Zimbabwe national badminton team

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Zimbabwe
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Association Badminton Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ)
Confederation BCA (Africa)
PresidentChipo Zumburani
BWF ranking
Current ranking71 Decrease2.svg 3 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking55 (3 January 2023)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 1980 )
Best resultFifth place (1980)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 1980 )
Best resultFifth place (1980)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 1980 )
Best resultChampions (1980)

The Zimbabwe national badminton team (Shona : Chikwata chenyika cheZimbabwe badminton) represents Zimbabwe in international team competitions and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Badminton Association, the governing body for Zimbabwean badminton. [1] It is affiliated with the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA). [2]

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History

Badminton was first played in Zimbabwe around the early 1960s. The national team was revived in 2008 after the reformation of the Zimbabwe Badminton Association. [3] The national team competed in the 2014 African Badminton Championships.

Men's team

The Zimbabwean men's team competed in the 2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships. The team were grouped with South Africa, Mauritius and Réunion in Group A. The team finished on the bottom of the group and failed to advance to the quarter-finals. [4] The team were also eliminated in the group stages two years later at the 2018 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. [5]

The team competed in the 2022 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. They lost 5–0 to Mauritius and Zambia. [6]

Women's team

In 1980, Zimbabwe clinched the women's team title at the 1980 African Badminton Championships in Beira after defeating Tanzania, Mozambique, Nigeria and Kenya. [7]

In 2016, the women's team competed in the 2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships. The team lost 5–0 to Mauritius and Ghana in the group stages. [8] They competed in the 2022 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. The team were grouped with Uganda, Egypt and Algeria. The team lost all of their matches to the opposing teams. [9]

Mixed team

Zimbabwe debuted in the 1982 Commonwealth Games. They were eliminated in the group stages. [10]

The mixed team competed at the 2014 African Badminton Championships. The team were drawn into Group A with South Africa, Seychelles, Botswana and Cameroon. The team first lost 5–0 to South Africa, then won 3–2 against the Cameroonian team. The team later lost 5–0 to Botswana and Seychelles, thus failing to qualify for the quarter-finals. [11] [12]

The team made their fourth appearance at the African Mixed Team Championships in 2023. The team placed as third best in the group after winning their tie against Lesotho. [13] [14]

Competitive record

Commonwealth Games

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 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024 To be determined

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 Fifth place5th
1995 Did not enter
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.

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Zimbabwe national badminton team.

NameRole
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Paul KopoloCoach

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Ashel Dziva 2 May 1995 (age 29)1057525-
Trinity Chipumho 14 December 1999 (age 24)517--
Thabani Mathe 15 July 1997 (age 26)451525567
Blessing Mahwire 18 November 2003 (age 20)705--
Dean Matyanga 20 February 1998 (age 26)---

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Fabiana Layla Oliviero 16 September 1994 (age 29)586915567
Avishi Raina 27 July 2005 (age 18)790--
Shalom Sibanda 31 March 2000 (age 24)577915-
Nyasha Kopolo 23 November 1999 (age 24)---
Rumbidzai Ruwende 20 January 2001 (age 23)---

Previous squads

African Team Championships

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