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Association | Botswana Badminton Association (BBA) |
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Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
Chairman | Marumo Morule |
BWF ranking | |
Current ranking | 95 ![]() |
Highest ranking | 63 (16 October 2014) |
African Mixed Team Championships | |
Appearances | 14 (first in 1994 ) |
Best result | Group stage |
The Botswana national badminton team (Tswana : La lesizwe laseBotswana lebhedminton) represents Botswana in international team competitions and is controlled by the Botswana Badminton Association in Gaborone, Botswana. [1] The national team was formed after badminton was starting to be played in Motswana cities, Orapa, Selebi-Phikwe and Jwaneng.
The Motswana team have competed in the African Badminton Championships mixed team event. The team have also participated once at the Summer Universiade in 2017.
It is not exactly known when badminton was first played in Botswana. In the 1980s, the sport began to spread locally and was played around the Central District in Francistown, Orapa and Selebi-Phikwe. This led to the formation of the Botswana Badminton Association and the Motswana badminton team in 1990. The Botswana Badminton Association soon joined the Badminton World Federation and the Badminton Confederation of Africa under the chairmanship of Ishmael Bhamjee. [2]
The Motswana team first debuted internationally at the African Mixed Team Championships in 2011. [3] In that same year, the Motswana team qualified and competed in the 10th African Games. The team were drawn into Group 4 with South Africa, Congo-Brazzaville and Ethiopia. The team finished 2nd in the group, beating both Ethiopia and Congo-Brazzaville with a score of 5-0 but lost to South Africa. [4]
The national team continued to compete in the next few editions of the African Mixed Team Championships and later African Games in 2015. The Motswana team placed 3rd in Group 2 and failed to qualify for the quarter-finals. [5]
Thomas Cup
| Uber Cup
| Sudirman Cup
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Year | Round | Pos |
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2003 | Did not enter | |
2007 | ||
2011 | Group stage | |
2015 | Group stage | |
2019 | Did not enter | |
2027 | To be determined |
Men's team
| Women's team
| Mixed team
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Year | Round | Pos |
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2007 | Did not enter | |
2011 | ||
2013 | ||
2015 | ||
2017 | Group stage | 26th |
2021 | Did not enter | |
2025 | TBD |
Year | Round | Pos |
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2008 | Did not enter | |
2010 | ||
2012 | ||
2014 | ||
2016 | ||
2018 |
Year | Round | Pos |
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2000 | Did not enter | |
2002 | ||
2004 | ||
2006 | ||
2007 | ||
2008 | ||
2009 | ||
2010 | ||
2011 | ||
2012 | ||
2013 | Group stage | 28th |
2014 | Group stage | 24th |
2015 | Did not enter | |
2016 | ||
2017 | ||
2018 | ||
2019 | ||
2022 | ||
2023 | ||
2024 | TBD |
Year | Round | Pos |
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1979 to 1995 | Did not enter | |
1997 | Group stage | 5th |
1999 | Did not enter | |
2001 | ||
2003 | Group stage | 7th |
2005 | Did not enter | |
2007 | Group stage | 6th |
2009 | Group stage | 7th |
2011 | Withdrew | |
2013 | Group stage | |
2016 | Did not enter | |
2021 | Group stage | 7th |
2022 | Did not enter |
The following list shows the coaching staff for the Botswana national badminton team.
Name | Role |
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![]() | Head coach [6] |
![]() | Coach [7] |
![]() | Junior coach |
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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MS | MD | XD | ||
Tshimologo Rasta | 1 January 1995 | 852 | 941 | 740 |
Tsamorena Kgosidialwa | 1 February 1998 | 1551 | 1091 | 1160 |
Tumelo Moilwa | 12 September 2001 | 1623 | 941 | 1123 |
Modiri Motshegwe | 22 October 2002 | 862 | 941 | 1160 |
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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WS | WD | XD | ||
Tebogo Ndzinge | 28 February 1993 | 675 | 766 | 1160 |
Keletso Ntebela | 5 January 2001 | - | 860 | 1123 |
Naledi Setlalekgosi | 26 March 2004 | 701 | - | 1160 |
Tessa Kabelo | 10 September 1996 | 514 | 766 | 740 |
Palapye is a growing town in Botswana, situated about halfway between Francistown and Gaborone. Over the years its position has made it a convenient stopover on one of Southern Africa's principal north–south rail and road routes.
Shepard Mosekgwa is a Motswana retired footballer.
The Algeria national badminton team represents Algeria in international badminton team competitions. The team made their first-ever appearance at the Thomas Cup in 2018. The Algerian team have never qualified for the Uber Cup and the Sudirman Cup.
The Nepal national badminton team represents Nepal in international badminton team competitions. The Nepalese national team is controlled by the Nepal Badminton Association, the governing body for badminton in Nepal.
The Austria national badminton team represents Austria in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Austrian Badminton Association. Austria participated in the Sudirman Cup from 1989 until 2017.
The Belgium national badminton team represents Belgium in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Royal Belgian Badminton Federation. The Belgium national team have never qualified for the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup. The last time Belgium competed in the Sudirman Cup was in 2007.
The Argentina national badminton team represents Argentina in international badminton team competitions and is administered by Argentine Badminton Federation. Argentina competed in the Sudirman Cup three times in 1995, 1997 and 1999.
The Myanmar national badminton team represents Myanmar in international badminton team competitions. The best result for both men and women's team was a third place finish at the 1979 and 1995 Southeast Asian Games. The men's team was selected to take part in the 1976 Thomas Cup but failed to qualify into the first round.
The Zambia national badminton team represents Zambia in international badminton team competitions. The team is controlled by the Zambia Badminton Association.
The Barbados national badminton team represents Barbados in international badminton team competitions. The national team is managed by the Barbados Badminton Association in Bridgetown. Barbados have never medaled at the Pan American Badminton Championships. The Barbadian mixed team started participating in the Commonwealth Games mixed team event since 2010.
The Samoa national badminton team represents Samoa in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Samoa Badminton Association located in Apia. It is associated with Badminton Oceania. The Samoan team once won bronze in the 2007 South Pacific Games mixed team event.
The Mozambique national badminton team represents Mozambique in international badminton team competitions. The Mozambican national team is controlled by the Mozambique Badminton Federation located in Maputo.
The Congo national badminton team represents the Republic of the Congo in international team competitions and is controlled by the national governing body for badminton body in the Republic of the Congo, the Congolese Badminton Federation.
The Zimbabwe national badminton team represents Zimbabwe in international team competitions and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Badminton Association, the governing body for Zimbabwean badminton. It is affiliated with the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA).
The DR Congo national badminton team represents DR Congo in international team competitions. The national team is controlled by the DR Congo Badminton Federation. The team are nicknamed Les Léopards.
The Benin national badminton team represents Benin in international team competitions. The team is controlled by the Badminton Federation of Benin. The Beninese mixed team competed in the 2019 African Badminton Championships.
The Tunisia national badminton team represents Tunisia in international team competitions. The Tunisian national team is managed by the Tunisian Badminton Federation. The men's team debuted in the African Badminton Championships in 2018.
The Ethiopia national badminton team represents Ethiopia in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by the Ethiopian Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Ethiopia. The team was formed in the late 1990s following the establishment of the Ethiopian Badminton Federation.
Sylvia Muzila is a Motswana politician and first female mayor of Francistown, Botswana. Politically affiliated to the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), she was elected to this position in 2014 and served up till 2019. Muzila was also among the first cohort of women to be recruited in the then Botswana Police Force.
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