DR Congo national badminton team

The DR Congo national badminton team (French: Equipe nationale de badminton de la RD Congo; Lingala: Timu ya badminton ya Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki) represents DR Congo in international team competitions.[1] The national team is controlled by the Federation de Badminton du Congo (Lingala: Badminton Shirikisho la Jamhuriyya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo; FECOBAD). The national team trains in Kinshasa. The Democratic Republic of Congo debuted in the African Badminton Championships mixed team event in 2019. The team were eliminated in the group stage.

DR Congo
AssociationFederation de Badminton du Congo
ConfederationBadminton Confederation of Africa
PresidentMedard Loboto Bongoy
BWF ranking
Current ranking107 Decrease 3 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking97 (6 April 2017)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultGroup stage

The Democratic Republic of Congo team competed in an international team tournament for the first time in the 2019 African Badminton Championships. The team were placed in Group A with Algeria and Uganda. The team lost to both opposing teams in the group tie with a 5-0 score.

Participation in BCA competitions

Participation in Africa Games

The Democratic Republic of Congo mixed team made their first appearance in a team tournament at the African Games in 2011. The team were eliminated in the group stages.

YearResult
2011Group stage
2015Group stage
2019Group stage

Current squad

References
  1. "African Games 2019 – Mixed Team Event". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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