Uganda national badminton team
The Uganda national badminton team (Luganda: Ttiimu y'eggwanga eya Uganda eya badminton) represents Uganda in international badminton team competitions.[1][2] It is controlled by the Uganda Badminton Association, the governing body for Ugandan badminton located in Kampala.
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| Association | Uganda Badminton Association (UBA) |
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| Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
| President | Annet Nakamya |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 42  8 (3 October 2023) |
| Highest ranking | 42 (3 October 2023) |
| African Mixed Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | Semi-finals (2011) |
| African Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | Third place (2004) |
| African Women's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | Runners-up (2022) |
Uganda has never competed in the Thomas Cup, the Uber Cup and the Sudirman Cup. Uganda made its Olympic badminton debut in the 2008 Summer Olympics when Edwin Ekiring received a wildcard entry to participate.
The Ugandan women's team were runners-up once in the All Africa Women's Team Badminton Championships. The mixed team were semifinalists in the 2021 African Badminton Championships mixed team event. The men's team's best result was achieving a quarterfinal position 2010 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup
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Uber Cup
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Sudirman Cup
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Commonwealth Games
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
 2003 |
Quarter-finals |
 2007 |
Quarter-finals |
 2011 |
Quarter-finals |
 2015 |
Quarter-finals |
 2019 |
Quarter-finals |
 2023 |
TBD |
African Team Championships
Men's team
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Women's team
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Mixed team
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Islamic Solidarity Games
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
 2007 |
Group stage |
 2011 |
Did not enter |
 2013 | |
 2015 |
Group stage |
 2017 |
Group stage |
| 2021 |
Did not enter |
 2025 |
TBD |
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
 2008 |
Did not enter |
| 2010 | |
| 2012 | |
 2014 | |
| 2016 | |
 2018 |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
| Year | Result |
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| 2000 |
Did not enter |
 2002 | |
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| 2006 | |
 2007 | |
 2008 | |
| 2009 | |
 2010 | |
 2011 | |
 2012 | |
| 2013 | |
| 2014 | |
 2015 | |
| 2016 | |
 2017 | |
| 2018 |
Group D − 36th of 39 |
| 2019 |
Did not enter |
| 2022 | |
 2023 | |
 2024 |
TBD |
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
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Did not enter |
African Youth Games
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
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| 1979 |
Did not enter |
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| 1982 | |
 1984 | |
 2007 | |
 2009 |
Group stage |
| 2013 |
Did not enter |
 2022 |
 Semi-finals |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Men's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Brian Kasirye | 3 September 2001 | 224 | 342 | 431 |
| Amos Muyanja | 10 April 2000 | 528 | 664 | - |
| Expedito Emuddu | 17 August 2003 | 1444 | 614 | 460 |
| Muzafaru Lubega | 8 May 2000 | 649 | 342 | 674 |
| Kenneth Mwambu | 23 March 2000 | 577 | 664 | 368 |
| Augustus Owinyi | 24 May 1999 | 649 | 664 | - |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Fadilah Mohamed Rafi | 4 June 2005 | 210 | 158 | 431 |
| Husina Kobugabe | 21 March 2001 | 169 | 164 | 674 |
| Tracy Naluwooza | 6 September 2006 | 346 | 158 | 368 |
| Gladys Mbabazi | 1 May 1996 | 268 | 164 | - |
| Kruthum Nalumansi | 30 April 2002 | 494 | 533 | 460 |
| Assumpta Owomugisha | 10 June 2003 | 1037 | 533 | 674 |
References
- "BWF - Africa Continental Team Championships 2016 - Team matches". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
- Yusuf, Ridwan (28 March 2019). "2019 All Africa Badminton Championships: 18 Countries Coming To Rivers – BFN". Concise News. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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