At present, Africa and padel are not closely related, that is clear. However, this is changing and Padel Mag offers you to analyze this.

The Maghreb, a step ahead

Morocco has many infrastructures / projects allowing it to stand out as the spearhead of the discipline in the Maghreb: we have the CAFC,Sport oasis City, or the Dakhla Padel Club that we can quote.

Other very interesting projects can be mentioned, in particular that of "investor" Nacho Payán, who is one of the potential standard bearers of the padel on the continent. 

For what reasons ? Quite simply because Nacho Payán, a former player who now graduated from the Spanish Federation of Padel and technical director of the African Confederation of padel, created in 2018 an academy de Padel in Casablanca, bringing together all the characteristics of padel Europeans. As you can imagine, this breathes new life into the padel African, giving him the keys to now register on the world map. Beyond that, the country has more than 50 land (private as well as public), and above all benefits from the help of the Moroccan tennis federation, which is not negligible.

The country is also preparing to host in November 2021 an International Open of padel. It will take place in the region of Dakhla Wadi Eddahab and will be overseen by Sahara Events as well as by theAECP. 

Besides the country of Mohammed VI, Egypt is not left out either. Although it is slightly behind in relation to Morocco, initiatives and projects are not lacking in this country. Project Go Padel which saw the light of day in 2014 is a perfect example of development. With more than 6 centers of padel different scattered throughout Egypt, and more than 10 padel, GO Padel registers as one of the leaders of the discipline in the land of the pharaohs.

But how can we talk about padel and Egypt without mentioning an extraordinary event that took place in this wonderful country? In December 2019, the WPT decided to carry out an exceptional exhibition match. Considering that a picture is worth 1000 words, we let you admire for yourselves the setting of this match and the impact it could have had on the planet padel (and not that).

 

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QUID of Sub-Saharan Africa?

The observation is clear: il there is a strong disparity in terms of development and infrastructure padel between the Maghreb and the rest of Africa. But is that a way of saying that sub-Saharan Africa is starting from zero? Absolutely not. Countries like Senegal, Equatorial Guinea as well as South Africa have already boarded the "wagon padel ».

South Africa although it is not famous (at present) like a land of padel, could well become. With the support ofSouth African Association of padel (SAPA), things tend to move quickly large V and while the country had only one padel in 2018, there were more than 6 in 2021 on 4 different sites. The training of coaches through international coaches, the training of players and the supervision of the latter by the SAPA urge us to be optimistic for the future and why not, to imagine the country of Nelson Mandela becoming a superpower of the padel in the coming decade.

The finding is almost similar in Senegal, where the ambition is clearly displayed: the country must become a hub of padel on the continent. The project " The Palm grove Sporting Club Is one of the convincing examples of the integration of padel in this country which is not yet imbued with the culture of "la pala". With capoeira classes, fitness, soccer fields in 5etc .. le complex aims to satisfy the greatest number of sports enthusiasts, and this is by including the padel that it differentiate itself from other potential African competitors. Although they are used with a view to leisure and fun, it is not excluded that potential tournaments or simple exhibition matches will be played there in the future, making it possible to give Senegal the identity of the land of padel.

TV as a potential “game-changer”?

With the arrival of a group like Canal + in the world of padel, it is clear that the situation will change. Some countries, currently landlocked in terms of broadcast of the padel will most certainly see a radical change in the years to come. The upcoming broadcast of World Padel Tour on Canal + and its Africa channels could completely reshuffle the cards in terms of sporting hierarchy, and could accelerate the process of familiarization & development of the padel with the African continent.

 

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Nasser Hoverini

Passionate about football, I discovered the padel in 2019. Since then, it's been crazy love with this sport to the point of abandoning my favorite sport.

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