Association | Botswana Badminton Association (BBA) |
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Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
Chairman | Marumo Morule |
BWF ranking | |
Current ranking | 95 2 (2 April 2024) |
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
|
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
|
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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Ookeditse Thela | Head coach [6] |
Harold Ndaba | Coach [7] |
Muniovandu Kandjou | Junior coach |
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
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.
Dumelang Saleshando is a Motswana politician and economist who has served as the Leader of the Botswana Congress Party since 2010. Saleshando has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Maun West from 2019–2024 and previously served as Gaborone Central MP from 2004–2014. He served as the Leader of the Opposition from 2019–2022 and previously from 2012–2014.
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