Kenya national badminton team

Kenya

Association	Badminton Kenya (BK)
Confederation	BCA (Africa)
President	Danny Solanki
BWF ranking
Current ranking	107 16 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking	65 (3 October 2013)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	8 (first in 1980 )
Best result	Runners-up (1980)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances	2 (first in 1979 )
Best result	Champions (1979)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances	2 (first in 1979 )
Best result	Runners-up (1979)

The Kenya national badminton team (Swahili : Timu ya taifa ya Kenya ya badminton) is a badminton team that plays for Kenya in international competitions. ^[1] It is controlled by Kenya's governing body for the sport, Badminton Kenya. Kenya is one of the first three countries to compete in the inaugural African Badminton Championships in 1979.

History

Men's team

In 1979, Kenya emerged as champions of the men's team event at the 1979 African Badminton Championships after defeating Tanzania and Ghana. ^{[2] [3]} In that same year, Kenya also competed in the men's team event at the 1979 WBF World Championships and were eliminated in the group stages. The team were also runners-up at the 1980 African Badminton Championships in Beira.

From 2008 to 2012, the team took part in qualifying for the Thomas Cup in the African Zone qualifiers but failed to advance beyond the group stages.

Women's team

Kenya's were runners-up at the 1979 African Badminton Championships women's team event. In 2010, the team reached the quarter-finals of the 2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa but lost 3–0 to Nigeria. ^[4]

Mixed team

Kenya were runners-up in the mixed team event at the 1980 African Badminton Championships. In 1982, Kenya competed in the 1982 Commonwealth Games mixed team event. ^[5] The team fell short and lost to all of their opponents in the Group A tie. ^[6] In 1998, the team competed in the 1998 African Badminton Championships and finished fourth. ^[7] In 2003, the team competed in the 2003 African Games team event. The team started their campaign with a 5–0 loss to hosts Nigeria. The team then lost to Seychelles by the same margin. ^[8]

At the Commonwealth Games of 2006, Kenya's national team participated in the mixed team competition but did not advance further from the group stage. ^[9] Four years later, the team made their third appearance at the Commonwealth Games mixed team event. The team finished on the bottom of their group. ^[10] In participating in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Kenya's national team was ranked the 18th seed for their competition. They finished last place within Pool B. ^[11]

At the 2019 Sudirman Cup, while Kenya was scheduled to participate, the team unexpectedly withdrew. ^[12] As part of an effort to improve the country's performance, Kenya sent 290 athletes to the 2019 African Games. As part of this effort, the Kenya national badminton team participated in the badminton events. ^[13]

Competitive record

Thomas Cup Year Round Pos 1949 to 1961 Part of the   United Kingdom 1964 to 2006 Did not enter 2008 Did not qualify 2010 2012 2014 Did not enter 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Uber Cup Year Round Pos 1957 to 1963 Part of the   United Kingdom 1966 to 2008 Did not enter 2010 Did not qualify 2012 Did not enter 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Sudirman Cup Year Round Pos 1989 to 2017 Did not enter 2019 Withdrew 2021 Did not enter 2023 2025 To be determined 2027 2029

WBF World Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 1979 Group stage

Women's team Year Round Pos 1979 Did not enter

Commonwealth Games

See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

Men's team Year Round Pos 1998 Did not enter

Women's team Year Round Pos 1998 Did not enter

Mixed team Year Round Pos 1978 Did not enter 1982 Group stage 1986 Did not enter 1990 1994 2002 2006 Group stage 2010 Group stage 2014 Group stage 2018 Did not enter 2022 2026 To be determined

African Games

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
2003	Group stage	6th
2007	Did not enter
2011	Group stage
2015	Group stage
2019	Quarter-finals
2027	To be determined

African Team Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 1979 Champions 1st 1980 Runners-up 2nd 1982 Did not enter 1984 1988 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Women's team Year Round Pos 1979 Runners-up 2nd 1980 Fourth place 4th 1982 Did not enter 1984 1988 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Mixed team Year Round Pos 1980 Runners-up 2nd 1982 Did not enter 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 Fourth place 4th 2000 Did not enter 2002 Group stage 2004 Group stage 2006 Did not enter 2007 Group stage 2009 Group stage 2011 Did not enter 2013 Group stage 2014 Group stage 2017 Did not enter 2019 2021 2023 2025 To be determined 2027 2029

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships

Year	Round	Pos
2000	Did not enter
2002	Group stage	23rd
2004	Did not enter
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024
2025	To be determined

African Youth Games

Men's team Year Round Pos 2018 Did not enter

Women's team Year Round Pos 2018 Did not enter

Mixed team Year Round Pos 2014 Did not enter

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
1979	Champions	1st
1980	Fifth place	5th
1982	Did not enter
1984
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2016
2021
2022
2024	To be determined

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

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		MS	MD	XD
Sammy Mdogo Sikoyo	(1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 (age 29)	1684	717	-
Edwin Akwanyi	(1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 29)	1245	717	-
Fred Nyaribo Momanyi	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22)	894	-	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Saumya Gupta	(2000-10-20) 20 October 2000 (age 24)	302	-	-
Maryann Makon'go	(1988-02-25) 25 February 1988 (age 37)	726	-	-
Kivisi Andia	(1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 30)	-	-	-

See also

• Kenya International
• Kenya Badminton Association  [ de ]

References

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