and settling in. Today, Wednesday, marks the official start of Day 1 competition, with athletes from across the continent taking to the courts for the opening rounds.
Hosted under the auspices of World Boccia, this championship is the pinnacle of Boccia competition on the African continent. It offers athletes from BC1 to BC4 classifications the opportunity to earn valuable match experience, international ranking points, and further qualify for global events, including the Paralympic Games.
South Africa’s Full Delegation:
BC1
- Samuel Tshilunga – Assistant: Tshibangu Consolate Tshilunga
- Seipati Majoe (Free State) – Assistant: Deliwe Banti
BC2
- Liakath Aziz (Boccia Bandits, World Boccia Athletes Committee)
- Brett Russel Dakin
- Tywhineesha Recqueline Stoffels
BC3
- Karabo Morapedi – Ramp Operator: Matobako Vincent Ramochela
- Elanza Jordaan (St Giles Boccia Club; Paarl School, Brackenfell) – Ramp Operator: Sandré Jordaan
- Sheena Hwami – Ramp Operator: Annah Moichela
BC4
- Thominic von Schlicht
- Naledi Nhlapo (TSWELLANG Sports Club, Free State)
Also accompanying the team is Reinet Barnard, Head of Development at SASAPD and a senior figure at St Giles Boccia Club in the Western Cape and Aamina Chothia Assistant team manager and assistant coach
A Confident Start to the Campaign
The team enters this year’s championship with a great deal of momentum, particularly in the BC3 category, where Karabo Morapedi and Elanza Jordaan previously made history by winning gold and qualifying for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games—South Africa’s first-ever qualification in Boccia for the Paralympics.
Training sessions and technical meetings held on Tuesday helped athletes familiarise themselves with the venue and finalise preparations. Today, all focus turns to the opening rounds, as South African athletes take the court and no doubt proudly representing South Africa.
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