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National badminton team representing Ethiopia
Ethiopia Association Ethiopian Badminton Federation (EBF)Confederation BCA (Africa)President Bahar Jibril Abdurahman Current ranking Unranked (2 April 2024) Highest ranking 64 (7 January 2013) Appearances 1 (first in 2006 ) Best result Group stage
The Ethiopia national badminton team (
, 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
Men's team
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
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
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
Thomas Cup
Uber Cup
Sudirman Cup
African Games
Mixed team
Year
Round
2003
Did not enter
2007
Group stage
9th
2011
Group stage
2015
Group stage
2019
Group stage
2027
To be determined
African Team Championships
Men's team
Women's team
Mixed team
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
African Youth Games
Men's team
Year
Round
2018
Did not enter
Women's team
Year
Round
2018
Did not enter
Mixed team
Year
Round
2014
Did not enter
African Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
Players
Current squad
As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
Women's team
Name
DoB/Age
Ranking of event
WS
WD
XD
Tigist Getachew
(1997-03-01 ) 1 March 1997 (age 27)
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-
-
Cheru Hibst
(1999-09-30 ) 30 September 1999 (age 24)
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-
-
Belete Melat
(1998-03-04 ) 4 March 1998 (age 26)
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-
-
Betlhem Solomon
(2000-12-12 ) 12 December 2000 (age 23)
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-
-
References