Tanzania national badminton team explained

Tanzania
Association:Tanzania Badminton Association (TBA)
Confederation:BCA (Africa)
President:Abdulmalik Sumar
Rank:Unranked
Date:2 April 2024
Max Rank:106
Max Date:3 October 2013
Regional Cup Apps:5
Regional Cup Best:Runners-up (1984)
Regional2 Cup Apps:4
Regional2 Cup Best:Champions (1984)
Regional3 Cup Apps:4
Regional3 Cup Best:Champions (1979)

The Tanzania national badminton team represents Tanzania in international badminton team competitions.[1] Tanzania is one of the first seven founding nations of the Badminton Confederation of Africa.[2] In the 1990s Tanzanian players have made numerous achievements in the African stage, winning two bronze medals at the 1992 African Badminton Championships.

Since the 2000s, the team became inactive from international team tournaments due to insufficient funds which impacted Tanzanian badminton's decrease in popularity. Many regional badminton tournaments, such as the Nyerere Badminton Championships and the Dar Cup have been hosted to revive badminton in Tanzania.[3] [4] As of 2022, the national team along with its association is still inactive.[5]

History

Badminton in Tanzania began in the mid-20th century when the country was still under British rule. After the country gained independence from the British in 1961, the Tanganyika national badminton team was formed and soon competed in tournaments hosted around the country, such as the Tanganyika International.[6] Players were later allowed to compete internationally after the establishment of the Tanzania Badminton Association in 1977.

In the 70s and the 80s, the Tanzanian national team was composed mostly of players of Indian descent like Raju Chiplunkar and Mukesh Shah, who have represented Tanzania in badminton at the Commonwealth Games. In the late 80s, players from Zanzibar who achieved decent results in the sport started to represent the national team. The most notable players from Zanzibar were Mohamed Juma, Nasra Juma and Mselem Juma who have medaled at African championships.

Men's team

In early 1979, Tanzania sent its men's team to compete in the men's team event at the inaugural African Badminton Championships. The team finished in second place.[7] In June 1979, the team competed in the men's team event at the 1979 WBF World Championships. The team were placed in Group 4 with Thailand, Burma and Mauritius.[8] The team lost 5–0 to Thailand and Burma. In their third playoff, the team lost 3–2 to Mauritius and were eliminated in the group stages.[9]

The team also achieved gold on home soil at the 1984 African Badminton Championships. In 1988, the team finished as runners-up at the 1988 African Badminton Championships after losing 5–0 to Nigeria. In 1992, the team took part in qualifying for the 1992 Thomas & Uber Cup in Hong Kong. The team were drawn to Group C with Hong Kong, Australia and Sri Lanka.[10] The team failed to qualify after losing 5–0 to all three teams in their group.

Women's team

The Tanzanian women's team competed in the 1979 African Badminton Championships and won the women's team title.[11] In 1984, the team won silver at the 1984 African Badminton Championships. In 1992, the team competed in the 1992 Thomas & Uber Cup regional qualifiers in Hong Kong alongside the men's team. The team lost all their matches to Hong Kong, New Zealand and the Philippines in their group tie.[12]

Mixed team

The Tanzanian mixed team competed in the 1984 African Badminton Championships and finished in second place.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

YearRound
1949
to
1961		Part of the
1964
to
1990		Did not enter
1992Did not qualify
1994Did not enter
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Uber Cup

YearRound
1949
to
1961		Part of the
1964
to
1990		Did not enter
1992Did not qualify
1994Did not enter
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Sudirman Cup

YearRound
1989Did not enter
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025To be determined
2027
2029

WBF World Championships

Women's team

Commonwealth Games

See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games.

Mixed team

YearRound
1978Did not enter
1982
1986
1990
1994
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026TBD

African Games

Mixed team

YearRound
2003Did not enter
2007
2011
2015
2019
2027TBD

African Team Championships

Men's team

YearRound
1979bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
1980Third place3rd
1982Did not enter
1984bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1988bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2016Did not enter
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Women's team

YearRound
1979bgcolor=GoldChampionsbgcolor=Gold1st
1980Third place3rd
1982Did not enter
1984bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
1988bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
2016Did not enter
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Mixed team

YearRound
1980Third place3rd
1982Did not enter
1984bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
1988bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
1992Semi-finals4th
1994Did not enter
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2007
2009
2011
2013
2014
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025To be determined
2027
2029

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships.

YearRound
2000Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024

Commonwealth Youth Games

Mixed team

African Youth Games

Mixed team

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRound
1979bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
1980Fourth place4th
1982Did not enter
1984bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
1988bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
1993Fourth place4th
1995Did not enter
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2016
2021
2022
2024TBD

Players

Current squad

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Haji Hassanali Mawoko15 May 1987---
Atish Shah6 December 1992---
Sammer Champsi---

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Abida Hassanali---
Nazneen Rahim---
Nazneen Abbas---

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members BWF Corporate . 2023-10-21 . en-US.
  2. Web site: HISTORY . https://web.archive.org/web/20230710092241/https://badmintonafrica.com/history/ . 10 July 2023 . 2023-10-21 . Badminton Confederation of Africa . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2021-04-28 . Dar girls reign supreme at national meet . 2023-10-21 . The Citizen . en.
  4. Web site: 2021-04-29 . Kenya, Uganda for badminton tourney . 2023-10-21 . The Citizen . en.
  5. Web site: 4 June 2023 . 2022 BCA Annual Report . 23 July 2023 . badmintonafrica.com.
  6. Book: Annual Handbook of the International Badminton Federation . IBF . 1969 . 27th . London . 274 . en.
  7. Daily Graphic, April 24, 1979, p. 15
  8. Web site: Singapore in Group Three for WBF meet NewspaperSG . 2023-10-21 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
  9. Web site: Beaten — but only just NewspaperSG . 2023-10-21 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
  10. Web site: Archiv Thomas Cup . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160330231130/http://www2.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/archiv_thomascup.htm . 30 March 2016 . 28 February 2023 . Mike's Badminton Populorum.
  11. Book: Tejuoso, Dapo . The Ultimate Honour . . 1989 . 9789781261657 . 207 . en.
  12. Web site: Archiv Uber Cup . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520161220/https://www.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/archiv_ubercup.htm . 20 May 2022 . 22 October 2023 . Mike's Badminton Populorum.

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