Ethiopia national badminton team

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Ethiopia
AssociationEthiopian Badminton Federation (EBF)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentBahar Jibril Abdurahman
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking64 (7 January 2013)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage

The Ethiopia national badminton team (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ የባድሚንተን ቡድን) represents Ethiopia in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Ethiopian Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Ethiopia. The team was formed in the late 1990s following the establishment of the Ethiopian Badminton Federation.

The team made their first appearance at the African Badminton Championships in 2006. In 2007, the team made their debut at the African Games mixed team event. The Ethiopian men's and women's team also competed in the African qualifiers for the Thomas and Uber Cup in 2012 when the country hosted the tournament.[2]

The Ethiopian junior team have had decent results in the junior circuit, achieving bronze in the African Junior Team Championships in 2005 and 2009.[3]

History[edit]

Men's team[edit]

In the 2012 Thomas Cup African Qualifiers, Ethiopia were drawn into Group A with South Africa, Egypt and Kenya. The team first lost 5–0 to Egypt then defeated Kenya 3–2. The team failed to make it past the group stage after losing 5–0 in their last match to South Africa.[4]

Women's team[edit]

In the 2012 Uber Cup African Qualifiers, the team were drawn into Group A with South Africa, Mauritius and Uganda. The team failed to advance to the knockout stage after losing 5–0 to their opponents in the group.[5]

Mixed team[edit]

Ethiopia competed in the 2006 African Mixed Team Championships but did not advance to the knockout stage.[6] A year later, the team competed in the 2007 All-Africa Games but were eliminated in the group stages.[7] In the 2011 All-Africa Games, the team were eliminated in the group stage after losing 5–0 to South Africa and 4–1 to Botswana. The team defeated Congo 4–1 to finish third in their group.[8] The team were again eliminated in the group stages at the 2015 African Games after losing to Seychelles and Algeria.[9]

In the 2019 African Games, the team lost 5–0 to Nigeria and Zambia but won 5–0 against Tunisia.[10]

Competitive record[edit]

African Games[edit]

Mixed team[edit]

Year Round Pos
2003 Did not enter
2007 Group stage 9th
2011 Group stage
2015 Group stage
2019 Group stage
2027 To be determined

African Team Championships[edit]

Junior competitive record[edit]

Suhandinata Cup[edit]

See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Round Pos
2000
to
2024 		Did not enter
2025 To be determined

African Youth Games[edit]

African Junior Team Championships[edit]

Mixed team[edit]

Year Round Pos
1979
to
1999 		Did not enter
2001 Group stage
2003 Fourth place 4th
2005 Semi-finals 4th
2007 Did not enter
2009 Semi-finals 4th
2011 Did not enter
2013
2016
2021
2022
2024 To be determined

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team[edit]

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Endale Teklu (1996-07-10) 10 July 1996 (age 27) - - -
Fanthhun Estefanos (1996-07-14) 14 July 1996 (age 27) - - -
Ayene Birhane (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 26) - - -
Kibrom Kebede (1997-03-10) 10 March 1997 (age 27) - - -

Women's team[edit]

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Tigist Getachew (1997-03-01) 1 March 1997 (age 27) - - -
Cheru Hibst (1999-09-30) 30 September 1999 (age 24) - - -
Belete Melat (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 26) - - -
Betlhem Solomon (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 23) - - -

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Badminton Africa 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup preliminaries". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Chinese Badminton Training Sharpens Mabo". Times of Zambia. 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2024-05-31 – via AllAfrica.
  3. ^ "Le bilan est lourd". lexpress.mu (in French). 2005-08-04. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  4. ^ "BWF - Badminton Africa 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup preliminaries - Group A". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  5. ^ "Uganda beats Ghana, Ethiopia in Uber badminton | News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh. 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  6. ^ "African Badminton Championship in Algeria-Seychelles take team event bronze medal -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  7. ^ "Deux victoires et deux défaites pour Maurice". Week-End.mu. 2007-07-15. Archived from the original on 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2024-05-31 – via Africa Badminton.
  8. ^ "Team Competition Badminton X All Africa Games 2011 Maputo (MOZ) - Thursday 08.09". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  9. ^ "11th All-Africa Games - Badminton bronze for Seychelles -Archive -Seychelles Nation". nation.sc. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  10. ^ "AFRICA GAMES 2019: Africa Champions Nigeria Dominate In Morocco, Sets Up Semi Final Clash With Egypt – Badminton Federation of Nigeria". badmintonnigeria.org. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
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