Tanzania
AssociationTanzania Badminton Association (TBA)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentAbdulmalik Sumar
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking106 (3 October 2013)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 1980)
Best resultThird place (1980)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances3 (first in 1979)
Best resultRunners-up (1984)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances3 (first in 1979)
Best resultThird place (1979)

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.

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 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 fourth place.

Competitive record

WBF World Championships

Commonwealth Games

African Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2003 Did not enter
2007
2011
2015
2019
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

Commonwealth Youth Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2004 Did not enter

African Youth Games

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1979 Third place 3rd
1980 Third place 3rd
1982 Did not enter
1984 Runners-up 2nd
1993 Did not enter
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
Haji Hassanali Mawoko 15 May 1987 - - -
Atish Shah 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. 1 2 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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