DR Congo
Nickname(s)The Leopards
AssociationFederation de Badminton du Congo (FEBADCO)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentMedard Loboto Bongoy
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking97 (6 April 2017)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultGroup stage

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.

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.

Competitive record

African Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2003 Did not enter
2007
2011 Group stage
2015 Group stage
2019 Group stage
2023 TBD

African Team Championships

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Round Pos
2000 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024 TBD

African Youth Games

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1979 Did not enter
1980
1982
1984
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2013
2016
2021
2022
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Mutombo Tshizanga 26 June 1996 - - -
Dimandja Okito 5 July 1998 - - -
Zola Wayi 10 October 1999 - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Mbuyi Bernice Bokotsha 19 November 1995 - - -
Bukasa Kaboko 3 March 2000 - - -
Katembua Odia 30 January 1998 - - -

References

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