Zambia national badminton team

The Zambia national badminton team represents Zambia in international badminton team competitions.[1] The team is controlled by the Zambia Badminton Association.

Zambia
AssociationZambia Badminton Association (ZBA)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentKingsley Mulenga
BWF ranking
Current ranking59 Steady (3 October 2023)
Highest ranking49 (6 July 2017)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances9 (first in 1980)
Best resultRunners-up (1982, 1984)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances9 (first in 1980)
Best resultRunners-up (1982, 1984)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances3 (first in 1980)
Best resultFourth place (1980, 1982, 1984)

The Zambian team won two runner-up places in the 1982 African Badminton Championships. Their most recent achievement was in 2017 African Badminton Championships where the mixed team got into the semifinals for bronze. The team participated in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Zambia made its badminton debut in the Olympics when Eli Mambwe participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics men singles event in Beijing, China.

History

British soldiers introduced badminton to Zambia in the 1940s, when the nation was still a British protectorate. In 1947, the Northern Rhodesia Badminton Association was formed and became part of the International Badminton Federation in 1948.[2]

After Zambia's independence in 1964, the national team became part of the Badminton Confederation of Africa in the 1970s. At the time, the national team hosted its first national championships.[2]

Men's team

The Zambian men's team first competed internationally in the 1982 African Badminton Championships men's team event and finished as runners-up. In 1984, the men's team took part in qualifying for the 1984 Thomas Cup but failed as the team lost 5–0 to Denmark and Ireland in the group stages. In the qualifiers for the 1986 Thomas Cup, Zambia lost all their matches against Sweden, Austria, Iceland and France.[3]

The Zambian team had better results in the 1998 Thomas Cup qualifiers. Although the team lost all their matches to Portugal and Italy, they were able to win a match against Kazakhstan and prevailed against the Georgian team after winning 4–1 in the final match.[3]

The men's team then competed in the 2006 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa which serves as qualification for the Thomas Cup. The men's team reached the semi-finals but lost to South Africa.[4]

In 2022, the men's team competed in the 2022 All Africa Men's and Team Badminton Championships. The team beat Zimbabwe to finish second in Group A and advanced to the quarter-finals.[5] They then lost 3–1 against South Africa at the quarter-final stage.[6]

Women's team

The Zambian women's team finished in fourth place at the 1982 African Badminton Championships women's team event. The team tried to qualify for the 1986 Uber Cup but lost all their matches in their group.[7]

Mixed team

The Zambian mixed team first competed in the 1982 African Badminton Championships. The team finished as runners-up after losing to Nigeria in the final.

Zambia then competed in the 2017 African Badminton Championships. The Zambian team finished as group runner-up and advanced to the semi-finals for a guaranteed bronze medal.[8] The team lost 3–0 to rivals South Africa in the semi-finals.[9] In 2018, the Zambian team debuted in the Commonwealth Games mixed team event.[10] The team finished on the bottom of their group after losing to Mauritius, Jamaica and Singapore.

In 2022, the team made their second appearance at the Commonwealth Games.[11] The team lost 5–0 to Malaysia.[12] The Mulenga brothers have been saviors for the Zambian team as they were able to win a match against Jarred Elliott and Robert Summers of South Africa.[13] Zambia ended their 2022 Commonwealth Games campaign after losing 4–1 against Jamaica.

Competitive record

Commonwealth Games
See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

African Games
See also: Badminton at the African Games

Mixed team
Year Result
Nigeria 2003 Did not enter
Algeria 2007
Mozambique 2011
Republic of the Congo 2015
Morocco 2019 Quarter-finals
Ghana 2023 TBD

African Team Championships

FISU World University Games
See also: Badminton at the FISU World University Games

Mixed team
Year Result
Thailand 2007 Group stage
China 2011 Did not enter
Russia 2013
South Korea 2015
Chinese Taipei 2017
China 2021
Germany 2025 TBD

Mixed team
Year Result
Portugal 2008 Did not enter
Chinese Taipei 2010
South Korea 2012
Spain 2014
Russia 2016
Malaysia 2018
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Result
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002 Group stage − 20th of 23
Canada 2004 Did not enter
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007
India 2008
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010
Chinese Taipei 2011
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014 Withdrew
Peru 2015 Withdrew
Spain 2016 Withdrew
Indonesia 2017 Did not enter
Canada 2018
Russia 2019
Spain 2022
United States 2023
N/A 2024 TBD

Mixed team
Year Result
Australia 2004 Did not enter

African Youth Games

Mixed team
Year Result
Ghana 1979 Withdrew[lower-alpha 1]
Mozambique 1980 Fourth place
Nigeria 1982 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Tanzania 1984 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Botswana 2007 Group stage
Ethiopia 2009 Group stage
Algeria 2013 Did not enter
Mauritius 2022 Group stage
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

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

Name Role
Zambia Mulenga Kingstin Coach

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Chongo Mulenga (1998-08-19) 19 August 1998 837 302 1003
Kalombo Mulenga (2001-12-29) 29 December 2001 204 302 352
Timothy Kafunda (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 418 179 643
Mark Banda (1994-07-10) 10 July 1994 973 622 621
Mwanza Edward (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 394 179 1044
Mwansa Rodrick (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 744 - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Elizaberth Chipeleme (1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 448 702 352
Evelyn Siamupangila (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 390 526 655
Ogar Siamupangila (1988-09-01) 1 September 1988 549 526 621
Matildah Kalandanya (2003-10-12) 12 October 2003 497 715 643
Ngandwe Miyambo (1983-09-29) 29 September 1983 - - -
Martha Mkandawire (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 824 715 1044

Commonwealth Games

African Games

African Team Championships

See also

Notes
  1. The Zambian senior and junior teams were late to compete in the championships after they reached the wrong venue and therefore withdrew from the competition.

References
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  2. "Zambia - Badminton Africa". Africa Badminton. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. "Maurice-Afrique du Sud : l?ultime étape". www.lexpress.mu (in French). L'Express. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
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  6. "BWF - All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2022 - South Africa - Zambia: 3-1". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  7. "Uber Cup Results". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  8. "BWF - All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2017 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  9. "BWF - All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2017 - Team matches". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  10. "Draw made for Gold Coast 2018 mixed team badminton competition". www.insidethegames.biz. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  11. "African badminton medallists among Zambia squad for Birmingham 2022". www.insidethegames.biz. 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  12. "Commonwealth Games: Flying start for Malaysia's badminton squad". www.thesundaily.my. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
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