Zimbabwe national badminton team

Zimbabwe

Association	Badminton Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ)
Confederation	BCA (Africa)
President	Chipo Zumburani
BWF ranking
Current ranking	71 3 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking	55 (3 January 2023)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	6 (first in 1980)
Best result	Fifth place (1980)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 1980)
Best result	Fifth place (1980)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 1980)
Best result	Champions (1980)

The Zimbabwe national badminton team (Shona: Chikwata chenyika cheZimbabwe badminton) represents Zimbabwe in international team competitions and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Badminton Association, the governing body for Zimbabwean badminton.^[1] It is affiliated with the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA).^[2]

Badminton was first played in Zimbabwe around the early 1960s. The national team was revived in 2008 after the reformation of the Zimbabwe Badminton Association.^[3] The national team competed in the 2014 African Badminton Championships.

The Zimbabwean men's team competed in the 2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships. The team were grouped with South Africa, Mauritius and Réunion in Group A. The team finished on the bottom of the group and failed to advance to the quarter-finals.^[4] The team were also eliminated in the group stages two years later at the 2018 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships.^[5]

The team competed in the 2022 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. They lost 5–0 to Mauritius and Zambia.^[6]

In 1980, Zimbabwe clinched the women's team title at the 1980 African Badminton Championships in Beira after defeating Tanzania, Mozambique, Nigeria and Kenya.^[7]

In 2016, the women's team competed in the 2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships. The team lost 5–0 to Mauritius and Ghana in the group stages.^[8] They competed in the 2022 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. The team were grouped with Uganda, Egypt and Algeria. The team lost all of their matches to the opposing teams.^[9]

Zimbabwe debuted in the 1982 Commonwealth Games. They were eliminated in the group stages.^[10]

The mixed team competed at the 2014 African Badminton Championships. The team were drawn into Group A with South Africa, Seychelles, Botswana and Cameroon. The team first lost 5–0 to South Africa, then won 3–2 against the Cameroonian team. The team later lost 5–0 to Botswana and Seychelles, thus failing to qualify for the quarter-finals.^[11][12]

The team made their fourth appearance at the African Mixed Team Championships in 2023. The team placed as third best in the group after winning their tie against Lesotho.^[13][14]

Thomas Cup [edit] Year Round Pos 1949 to 1964 Part of the  United Kingdom 1967 to 2012 Did not enter 2014 Did not qualify 2016 2018 2020 Did not enter 2022 Did not qualify 2024 Did not enter 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Uber Cup [edit] Year Round Pos 1957 to 1963 Part of the  United Kingdom 1966 to 2012 Did not enter 2014 Did not qualify 2016 2018 2020 Did not enter 2022 Did not qualify 2024 Did not enter 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Sudirman Cup [edit] Year Round Pos 1989 to 2021 Did not enter 2023 Did not qualify 2025 To be determined 2027 2029

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

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

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

Name	Role
Paul Kopolo	Coach

As of 2 January 2024

• Men's team: 2016, 2018, 2022
• Women's team: 2016, 2018, 2022
• Mixed team: 2014, 2017, 2023