Congo national badminton team explained

Congo
Association:Fédération Congolaise de Badminton (FECOBAD)
Confederation:BCA (Africa)
President:Thomas Bakala
Rank:123
Date:2 April 2024
Max Rank:91
Max Date:1 October 2015
Regional Name:African Mixed Team Championships
Regional Cup Apps:1
Regional Cup First:2014
Regional Cup Best:Group stage

The Congo national badminton team (French: Équipe nationale de badminton du Congo; Lingala: Timu ye teifa ye badminton ye Repubilika ya Kôngo) represents the Republic of the Congo in international team competitions and is controlled by the national governing body for badminton body in the Republic of the Congo, the Congolese Badminton Federation (FECOBAD; Fédération Congolaise de Badminton).[1]

Founded in the early 2000s, the team did not compete in any international team events until 2011 when they debuted at the 2011 All-African Games mixed team event. The team also made their first appearance at the African Badminton Championships in 2014.[2]

History

Mixed team

The Congo national team first competed in the 2011 All-African Games. The team were drawn into Group D with South Africa, Botswana and Ethiopia. The team placed fourth in the group and were eliminated in the group stages after losing 5−0 to South Africa and 4−1 to Botswana and Ethiopia.[3] In 2014, the team competed in the 2014 African Badminton Championships. The team finished on the bottom of Group B after losing 5−0 to all of their opponents in the group.[4]

In 2015, the team competed in the African Games as the host team. The team were drawn into Group A with Mauritius and Ghana. The team were eliminated after losing 5−0 to Mauritius and Ghana.[5]

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

YearRound
1949
to
1958
Part of
1961
to
2024
Did not enter
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Uber Cup

YearRound
1957Part of
1960
1963
to
2024
Did not enter
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Sudirman Cup

YearRound
1989
to
2023
Did not enter
2025To be determined
2027
2029

African Games

Mixed team

YearRound
2003Did not enter
2007
2011Group stage
2015Group stage
2019Did not enter
2027To be determined

African Team Championships

Men's team

YearRound
1979
to
2024
Did not enter
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Women's team

YearRound
1979
to
2024
Did not enter
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Mixed team

YearRound
1980
to
2013
Did not enter
2014Group stage
2017Did not enter
2019
2021
2023
2025To be determined
2027
2029

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships.

YearRound
2000
to
2023
Did not enter
2024To be determined

African Youth Games

Mixed team

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRound
1979
to
2022
Did not enter
2024To be determined

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Gislain Ilouwo, ---
Devins Mananga, ---
Jordan Oyou, ---
Sanat Mouanda, ---

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Minelie Kassangoyi, ---
Bztecho Loubaki, ---
Benele Issoko, ---
Aisse Soukouna, ---

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Africa Team Championships 2014 . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com . 11 May 2020.
  2. Web site: African Senior Badminton Championships 2014 -Archive -Seychelles Nation . 2024-05-31 . www.nation.sc.
  3. Web site: Team Competition Badminton X All Africa Games 2011 Maputo (MOZ) - Thursday 08.09 . 2024-05-31 . www.todor66.com.
  4. Web site: African Championships 2014: South Africa Reign Supreme . 2024-05-31 . bwfbadminton.com . en-US.
  5. Web site: Jeux Africains Brazzaville 2015 : mauvaise entrée en compétition pour les Diables rouges Badminton adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo . 2024-05-31 . www.adiac-congo.com.