Togo national badminton team
The Togo national badminton team (French: Équipe nationale de badminton du Togo; Ewe: Ẹgbẹ badminton orilẹ-ede Togo) represents Togo in international team competitions.[1] The Togolese Badminton Federation (French: Federation Togolaise de Badminton) controls everything in the national team.
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Association | Fédération Togolaise de Badminton (FETOBAD) |
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Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
President | Takassi Kikpa Tikoyabe |
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Current ranking | 119 ![]() |
Highest ranking | 95 (5 July 2018) |
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Appearances | 2 (first in 2000) |
Best result | Group stage |
History
Badminton first reached Togo in the late 1990s. Togo was one of the first nations in West Africa to adopt the sport and the first French-speaking African nation to do so. Badminton failed to gain popularity in Togo in the 1990s due to the lack of activities and funding.[2]
In 2012, the Togolese Badminton Federation partnered with the Badminton World Federation and initiated Shuttle Time project to increase the number of badminton players and revitalize the practice of badminton in Togo.[3] The project gave the national team slight success as they were able to send their players to compete internationally at the 2019 African Mixed Team Championships after a long hiatus.[4]
Mixed team
The Togolese mixed team competed in the 2019 African Mixed Team Championships. The team were drawn to Group C with Algeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast. The Togolese team were eliminated in the group stages after losing all their matches in the group stage.[5]
Competitive record
Thomas Cup
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Uber Cup
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Sudirman Cup
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African Team Championships
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Women's team
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Mixed team
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
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African Youth Games
Mixed team
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Did not enter |
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Men's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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MS | MD | XD | ||
Azim Issa | 28 November 1998 | - | - | - |
Koami Vivien Amoussou | 10 March 2001 | - | - | - |
Women's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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WS | WD | XD | ||
Rolande Adjima | 18 April 2004 | - | - | - |
Malika Dare | 8 December 2001 | - | - | - |
African Team Championships
- Mixed team: 2019
References
- "African Games 2019 – Mixed Team Event". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- "Le badminton togolais connait d'énormes difficultés (INTERVIEW)". People's Daily Online - FR. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- "Les Ressources Humaines du Shuttle Time: Eliassou Lamidi – Togo". Badminton Confederation of Africa (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- "Shuttle Time et le AirBadminton se développent au Togo". Badminton Confederation of Africa (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- "Africa Badminton Championships: Algeria beats Togo 5-0". Algeria Press Service. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2023.