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National badminton team representing Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Association Badminton Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ)Confederation BCA (Africa)President Chipo Zumburani Current ranking 68 Highest ranking 55 (3 January 2023) Appearances 5 (first in 1980 ) Best result Fourth place (1980 ) Appearances 4 (first in 1980 ) Best result Fourth place (1980 ) Appearances 4 (first in 1980 ) Best result Fourth place (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] Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA).[2]
History [ edit ] Badminton was first played in Zimbabwe around the early 1980s . The national team was revived in 2008 after the reformation of the Zimbabwe Badminton Association.[3] 2014 African Badminton Championships .
Men's team [ edit ] The Zimbabwean men's team first 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] 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 [ edit ] 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.[7]
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.[8]
Mixed team [ edit ] Zimbabwe debuted in the 1982 Commonwealth Games . They were eliminated in the group stages.[9]
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.[10] [11]
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 .[12] [13]
Competitive record [ edit ] Commonwealth Games [ edit ]
Men's team [ edit ]
Year
Round
1998
Did not enter
Women's team [ edit ]
Year
Round
1998
Did not enter
Mixed team [ edit ]
African Games [ edit ] Mixed team [ edit ] African Team Championships [ edit ] **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Junior competitive record [ edit ] Suhandinata Cup [ edit ] Commonwealth Youth Games [ edit ] Mixed team [ edit ]
Year
Round
2004
Did not enter
African Youth Games [ edit ]
Men's team [ edit ]
Year
Round
2018
Did not enter
Women's team [ edit ]
Year
Round
2018
Did not enter
Mixed team [ edit ]
Year
Round
2014
Did not enter
African Junior Team Championships [ edit ] Mixed team [ edit ] **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. The following list shows the coaching staff for the Zimbabwe national badminton team.
Name
Role
Coach
Players [ edit ] Current squad [ edit ] As of 2 January 2024 Men's team [ edit ] Women's team [ edit ] Previous squads [ edit ] African Team Championships [ edit ] References [ edit ]
7 (2 January 2024)
Paul Kopolo