Zambia national badminton team explained

Zambia
Association:Zambia Badminton Association (ZBA)
Confederation:BCA (Africa)
President:Kingsley Mulenga
Rank:61
Date:2 April 2024
Max Rank:49
Max Date:6 July 2017
Regional Name:African Mixed Team Championships
Regional Cup Apps:9
Regional Cup First:1980
Regional Cup Best:Third place (1984, 2007, 2017)
Regional2 Name:African Men's Team Championships
Regional2 Cup Apps:5
Regional2 Cup First:1980
Regional2 Cup Best:Runners-up (1982)
Regional3 Name:African Women's Team Championships
Regional3 Cup Apps:2
Regional3 Cup First:1980
Regional3 Cup Best:Third place (1984)

The Zambia national badminton team represents Zambia in international badminton team competitions.[1] The team is controlled by the Zambia Badminton Association.

The Zambian team won two runner-up places in the 1982 African Badminton Championships. Their most recent achievement was in 2017 African Badminton Championships where the mixed team got into the semifinals for bronze. The team participated in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Zambia made its badminton debut in the Olympics when Eli Mambwe participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics men singles event in Beijing, China.

History

British soldiers introduced badminton to Zambia in the 1940s, when the nation was still a British protectorate. In 1947, the Northern Rhodesia Badminton Association was formed and became part of the International Badminton Federation in 1948.[2]

After Zambia's independence in 1964, the national team became part of the Badminton Confederation of Africa in the 1970s. At the time, the national team hosted its first national championships.

Men's team

The Zambian men's team first competed internationally in the 1982 African Badminton Championships men's team event and finished as runners-up. In 1984, the men's team took part in qualifying for the 1984 Thomas Cup but failed as the team lost 5–0 to Denmark and Ireland in the group stages. In the qualifiers for the 1986 Thomas Cup, Zambia lost all their matches against Sweden, Austria, Iceland and France.[3]

The Zambian team had better results in the 1998 Thomas Cup qualifiers. Although the team lost all their matches to Portugal and Italy, they were able to win a match against Kazakhstan and prevailed against the Georgian team after winning 4–1 in the final match.

The men's team then competed in the 2006 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa which serves as qualification for the Thomas Cup. The men's team reached the semi-finals but lost to South Africa.[4]

In 2022, the men's team competed in the 2022 All Africa Men's and Team Badminton Championships. The team beat Zimbabwe to finish second in Group A and advanced to the quarter-finals.[5] They then lost 3–1 against South Africa at the quarter-final stage.[6]

Women's team

The Zambian women's team finished in fourth place at the 1982 African Badminton Championships women's team event. The team tried to qualify for the 1986 Uber Cup but lost all their matches in their group.[7]

Mixed team

The Zambian mixed team first competed in the 1982 African Badminton Championships. The team finished as runners-up after losing to Nigeria in the final.

Zambia then competed in the 2017 African Badminton Championships. The Zambian team finished as group runner-up and advanced to the semi-finals for a guaranteed bronze medal.[8] The team lost 3–0 to rivals South Africa in the semi-finals.[9] In 2018, the Zambian team debuted in the Commonwealth Games mixed team event.[10] The team finished on the bottom of their group after losing to Mauritius, Jamaica and Singapore.

In 2022, the team made their second appearance at the Commonwealth Games.[11] The team lost 5–0 to Malaysia.[12] The Mulenga brothers have been saviors for the Zambian team as they were able to win a match against Jarred Elliott and Robert Summers of South Africa.[13] Zambia ended their 2022 Commonwealth Games campaign after losing 4–1 against Jamaica.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

YearRound
1949
to
1982
Did not enter
1984Did not qualify
1986
1988Did not enter
1990Did not qualify
1992Did not enter
1994
1996
1998Did not qualify
2000
2002Did not enter
2004Did not qualify
2006
2008
2010
2012Did not enter
2014Did not qualify
2016Did not enter
2018Did not qualify
2020Did not enter
2022Did not qualify
2024
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Uber Cup

YearRound
1957
to
1984
Did not enter
1986Did not qualify
1988Did not enter
1990Did not qualify
1992Did not enter
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006Did not qualify
2008Did not enter
2010
2012
2014Did not qualify
2016Did not enter
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Sudirman Cup

YearRound
1989
to
2019
Did not enter
2021Did not qualify
2023
2025To be determined
2027
2029

Commonwealth Games

See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games.

Mixed team

YearRound
1978
to
2014
Did not enter
2018Group stage13th
2022Group stage14th
2026To be determined

African Games

Mixed team

YearRound
2003Did not enter
2007
2011
2015
2019Quarter-finals6th
2027To be determined

African Team Championships

Men's team

YearRound
1979Withdrew
1980Did not enter
1982bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
1984bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
1988Did not enter
2016
2018Quarter-finals6th
2020Did not enter
2022Quarter-finals6th
2024Group stage6th
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Women's team

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

Mixed team

YearRound
1980Did not enter
1982
1984Third place3rd
1988Did not enter
1992
1994Group stage
1998Did not enter
2000
2002
2004
2006Group stage6th
2007Semi-finals4th
2009Group stage
2011Did not enter
2013Group stage9th
2014Group stage7th
2017Semi-finals3rd
2019Quarter-finals8th
2021Quarter-finals6th
2023Quarter-finals8th
2025To be determined
2027
2029

FISU World University Games

See also: Badminton at the FISU World University Games.

Mixed team

YearRound
2007Group stage20th
2011Did not enter
2013
2015
2017
2021
2025To be determined

World University Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRound
2008Did not enter
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships.

YearRound
2000Did not enter
2002Group stage20th
2004Did not enter
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014Withdrew
2015
2016
2017Did not enter
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024To be determined

Commonwealth Youth Games

Mixed team

African Youth Games

Mixed team

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRound
1979Withdrew
1980bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
1982bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
1984Third place3rd
1988Did not enter
1993Third place3rd
1995Fourth place4th
1997Fourth place4th
1999Fourth place4th
2001Fourth place4th
Group stage (Team B)6th
2003Group stage5th
2005Fourth place4th
2007Group stage5th
2009Did not enter
2011
2013
2016Group stage
2021Did not enter
2022Group stage7th
2024To be determined

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Zambia.

!Name!Role
Mulenga KingstinCoach

Players

Current squad

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Chongo Mulenga19 August 1998614230729
Kalombo Mulenga29 December 2001289230319
Timothy Kafunda4 January 1996574259740
Mwanza Edward10 February 2004448259-
Mark Banda10 July 1994---
Mwansa Rodrick7 July 1999---

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Elizaberth Chipeleme4 August 1992429349319
Evelyn Siamupangila26 January 1997399349729
Matildah Kalandanya12 October 2003726502740
Victoria Mulengula19 August 1996726502-
Martha Mkandawire10 January 2004---
Tukuza Mbewe22 August 2001---

Previous squads

Commonwealth Games

African Games

African Team Championships

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BWF - TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020 (Postponed) - Organization.
  2. Web site: Zambia - Badminton Africa . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080828055147/http://www.africa-badminton.com/pagezambie.htm . 28 August 2008 . 10 April 2023 . Africa Badminton.
  3. 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.
  4. News: Maurice-Afrique du Sud : l?ultime étape . French . www.lexpress.mu . . 29 November 2016.
  5. Web site: BWF - All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2022 - Zambia - Zimbabwe: 5-0 . 2023-04-10 . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  6. Web site: BWF - All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2022 - South Africa - Zambia: 3-1 . 2023-04-10 . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  7. Web site: Uber Cup Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927030458/http://www.worldbadminton.net/ubercup.asp . 27 September 2007 . 28 February 2023 . World Badminton.
  8. Web site: BWF - All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2017 - General . 2023-04-10 . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  9. Web site: BWF - All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2017 - Team matches . 2023-04-10 . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  10. Web site: 2018-02-06 . Draw made for Gold Coast 2018 mixed team badminton competition . 2023-04-10 . www.insidethegames.biz.
  11. Web site: 2022-07-17 . African badminton medallists among Zambia squad for Birmingham 2022 . 2023-04-10 . www.insidethegames.biz.
  12. Web site: Commonwealth Games: Flying start for Malaysia's badminton squad . 2023-04-10 . www.thesundaily.my . en-MY.
  13. News: Badminton - Mixed Team results . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-04-10.