Uganda national badminton team

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Uganda
Flag of Uganda.svg
Association Uganda Badminton Association (UBA)
Confederation BCA (Africa)
PresidentAnnet Nakamya
BWF ranking
Current ranking38 Increase2.svg 4 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking38 (2 January 2024)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2004 )
Best resultSemi-finals (2011)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2004 )
Best resultFourth place (2004)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2004 )
Best resultRunners-up (2022)

The Uganda national badminton team (Luganda : Ttiimu y'eggwanga eya Uganda eya badminton) represents Uganda in international badminton team competitions. [1] [2] It is controlled by the Uganda Badminton Association, the governing body for Ugandan badminton located in Kampala.

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Uganda has never competed in the Thomas Cup, the Uber Cup and the Sudirman Cup. Uganda made its Olympic badminton debut in the 2008 Summer Olympics when Edwin Ekiring received a wildcard entry to participate.

The Ugandan women's team were runners-up once in the All Africa Women's Team Badminton Championships. The mixed team were semifinalists in the 2021 African Badminton Championships mixed team event. The men's team's best result was achieving a quarterfinal position 2010 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships.

Competitive record

Commonwealth Games

African Games

Mixed team

YearRoundPos
2003 Did not enter
2007
2011 Quarter-finals6th
2015 Quarter-finals7th
2019 Quarter-finals7th
2023 TBD

African Team Championships

Islamic Solidarity Games

FISU World University Games

Mixed team

YearRoundPos
2007 Group stage18th
2011 Did not enter
2013
2015 Group stage19th
2017 Group stage20th
2021 Did not enter
2025 TBD

World University Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRoundPos
2008 Did not enter
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

YearRoundPos
2000 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018 Group stage36th
2019 Did not enter
2022
2023
2024 TBD

Commonwealth Youth Games

Mixed team

YearRoundPos
2004 Did not enter

African Youth Games

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRoundPos
1979 Did not enter
1980
1982
1984
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003 Group stage7th
2005 Group stage6th
2007 Did not enter
2009 Group stage5th
2013 Did not enter
2016 Group stage
2021 Semi-finals4th
2022 Semi-finals4th
2024 TBD
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Brian Kasirye 3 September 2001 (age 22)183179555
Muzafaru Lubega 8 May 2000 (age 23)517179371
Expedito Emuddu 17 August 2003 (age 20)845283494
Augustus Owinyi 24 May 1999 (age 24)466283485
Kenneth Mwambu 23 March 2000 (age 23)525326227
Abdul Swaburuh Ssempiri 28 November 2003 (age 20)692326711
Amos Muyanja 10 April 2000 (age 23)446360-
Thomas Katerega 30 May 2002 (age 21)7943601138

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Fadilah Mohamed Rafi 4 June 2005 (age 18)116105494
Tracy Naluwooza 6 September 2006 (age 17)230105227
Husina Kobugabe 21 March 2001 (age 22)13983371
Gladys Mbabazi 1 May 1996 (age 27)18783-
Kruthum Nalumansi 30 April 2002 (age 21)416220563
Assumpta Owomugisha 10 June 2003 (age 20)409220371
Swabra Nanyonbi 11 July 2004 (age 19)--711
Rajab Shamsa Mbira 19 April 2002 (age 21)11345891138

Previous squads

African Team Championships

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