Mozambique national badminton team explained

Mozambique
Association:Federação Moçambicana de Badminton (FMB)
Confederation:BCA (Africa)
President:Luis Santos
Rank:Unranked
Date:2 April 2024
Max Rank:85
Max Date:4 July 2023
Regional Name:African Mixed Team Championships
Regional Cup Apps:4
Regional Cup First:1980
Regional Cup Best:Champions (1984)
Regional2 Name:African Men's Team Championships
Regional2 Cup Apps:3
Regional2 Cup First:1980
Regional2 Cup Best:Third place (1984)
Regional3 Name:African Women's Team Championships
Regional3 Cup Apps:3
Regional3 Cup First:1980
Regional3 Cup Best:Champions (1984)

The Mozambique national badminton team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de badminton de Moçambique) represents Mozambique in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Mozambican national team is controlled by the Mozambique Badminton Federation (FMB; Federacao Moçambicana de Badminton).[2] Badminton has been played in Mozambique since the 1960s.[3] Mozambique was one of the seven African countries that formed the Badminton Confederation of Africa on 31 August 1977.[4]

Mozambique first competed in the African Badminton Championships in 1980, where it was also the host. The team also made their debut in the African Games in 2011.

History

Men's team

Mozambique finished in fourth place in the men's team event at the African Badminton Championships in 1980 and 1982.[5] [6] In 1984, the team finished in third place at the African Badminton Championships.

Women's team

In 1982, the Mozambican women's team gave the country their first ever podium appearance in international badminton when the women's team finished in third place for bronze.

Mixed team

Mozambique competed in the African Badminton Championships mixed team event in 1982. The team finished in third place.

In 2011, the Mozambican team competed in the 2011 All-African Games mixed team event.[7] The team were grouped with Seychelles and Uganda but lost 5−0 to both teams and finished last in the group.[8] [9] Mozambique made their second appearance in the African Badminton Championships mixed team event after four decades. The team finished last in their group after losing 5−0 to South Africa and Uganda.[10] [11]

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

YearRound
1949
to
1973		Part of
1976
to
1984		Did not enter
1986Did not qualify
1988
1990Did not enter
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Uber Cup

YearRound
1957
to
1975		Part of
1975
to
2024		Did not enter
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Sudirman Cup

YearRound
1989
to
2021		Did not enter
2023Did not qualify
2025To be determined
2027
2029

African Games

Mixed team

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

African Team Championships

Men's team

YearRound
1979Did not enter
1980Fourth place4th
1982Fourth place4th
1984Third place3rd
1988Did not enter
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Women's team

YearRound
1979Did not enter
1980Fourth place4th
1982Third place3rd
1984bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1988Did not enter
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Mixed team

YearRound
1980Fourth place4th
1982Third place3rd
1984bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1988Did not enter
1992
1994
1998Group stage
2000Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2009
2011
2013
2014
2017
2019
2021
2023Group stage12th
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
2024		Did not enter
2025To be determined

African Youth Games

Mixed team

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRound
1979Did not enter
1980Third place3rd
1982Third place3rd
1984bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1993Fifth place5th
1995Sixth place6th
1997Did not enter
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2016
2021
2022
2024To be determined

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

Players

Current squad

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Idrisse Issofo Mossagy14 November 1984598711740
Edmilson Paulo Mutondo19 April 19981057711458

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Jessica de Almeida25 November 2000580448458
Afrika Matsinhe12 July 1998580448740

Previous squads

African Team Championships

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BWF - TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020 (Postponed) - Organization.
  2. Book: The encyclopaedia of badminton . 1987 . Robert Hale . 978-0-7090-2796-6 . Davis . Pat . London.
  3. Web site: 2021-12-07 . Baú das Memórias: Badmington em Moçambique! . 2024-06-01 . BigSlam . pt-PT.
  4. Web site: The Transformation and Development of Badminton as a Global Sport Dominated by Asian Players, Teams, Sponsors and Brands, 1893-2012: Multidisciplinary Perspectives . worldbadminton.com.
  5. Book: Walubita, Moses Sayela . Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses . . 4 August 2011 . 9781450279123 . 148 . en.
  6. Book: West Africa . 1982 . West Africa Publishing Company Limited . en.
  7. Web site: A caminho dos jogos africanos: Badminton sem competição e com poucas hipóteses de vitória – Verdade . 2023-05-19 . pt-PT.
  8. Web site: Moçambique desqualificado para as finais do Badminton . 2023-05-19 . cedid.blogs.sapo.mz.
  9. Web site: Team Competition Badminton X All Africa Games 2011 Maputo (MOZ) - Thursday 08.09 . 2023-05-18 . www.todor66.com.
  10. Web site: BWF - All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2023 - South Africa - Mozambique: 5-0 . 2023-05-19 . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  11. Web site: Uganda start All Africa Badminton tourney with win against Mozambique . 2024-06-01 . New Vision . en.

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