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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 ranking61 Steady (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking49 (6 July 2017)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances9 (first in 1980)
Best resultThird place (1984, 2007, 2017)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 1980)
Best resultRunners-up (1982)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 1980)
Best resultThird place (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 semi-finals 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Commonwealth Games

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See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

African Games

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
2003 Did not enter
2007
2011
2015
2019 Quarter-finals 6th
2027 To be determined

African Team Championships

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FISU World University Games

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See also: Badminton at the FISU World University Games

Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
2007 Group stage 20th
2011 Did not enter
2013
2015
2017
2021
2025 To be determined

World University Team Championships

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Mixed team

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

Junior competitive record

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Suhandinata Cup

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See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Round Pos
2000 Did not enter
2002 Group stage 20th
2004 Did not enter
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 Withdrew
2015
2016
2017 Did not enter
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024 To be determined

Commonwealth Youth Games

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
2004 Did not enter

African Youth Games

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African Junior Team Championships

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
1979 Withdrew[a]
1980 Runners-up 2nd
1982 Runners-up 2nd
1984 Third place 3rd
1988 Did not enter
1993 Third place 3rd
1995 Fourth place 4th
1997 Fourth place 4th
1999 Fourth place 4th
2001 Fourth place 4th
Group stage (Team B) 6th
2003 Group stage 5th
2005 Fourth place 4th
2007 Group stage 5th
2009 Did not enter
2011
2013
2016 Group stage
2021 Did not enter
2022 Group stage 7th
2024 To be determined
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

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

Name Role
  Mulenga Kingstin Coach

Players

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Current squad

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As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Chongo Mulenga (1998-08-19) 19 August 1998 (age 26) 614 230 729
Kalombo Mulenga (2001-12-29) 29 December 2001 (age 22) 289 230 319
Timothy Kafunda (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 28) 574 259 740
Mwanza Edward (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20) 448 259 –
Mark Banda (1994-07-10) 10 July 1994 (age 30) – – –
Mwansa Rodrick (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 25) – – –

Women's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Elizaberth Chipeleme (1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 (age 32) 429 349 319
Evelyn Siamupangila (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 27) 399 349 729
Matildah Kalandanya (2003-10-12) 12 October 2003 (age 21) 726 502 740
Victoria Mulengula (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 28) 726 502 –
Martha Mkandawire (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 20) – – –
Tukuza Mbewe (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 (age 23) – – –

Previous squads

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Commonwealth Games

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  • Mixed team: 2018, 2022

African Games

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African Team Championships

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c 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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  1. ^ "BWF – TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020 (Postponed) – Organization".
  2. ^ a b "Zambia – Badminton Africa". Africa Badminton. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ "BWF – All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2022 – Zambia – Zimbabwe: 5–0". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. ^ "BWF – All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2022 – South Africa – Zambia: 3–1". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  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 10 April 2023.
  9. ^ "BWF – All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2017 – Team matches". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Draw made for Gold Coast 2018 mixed team badminton competition". www.insidethegames.biz. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  11. ^ "African badminton medallists among Zambia squad for Birmingham 2022". www.insidethegames.biz. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Flying start for Malaysia's badminton squad". www.thesundaily.my. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Badminton – Mixed Team results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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