Uganda national badminton team
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| Association | Uganda Badminton Association (UBA) |
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| Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
| President | Annet Nakamya |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 38  4 (2 January 2024) |
| Highest ranking | 38 (2 January 2024) |
| African Mixed Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | Semi-finals (2011) |
| African Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | Fourth place (2004) |
| African Women's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | Runners-up (2022) |
The Uganda national badminton team (
Luganda: Ttiimu y'eggwanga eya Uganda eya badminton) represents Uganda in international badminton team competitions.[1][2] It is controlled by the Uganda Badminton Association, the governing body for Ugandan badminton located in Kampala
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Uganda has never competed in the Thomas Cup, the Uber Cup and the Sudirman Cup. Uganda made its Olympic badminton debut in the 2008 Summer Olympics when Edwin Ekiring received a wildcard entry to participate.
The Ugandan women's team were runners-up once in the All Africa Women's Team Badminton Championships. The mixed team were semifinalists in the 2021 African Badminton Championships mixed team event. The men's team's best result was achieving a quarterfinal position 2010 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup
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Uber Cup
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Sudirman Cup
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Commonwealth Games
Men's team
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Women's team
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African Games
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 2003 | Did not enter | |
| 2007 | ||
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | 6th |
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 7th |
| 2019 | Quarter-finals | 7th |
| 2023 | TBD | |
African Team Championships
Men's team
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Women's team
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Mixed team
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Islamic Solidarity Games
FISU World University Games
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 2007 | Group stage | 18th |
| 2011 | Did not enter | |
| 2013 | ||
| 2015 | Group stage | 19th |
| 2017 | Group stage | 20th |
| 2021 | Did not enter | |
| 2025 | TBD | |
World University Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 2008 | Did not enter | |
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 2000 | Did not enter | |
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| 2018 | Group stage | 36th |
| 2019 | Did not enter | |
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| 2024 | TBD | |
Commonwealth Youth Games
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 2004 | Did not enter | |
African Youth Games
Men's team
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Women's team
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Mixed team
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African Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 1979 | Did not enter | |
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| 2003 | Group stage | 7th |
| 2005 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2007 | Did not enter | |
| 2009 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2013 | Did not enter | |
| 2016 | Group stage | |
| 2021 | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 2022 | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 2024 | TBD | |
- **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 | ||
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| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Brian Kasirye | 3 September 2001 | 183 | 179 | 555 |
| Muzafaru Lubega | 8 May 2000 | 517 | 179 | 371 |
| Expedito Emuddu | 17 August 2003 | 845 | 283 | 494 |
| Augustus Owinyi | 24 May 1999 | 466 | 283 | 485 |
| Kenneth Mwambu | 23 March 2000 | 525 | 326 | 227 |
| Abdul Swaburuh Ssempiri | 28 November 2003 | 692 | 326 | 711 |
| Amos Muyanja | 10 April 2000 | 446 | 360 | - |
| Thomas Katerega | 30 May 2002 | 794 | 360 | 1138 |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Fadilah Mohamed Rafi | 4 June 2005 | 116 | 105 | 494 |
| Tracy Naluwooza | 6 September 2006 | 230 | 105 | 227 |
| Husina Kobugabe | 21 March 2001 | 139 | 83 | 371 |
| Gladys Mbabazi | 1 May 1996 | 187 | 83 | - |
| Kruthum Nalumansi | 30 April 2002 | 416 | 220 | 563 |
| Assumpta Owomugisha | 10 June 2003 | 409 | 220 | 371 |
| Swabra Nanyonbi | 11 July 2004 | - | - | 711 |
| Rajab Shamsa Mbira | 19 April 2002 | 1134 | 589 | 1138 |
Previous squads
African Team Championships
References
- ^ "BWF - Africa Continental Team Championships 2016 - Team matches". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
- ^ Yusuf, Ridwan (28 March 2019). "2019 All Africa Badminton Championships: 18 Countries Coming To Rivers – BFN". Concise News. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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