Libya national badminton team

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Libya
AssociationLibyan Badminton Federation
ConfederationBadminton Confederation of Africa
PresidentNuri M. Zarraa
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked
Highest rankingUnranked
Websitehttps://badminton.ly/

The Libya national badminton team (

Arabic: منتخب ليبيا لكرة الريشة) represents Libya in international badminton team competitions.[1] The team is controlled by the Libyan Badminton Federation located in the capital city of Tripoli
. As of now, the Libyan team have yet to compete in any international team tournament.

History

Badminton started in Libya in the 2000s. The national team was formed in 2013 and became part of the Libyan Olympic Committee in 2014.[2] In 2019, the Libyan Badminton Federation appointed Mohamad Dakhil Nasr as head coach of the national team.[3] In that same year, Libya sent its first few national players to compete at the Badminton Asia Arab Regional tournament.[4]

As of the 2020s, badminton has grew little by little in Libya. The sport continued to grow in popularity in northern regions Gharyan and Tobruk after the region hosted the first Libyan National Badminton Championships. Abdulmalik Azughdani won the men's singles title representing the Saidi Salim Badminton Club while Abdalhady Altarhuni came in second.[5]

Clubs

Players from the Libyan national team also compete in clubs. Currently there are a total of 8 clubs which represent 6 different cities from parts of the country.[6][5]

Libyan Badminton League
Club City/Region
Nasir Sports Club (ناصر) Gharyan
Al-Hilal Sports Club (الهلال) Tobruk
Al-Madina (المدينة) Tripoli
Fashloum Sports Club (فشلوم) Tripoli
Al-Tirsana (الترسانة) Tripoli
West Street Sports Club (الشارع الغربي) Tripoli
Saidi Salim Badminton Club (سيدي سليم) Tripoli
Tripoli Center for People with Special Needs (طرابلس لذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة) Tripoli

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Libyan national badminton team.

Name Role
Libya Mohamad Dakhil Nasr Coach
Libya Rayan Ezzedine Hassan Assistant coach

Players

Current squad

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Abdalhady Altarhuni (2005-08-02)2 August 2005 (aged 18) - - -
Abdulmalik Azughdani (2005-10-16)16 October 2005 (aged 18) - - -
Hamza Etawel (2007-09-28)28 September 2007 (aged 16) - - -
Abdalmalk Gz Sokni (2003-07-12)12 July 2003 (aged 20) - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Zuhour Alsaedi (2005-11-13)13 November 2005 (aged 18) - - -
Rand Gz Sokni (2006-03-20)20 March 2006 (aged 18) - - -

References

  1. ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  2. ^ "اعترافات – الاتحاد الليبي لريشة الطائرة" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  3. ^ Al-Siddiq, Qawas (21 August 2019). "المنتخب الليبي للريشة الطائرة يشارك في البطولة العربية بالأردن". Al-Wasat. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Players - Badminton Asia Arab Regional International | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  5. ^ a b Muhammad, Tarfas (23 November 2022). "نجاح بطولة ليبيا للريشة الطائرة.. وفتحية مريعي لـ«بوابة الوسط»: هدفنا توسعة رقعة المشاركة". Al-Wasat. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  6. ^ "الاندية – الاتحاد الليبي لريشة الطائرة" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-09-13.