Togo national badminton team explained

Togo
Association:Fédération Togolaise de Badminton (FETOBAD)
Confederation:BCA (Africa)
President:Takassi Kikpa Tikoyabe
Rank:115 3
Date:2 April 2024
Max Rank:95
Max Date:5 July 2018
Regional Name:African Mixed Team Championships
Regional Cup Apps:1
Regional Cup First:2019
Regional Cup Best:Group 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 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

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
2011
2015
2019
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
2017
Did not enter
2019Group stage
2021Did not enter
2023
2025To be determined
2027
2029

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
1979
to
2022
Did not enter
2024To be determined

Players

Current squad

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Azim Issa28 November 199811341110973
Edouard Ankou15 August 200117351110973
Mihiradji Tchagafou14 September 19981383717-
Koudousse Souleymann6 February 200816237171160
Koami Vivien Amoussou10 March 2001---

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Rolande Adjima18 April 2004889-973
Ahliba Kuassi-Kpede3 June 20061085871973
Akouèvi Odile Djoyagbo23 May 20068898711160
Magnim Kpatarou28 March 2007---
Malika Dare8 December 2001---

Previous squads

African Team Championships

Notes and References

  1. Web site: African Games 2019 – Mixed Team Event. bwf.tournamentsoftware.com . 11 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Le badminton togolais connait d'énormes difficultés (INTERVIEW) . 2023-04-15 . People's Daily Online - FR.
  3. Web site: Les Ressources Humaines du Shuttle Time: Eliassou Lamidi – Togo . 2023-04-15 . Badminton Confederation of Africa . fr-FR.
  4. Web site: Shuttle Time et le AirBadminton se développent au Togo . 2023-04-15 . Badminton Confederation of Africa . fr-FR.
  5. Web site: 23 April 2019 . Africa Badminton Championships: Algeria beats Togo 5-0 . 16 April 2023 . Algeria Press Service.