Togo
AssociationFédération Togolaise de Badminton (FETOBAD)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentTakassi Kikpa Tikoyabe
BWF ranking
Current ranking118 Increase 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking95 (5 July 2018)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultGroup stage

The Togo national badminton team (French: Équipe nationale de badminton du Togo; Ewe: Ẹgbẹ badminton orilẹ-ede Togo) represents Togo in international team competitions.[1] The Togolese Badminton Federation (French: Federation Togolaise de Badminton) controls everything in the national team.

History

Badminton first reached Togo in the late 1990s. Togo was one of the first nations in West Africa to adopt the sport and the first French-speaking African nation to do so. Badminton failed to gain popularity in Togo in the 1990s due to the lack of activities and funding.[2]

In 2012, the Togolese Badminton Federation partnered with the Badminton World Federation and initiated Shuttle Time project to increase the number of badminton players and revitalize the practice of badminton in Togo.[3] The project gave the national team slight success as they were able to send their players to compete internationally at the 2019 African Mixed Team Championships after a long hiatus.[4]

Mixed team

The Togolese mixed team competed in the 2019 African Mixed Team Championships. The team were drawn to Group C with Algeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast. The Togolese team were eliminated in the group stages after losing all their matches in the group stage.[5]

Competitive record

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 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
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
Azim Issa 28 November 1998 1134 1110 973
Edouard Ankou 15 August 2001 1735 1110 973
Mihiradji Tchagafou 14 September 1998 1383 717 -
Koudousse Souleymann 6 February 2008 1623 717 1160
Koami Vivien Amoussou 10 March 2001 - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Rolande Adjima 18 April 2004 889 - 973
Ahliba Kuassi-Kpede 3 June 2006 1085 871 973
Akouèvi Odile Djoyagbo 23 May 2006 889 871 1160
Magnim Kpatarou 28 March 2007 - - -
Malika Dare 8 December 2001 - - -

Previous squads

African Team Championships

References

  1. ↑ "African Games 2019 – Mixed Team Event". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Le badminton togolais connait d'énormes difficultés (INTERVIEW)". People's Daily Online - FR. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  3. ↑ "Les Ressources Humaines du Shuttle Time: Eliassou Lamidi – Togo". Badminton Confederation of Africa (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  4. ↑ "Shuttle Time et le AirBadminton se développent au Togo". Badminton Confederation of Africa (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  5. ↑ "Africa Badminton Championships: Algeria beats Togo 5-0". Algeria Press Service. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.