Burundi national badminton team

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Burundi
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Association Fédération Burundaise de Badminton (FBB)
Confederation BCA (Africa)
PresidentNdondo Francois Abedi
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking89 (1 July 2011)

The Burundi national badminton team (Kirundi : Ikipe y'igihugu ya badminton yo mu Burundi) represents Burundi in international badminton team competitions. [1] [2] The Burundian Federation of Badminton manages the national team.

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In 2010, the Burundian Federation of Badminton sent its first few players to debut in the 2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa and the Burundian women's team reached the semifinals. In 2012, the Burundian Federation of Badminton along with the national team were disbanded for a brief period of time due to the country being under political turmoil.

In 2021, Burundi partnered with the Badminton Confederation of Africa and joined the Shuttle Time program organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to improve the presence of badminton in Burundi. [3] [4] [5]

History

Badminton first started in Burundi in the 1950s when the nation was still under colonial rule. The sport was then played by a small minority of white people in Bujumbura, and by Catholic priests in other parts of the country. The sport then spread its popularity to the city of Bubanza and the youth began to play badminton regularly outside football fields. [3]

Men's team

The Burundian men's team first competed in the 2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa. The team failed to advance further after being defeated by South Africa and Ghana in the group stage. [6]

Women's team

The Burundian women's team debuted in the 2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa. Although the team lost to South Africa in the group stage, they were able to advance further to the quarter-finals. [7] The team then entered the semi-finals after Seychelles conceded a walkover to the team. [8] The team then lost the semi-final tie to Egypt but won bronze in the event. [9]

Competitive record

African Games

Mixed team

YearRoundPos
2003 Did not enter
2007
2011
2015
2019
2027 To be determined

African Team Championships

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

YearRoundPos
2000
to
2024
Did not enter
2025 To be determined

African Youth Games

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRoundPos
1979
to
2016
Did not enter
2021 Group stage10th
2022 Did not enter
2024 To be determined
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Burundi. [5]

NameRole
Flag of Burundi.svg Nicolas BikorimanaCoach
Flag of Burundi.svg Don-Christ Darcy ArakazaCoach
Flag of Burundi.svg Gabin MuhabukaCoach

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Patrick-Adonis Munezero 3 January 2004 (age 20)---
Devy Marc Muvunyi 28 November 2004 (age 19)---

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Kelly-Janviere Iradukunda 20 September 2003 (age 21)---
Berthila Niyomwungere 21 November 2008 (age 15)---

Previous squads

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