Tanzania national badminton team

The Tanzania national badminton team (Swahili: Timu ya taifa ya Tanzania ya mchezo wa badminton) represents Tanzania in international badminton team competitions.[1] Tanzania is one of the first seven founding nations of the Badminton Confederation of Africa.[2] In the 1990s Tanzanian players have made numerous achievements in the African stage, winning two bronze medals at the 1992 African Badminton Championships.

Tanzania
AssociationTanzania Badminton Association (TBA)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentAbdulmalik Sumar
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (3 October 2023)
Highest ranking106 (3 October 2013)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 1984)
Best result5th (1984)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 1979)
Best resultThird place (1979)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 1979)
Best resultThird place (1979)

Since the 2000s, the team became inactive from international team tournaments due to insufficient funds which impacted Tanzanian badminton's decrease in popularity. Many regional badminton tournaments, such as the Nyerere Badminton Championships and the Dar Cup have been hosted to revive badminton in Tanzania.[3][4] As of 2022, the national team along with its association is still inactive.[5]

History

Badminton in Tanzania began in the mid-20th century when the country was still under British rule. After the country gained independence from the British in 1961, the Tanganyika national badminton team was formed and soon competed in tournaments hosted around the country, such as the Tanganyika International.[6]

Men's team

In early 1979, Tanzania sent its men's team to compete in the men's team event at the inaugural African Badminton Championships. The team finished in third place.[7] In June 1979, the team competed in the men's team event at the 1979 WBF World Championships. The team were placed in Group 4 with Thailand, Burma and Mauritius.[8] The team lost 5–0 to Thailand and Burma. In their third playoff, the team lost 3–2 to Mauritius and were eliminated in the group stages.[9]

The team also achieved bronze on home soil at the 1984 African Badminton Championships. In 1992, the team took part in qualifying for the 1992 Thomas & Uber Cup in Hong Kong. The team were drawn to Group C with Hong Kong, Australia and Sri Lanka.[10] The team failed to qualify after losing 5–0 to all three teams in their group.

Women's team

The Tanzanian women's team competed in the 1979 African Badminton Championships and finished in third place.[7] In 1992, the team competed in the 1992 Thomas & Uber Cup regional qualifiers in in Hong Kong alongside the men's team. The team lost all their matches to Hong Kong, New Zealand and the Philippines in their group tie.[11]

In 1984, the team failed to a secure medal position at the 1984 African Badminton Championships.

Mixed team

The Tanzanian mixed team competed in the 1984 African Badminton Championships and finished in fifth place.

Competitive record

WBF World Championships

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

African Team Championships
**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
Canada 2004
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007
India 2008
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010
Chinese Taipei 2011
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014
Peru 2015
Spain 2016
Indonesia 2017
Canada 2018
Russia 2019
Spain 2022
United States 2023
N/A 2024 TBD

African Youth Games

Mixed team
Year Result
Ghana 1979 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Mozambique 1980 Did not enter
Nigeria 1982
Tanzania 1984 Round robin − 5th
Botswana 2007 Did not enter
Ethiopia 2009
Algeria 2013
Mauritius 2022
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Haji Hassanali Mawoko (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 - - -
Atish Shah (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 - - -
Sammer Champsi - - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Abida Hassanali - - -
Nazneen Rahim - - -
Nazneen Abbas - - -

References
  1. "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  2. "HISTORY". Badminton Confederation of Africa. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  3. "Dar girls reign supreme at national meet". The Citizen. 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  4. "Kenya, Uganda for badminton tourney". The Citizen. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  5. "2022 BCA Annual Report" (PDF). badmintonafrica.com. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. Annual Handbook of the International Badminton Federation (27th ed.). London: IBF. 1969. p. 274.
  7. Daily Graphic, April 24, 1979, p. 15
  8. "Singapore in Group Three for WBF meet | NewspaperSG". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  9. "Beaten — but only just | NewspaperSG". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  10. "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  11. "Archiv Uber Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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