Usiri won the title by beating veteran Hani in the women's singles final of the 2022 African Individual Championships.
Eighteen-year-old Usiri had lost to Hani in all three previous encounters, but this time she won with two 21-16 scores in just twenty-nine minutes.
In the second men's singles final, Nigerian player Opeyori beat Ugandan player Cassie to win the men's singles title by a score of 21-14 23-21, which was also the second time that Opejori won the African Championship.
Algerian player Mammeri won the mixed doubles and men's doubles matches. In 2019 and 2021, Mameri won the title with Medel in the men's doubles event and Tanina in the mixed doubles event. This time he broke through again and became a double champion.
The Mauritius duo of Boda/Dukhee defeated Ackerman/Jordan 21-18 22-20 to win the women's doubles title.
Highlight moments
Men's singles top seed Elgama lost to sixth seed Cassier in the semi-finals, 17-21 21-16 21-15.
Opejori survived two scorching tug-of-war battles to win the title, and women's singles champion Usiri won an easy set in five matches.
Defending champions Elgamar/Hani, the top seed in mixed doubles, lost to eventual champions Mameli/Tanina in the quarter-finals.