Padel is experiencing unprecedented growth in Africa. According to the latest data, The continent now has 2 padel courts,divided into 759 clubs, And especially 1,29 million practitioners. A figure now superior to that of tennis, which brings together around 890 players on the African continent.

A more accessible and more social sport

This success of padel is due to several factors: easy to handle, extremely playful, it attracts a very wide audience. Its social aspect, with exclusively double parts, does the rest.

Overall progress… but Africa surprises

Africa is already ahead of Central and North America in the number of courses (2 against 300), and far ahead of Oceania. Even if Europe remains the world locomotive with more than 42 sites, The African continent is establishing itself as the new frontier of padel, especially in countries like Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, South Africa and SenegalIn Casablanca, Cairo and Johannesburg, padel academies and tournaments are springing up at a rapid pace.

African players on the international circuit

This boom is also reflected in the competition. Players like the Egyptian Georges Wakim (265th in the world) ou Aly Zaghloul (312th) show that Africa begins to place its representatives on the FIP circuits and Premier PadelA promising dynamic, which could ultimately see the emergence of truly great international padel players.

And tomorrow?

With more and more local initiatives, organized tournaments and federations invested in the development of padel, the future of sport in Africa seems on the right track.

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !

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