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{{Short description|National badminton team representing Nigeria}}
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| president = [[Francis Orbih]]
| president = [[Francis Orbih]]
| chairman =
| chairman =
| rank = 63 {{decrease}} 13
| rank = 46 {{increase}} 17
| date = 2 January 2024
| date = 2 April 2024
| max rank = 27
| max rank = 27
| max date = 7 January 2016
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| Regional name = [[African Badminton Championships|African Mixed Team Championships]]
| Regional name = [[African Badminton Championships|African Mixed Team Championships]]
| Regional cup apps = 13
| Regional cup apps = 15
| Regional cup first = [[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]]
| Regional cup first = [[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]]
| Regional cup best = '''Champions''' ([[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]], [[1982 African Badminton Championships|1982]], [[1984 African Badminton Championships|1984]], [[2019 African Badminton Championships|2019]])
| Regional cup best = [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|20px]]'''Champions''' ([[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]], [[1982 African Badminton Championships|1982]], [[1988 African Badminton Championships|1988]], [[2019 African Badminton Championships|2019]])
| Regional2 name = [[All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|African Men's Team Championships]]
| Regional2 name = [[All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|African Men's Team Championships]]
| Regional2 cup apps = 8
| Regional2 cup apps = 5
| Regional2 cup first = [[1982 African Badminton Championships|1982]]
| Regional2 cup first = [[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]]
| Regional2 cup best = '''Champions''' ([[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]], [[1982 African Badminton Championships|1982]], [[1984 African Badminton Championships|1984]], [[2008 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2008]], [[2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2010]])
| Regional2 cup best = [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|20px]]'''Champions''' ([[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]], [[1982 African Badminton Championships|1982]], [[1988 African Badminton Championships|1988]])
| Regional3 name = [[All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|African Women's Team Championships]]
| Regional3 name = [[All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|African Women's Team Championships]]
| Regional3 cup apps = 7
| Regional3 cup apps = 5
| Regional3 cup first = [[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]]
| Regional3 cup first = [[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]]
| Regional3 cup best = '''Champions''' ([[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]], [[1982 African Badminton Championships|1982]], [[1984 African Badminton Championships|1984]])
| Regional3 cup best = [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|20px]]'''Champions''' ([[1982 African Badminton Championships|1982]], [[1988 African Badminton Championships|1988]])
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The '''Nigeria national badminton team''' represents [[Nigeria]] in international [[badminton]] team competitions. It is managed by the [[Badminton Federation of Nigeria]] (BFN).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Populorum |first1=Mike |title=Archiv SudirmanCup |url=https://www.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/archiv_sudirmancup.htm |website=sbg.ac.at |accessdate=8 May 2019}}</ref> Nigeria have won the African Men's Team Championships three times. The Nigerian mixed team were the champions of the [[2019 African Badminton Championships]] mixed team event.
The '''Nigeria national badminton team''' represents [[Nigeria]] in international [[badminton]] team competitions. It is managed by the [[Badminton Federation of Nigeria]], the governing body of badminton in Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Populorum |first1=Mike |title=Archiv SudirmanCup |url=https://www.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/archiv_sudirmancup.htm |website=sbg.ac.at |accessdate=8 May 2019}}</ref> Nigeria was one of the seven African countries that formed the [[Badminton Confederation of Africa]] on 31 August 1977. The country first competed in the [[African Badminton Championships]] in [[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]].


Nigeria made their debut in the [[Sudirman Cup]] in [[1999 Sudirman Cup|1999]]. In 2008, the team qualified and competed in the [[Thomas Cup]] for the first time after defeating [[South Africa national badminton team|South Africa]] for the first time in the [[2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|African qualifiers]]. The team have yet to qualify for the [[Uber Cup]].
Nigeria made its debut at the [[Badminton at the African Games|African Games]] since its inaugural edition in [[Badminton at the 2003 All-Africa Games|Abuja 2003]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Taiwo |first=Juliana |date=7 July 2003 |title=Nigeria: Abuja 2003: Badminton Optimistic of Medals Haul |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200307070360.html |access-date=15 May 2020 |website=allafrica.com}}</ref> Nigeria has won the mixed team title in 2007,<ref>{{cite web |date=16 July 2007 |title=Nigeria overwhelms S. Africa in All-Africa Games badminton |url=http://en.people.cn/90001/90779/6216252.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210233354/http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/6216252.html |archive-date=10 December 2019 |access-date=15 May 2020 |website=en.people.cn}}</ref> 2011,<ref>{{cite web |last=Sachetat |first=Raphaël |date=13 September 2011 |title=ALL AFRICA GAMES – South Africa and Nigeria share medals |url=https://www.badzine.net/2011/09/all-africa-games-south-africa-and-nigeria-share-medals/ |access-date=15 May 2020 |website=www.badzine.net}}</ref> and 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last=Baba |first=Dare |date=25 August 2019 |title=Rabat 2019: Nigeria Wins Gold In Badminton Mixed Team |url=https://www.naijaonlinetv.co.uk/rabat-2019-nigeria-wins-gold-in-badminton-mixed-team/ |access-date=15 May 2020 |website=www.naijaonlinetv.co.uk}}</ref>

== History ==

=== Men's team ===
Nigeria's men's team first competed in the [[1979 WBF World Championships]]. The team were drawn into Group 2 with [[Pakistan national badminton team|Pakistan]], [[Nepal national badminton team|Nepal]] and [[Ghana national badminton team|Ghana]]. The team lost 5−0 to [[Pakistan national badminton team|Pakistan]] and 3−2 to [[Nepal national badminton team|Nepal]] in the group stage. In the classification round, the team defeated the [[Philippines national badminton team|Philippines]] 3−2 to finish in 10th place.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1979-06-16 |title=Singapore overcome Burma |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19790616-1.2.106.11 |access-date=2024-06-02 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |pages=35 |via=[[NewspaperSG]]}}</ref> In 1980, the team won the men's team event at the [[1980 African Badminton Championships]] in Beira.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jakande |first=L. K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p1ILAQAAIAAJ&q=%22During+the+year+,+5+players+out+of+the+8+who+represented+Nigeria+at+the+2nd+African+Badminton+Championship+held+in%22 |title=LKJ'S First Term Report: October 1979 to September 1983 |date=1983 |publisher=Lagos State Government |language=en}}</ref> In 1982, Nigeria hosted the [[1982 African Badminton Championships]] and won their second title in the men's team event.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Scheele |first=H. A. E. |url=https://www.worldbadminton.com/museum/publications/WorldBadminton/documents/v10_n03_198209.pdf |title=World Badminton |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation|International Badminton Federation]] |year=1982 |edition=3rd |pages=11 |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref> In 1988, the team won their third men's team title at the [[1988 African Badminton Championships]] on home soil.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1988-08-14 |title=African Badminton Championships end in Nigeria |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=17caAQAAMAAJ&q=nigeria+nine+badminton+african+title |access-date=2024-05-19 |work=[[Xinhua News Agency]] |page=9}}</ref> In 1990, the team failed to qualify for the [[Thomas Cup]] after losing their matches in the group stage.

In 2008, the team defeated [[South Africa national badminton team|South Africa]] 3−0 in the final of the African qualifiers and qualified for the [[Thomas Cup]] for the first time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kigbu |first=Ishaku |date=2008-03-20 |title=NSC to Assist Athletes |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200803200647.html |access-date=2024-06-02 |work=[[Leadership (newspaper)|Leadership]] |via=[[AllAfrica]]}}</ref> In the [[2008 Thomas & Uber Cup|2008 Thomas Cup]], the team were drawn into Group A with [[China national badminton team|China]] and [[Canada national badminton team|Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=RI shuttlers see smooth start at Thomas Cup - Thu, March 13, 2008 |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/03/13/ri-shuttlers-see-smooth-start-thomas-cup.html |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=The Jakarta Post |language=en}}</ref> The team placed third in the group after losing 5−0 to both teams. In the wild-card round, the team lost 3−0 to [[England national badminton team|England]] and failed to enter the quarter-finals.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-05-14 |title=Malaysia knocks out Japan in women's Uber Cup |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/sports/14iht-badminton13.12883479.html |access-date=2024-06-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 2010, the team qualified for the [[Thomas Cup]] for a second time after defeating [[Mauritius national badminton team|Mauritius]] 3−0 in the finals. In the [[2010 Thomas & Uber Cup|2010 Thomas Cup]], the team were drawn into Group B with [[Japan national badminton team|Japan]] and hosts [[Malaysia national badminton team|Malaysia]]. In their first match against the hosts, the team failed to show up to the venue in time due to flight problems. The match was then cancelled and Malaysia were awarded a 5−0 win against Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-05-09 |title=Malaysia awarded win after Nigeria no-show |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSJOE64806O/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=reuters.com |agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> In their second match against [[Japan national badminton team|Japan]], the team lost 5−0 and were eliminated in the group stages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-05-11 |title=Hidayat labours to victory as Nigeria get the boot |url=https://www.dawn.com/2010/05/11/hidayat-labours-to-victory-as-nigeria-get-the-boot/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> In 2012, the team failed to qualify for the [[2012 Thomas & Uber Cup|2012 Thomas Cup]] after losing to [[South Africa national badminton team|South Africa]] in the final of the African qualifiers.

In 2014, the team qualified for the [[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup|2014 Thomas Cup]] as the highest ranked team in Africa. The team were drawn into Group A with [[Indonesia national badminton team|Indonesia]], [[Thailand national badminton team|Thailand]] and [[Singapore national badminton team|Singapore]]. The team were eliminated after losing 5−0 to [[Indonesia national badminton team|Indonesia]], [[Thailand national badminton team|Thailand]] and [[Singapore national badminton team|Singapore]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liu |first=Fiona |date=2014-05-19 |title=Thomas-Uber Cup 2014: Complete Day 2 Results |url=https://www.badmintonplanet.com/badminton-news/3010-thomas-uber-cup-2014-day-2complete-results.html |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=BadmintonPlanet.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2018, the team were runners-up at the [[2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|African Men's Team Championships]], losing 3−2 to [[Algeria national badminton team|Algeria]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ojoye |first=Taiwo |date=2018-02-16 |title=Algeria floor Nigeria at African badminton finals |url=https://punchng.com/algeria-floor-nigeria-at-african-badminton-finals/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, the team entered the finals of the [[2024 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|African Men's Team Championships]] and went head to head against their final opponents from six years ago. The team started off with a 2−0 lead when [[Victor Ikechukwu]] and [[Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori]] defeated [[Koceila Mammeri]] and [[Youcef Sabri Medel]] in the singles matches respectively. The team however could not convert in the next three matches and lost 3−2 to [[Algeria national badminton team|Algeria]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-10 |title=Algeria Creates History with Fourth Consecutive All Africa Men's Team Championships Win and South Africa wins Women's Championships |url=https://badmintonafrica.com/algeria-creates-history-with-fourth-consecutive-all-africa-mens-team-championships-win-and-south-africa-wins-womens-championships/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Badminton Confederation of Africa |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Women's team ===
In 1980, Nigeria finished behind [[Zimbabwe national badminton team|Zimbabwe]] in the women's team event at the [[1980 African Badminton Championships]]. In 1982, the team won the women's team title at the [[1982 African Badminton Championships]]. In 1988, the team won their third title in the [[1988 African Badminton Championships]]. In 1990 and 1998, the team were eliminated in the group stages of the Uber Cup qualifiers. From 2010 to 2016, the team entered the semi-finals of the Uber Cup African qualifiers but failed to qualify for the Cup tournament.

In 2018, the team lost 3−0 to [[Mauritius national badminton team|Mauritius]] in the final of the [[2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2018 African Women's Team Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Africa Badminton Championships in Algiers -Archive -Seychelles Nation |url=https://www.nation.sc/archive/257738/all-africa-badminton-championships-in-algiers |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=www.nation.sc}}</ref> In 2024, the team entered the semi-finals of the [[2024 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2024 African Women's Team Championships]] but lost 3−2 to [[South Africa national badminton team|South Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-10 |title=Day 3 Highlights of the All Africa Team Championships 2024: Nail-Biting Matches and Surprising Twists |url=https://badmintonafrica.com/day-3-highlights-of-the-all-africa-team-championships-2024-nail-biting-matches-and-surprising-twists/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Badminton Confederation of Africa |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Mixed team ===
Nigeria were back-to-back champions of the mixed team event at the [[African Badminton Championships]] in [[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]] and [[1982 African Badminton Championships|1982]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=State (Nigeria) |first=Lagos |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fq4MAQAAIAAJ&q=%22During+the+year+,+5+players+out+of+the+8+who+represented+Nigeria+at+the+2nd+African+Badminton+Championship+held+in%22 |title=Two Years of Civilian Administration in Lagos State, 1979-1981 |date=1981 |publisher=Lagos State Printing Corporation |language=en}}</ref> In 1988, Nigeria won the mixed team event again at the African championships since their withdrawal in 1984. In the [[1992 African Badminton Championships]], the Nigerian team entered the final but refused to play against [[South Africa national badminton team|South Africa]] who have just returned from suspension. The team were runners-up by default. In 1991, the team withdrew from competing in the [[1991 Sudirman Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1991-05-07 |title=Two countries face action |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19910507-1.2.82.11.2 |access-date=2024-06-02 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |pages=30 |via=[[NewspaperSG]]}}</ref> In 1994, the team were bronze medalists at the [[1994 African Badminton Championships]] after losing to [[South Africa national badminton team|South Africa]] in the semi-finals. The team also competed in the [[Badminton at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|1994 Commonwealth Games]] in that same year but were eliminated in the group stages.

In 1999, the team competed in the [[Sudirman Cup]] for the first time. The team were drawn into Group 7 with [[Estonia national badminton team|Estonia]], [[Latvia national badminton team|Latvia]] and [[Argentina national badminton team|Argentina]]. The team defeated [[Argentina national badminton team|Argentina]] 5−0. The team then defeated [[Latvia national badminton team|Latvia]] 3−2 but lost to [[Estonia national badminton team|Estonia]] by the same margin and finished in 48th place.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1999-05-14 |title=SCORES AND STATISTICS |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19990514-1.2.70.21 |access-date=2024-06-02 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |pages=57 |via=[[NewspaperSG]]}}</ref> In 2003, the team competed in the [[Badminton at the 2003 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]] while it was also the host. The team entered the final but lost 3−2 to [[South Africa national badminton team|South Africa]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Taiwo |first=Juliana |date=7 July 2003 |title=Nigeria: Abuja 2003: Badminton Optimistic of Medals Haul |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200307070360.html |access-date=15 May 2020 |website=allafrica.com}}</ref> In 2007, the team won the mixed team event at the [[Badminton at the 2007 All-Africa Games|2007 All-Africa Games]].<ref>{{cite web |date=16 July 2007 |title=Nigeria overwhelms S. Africa in All-Africa Games badminton |url=http://en.people.cn/90001/90779/6216252.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210233354/http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/6216252.html |archive-date=10 December 2019 |access-date=15 May 2020 |website=en.people.cn}}</ref> In 2010, the team competed in the [[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Commonwealth Games]] but did not make it past the group stage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-10-05 |title=Australia's dream start continued in badminton |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/australias-dream-start-continued-in-badminton-20101005-166dm.html |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> In 2011, the team won the [[Badminton at the 2007 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]] mixed team event for a second time.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sachetat |first=Raphaël |date=13 September 2011 |title=ALL AFRICA GAMES – South Africa and Nigeria share medals |url=https://www.badzine.net/2011/09/all-africa-games-south-africa-and-nigeria-share-medals/ |access-date=15 May 2020 |website=www.badzine.net}}</ref> In 2015, the team competed in the [[2015 Sudirman Cup]] and placed 35th after defeating [[Kazakhstan national badminton team|Kazakhstan]] in the playoffs.

In April 2019, the team were champions at the [[2019 African Badminton Championships|2019 African Mixed Team Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sesan |date=2019-04-29 |title=Nigeria win African badminton tourney |url=https://punchng.com/nigeria-win-african-badminton-tourney/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref> In August 2019, the team won their third team title at the [[Badminton at the African Games|African Games]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Baba |first=Dare |date=25 August 2019 |title=Rabat 2019: Nigeria Wins Gold In Badminton Mixed Team |url=https://www.naijaonlinetv.co.uk/rabat-2019-nigeria-wins-gold-in-badminton-mixed-team/ |access-date=15 May 2020 |website=www.naijaonlinetv.co.uk}}</ref> In 2023, the team competed in the [[2023 African Badminton Championships|2023 African Mixed Team Championships]] and were eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing 3−1 to [[Mauritius national badminton team|Mauritius]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-16 |title=Badminton {{!}} Championnats d'Afrique seniors: Maurice dans le dernier carré |url=https://lexpress.mu/node/419099 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=lexpress.mu |language=fr}}</ref>


== Competitive record ==
== Competitive record ==
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=== Thomas Cup ===
=== Thomas Cup ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Year
!style="width:200px" | Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[1949 Thomas Cup|1949]]
|[[1949 Thomas Cup|1949]]<br/>to<br/>[[1958 Thomas Cup|1958]]
| rowspan="4" |''Part of the {{UK}}''
| colspan="2" |''Part of the {{UK}}''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|Colony of Singapore}} [[1952 Thomas Cup|1952]]
|[[1961 Thomas Cup|1961]]<br/>to<br/>[[1979 Thomas Cup|1979]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|Colony of Singapore}} [[1955 Thomas Cup|1955]]
|[[1982 Thomas Cup|1982]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|Colony of Singapore}} [[1958 Thomas Cup|1958]]
|[[1984 Thomas & Uber Cup|1984]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[1961 Thomas Cup|1961]]
|[[1986 Thomas & Uber Cup|1986]]
| rowspan="7" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[1964 Thomas Cup|1964]]
|[[1988 Thomas & Uber Cup|1988]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[1967 Thomas Cup|1967]]
|[[1990 Thomas & Uber Cup|1990]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[1970 Thomas Cup|1970]]
|[[1992 Thomas & Uber Cup|1992]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[1973 Thomas Cup|1973]]
|[[1994 Thomas & Uber Cup|1994]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|THA}} [[1976 Thomas Cup|1976]]
|[[1996 Thomas & Uber Cup|1996]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[1979 Thomas Cup|1979]]
|[[1998 Thomas & Uber Cup|1998]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[1982 Thomas Cup|1982]]
|[[2000 Thomas & Uber Cup|2000]]
| rowspan="3" |''Did not qualify''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[1984 Thomas & Uber Cup|1984]]
|[[2002 Thomas & Uber Cup|2002]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[1986 Thomas & Uber Cup|1986]]
|[[2004 Thomas & Uber Cup|2004]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[1988 Thomas & Uber Cup|1988]]
|[[2006 Thomas & Uber Cup|2006]]
|''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[1990 Thomas & Uber Cup|1990]]
|[[2008 Thomas & Uber Cup|2008]]
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[1992 Thomas & Uber Cup|1992]]
| rowspan="3" |''Did not enter''
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[1994 Thomas & Uber Cup|1994]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|HKG|variant=1959}} [[1996 Thomas & Uber Cup|1996]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|HKG}} [[1998 Thomas & Uber Cup|1998]]
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[2000 Thomas & Uber Cup|2000]]
| rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[2002 Thomas & Uber Cup|2002]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[2004 Thomas & Uber Cup|2004]]
| rowspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[2006 Thomas & Uber Cup|2006]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[2008 Thomas & Uber Cup|2008]]
|Round of 16
|Round of 16
|12th
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[2010 Thomas & Uber Cup|2010]]
|[[2010 Thomas & Uber Cup|2010]]
|Round of 16
|Round of 16
|12th
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[2012 Thomas & Uber Cup|2012]]
|[[2012 Thomas & Uber Cup|2012]]
|''Did not qualify''
| colspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup|2014]]
|[[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup|2014]]
|Group stage
|Group stage
|
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup|2016]]
|[[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup|2016]]
|''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|THA}} [[2018 Thomas & Uber Cup|2018]]
|[[2018 Thomas & Uber Cup|2018]]
|''Did not qualify''
| colspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[2020 Thomas & Uber Cup|2020]]
|[[2020 Thomas & Uber Cup|2020]]
| rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|THA}} [[2022 Thomas & Uber Cup|2022]]
|[[2022 Thomas & Uber Cup|2022]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[2024 Thomas & Uber Cup|2024]]
|[[2024 Thomas & Uber Cup|2024]]
|''Did not qualify''
| colspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|unknown}} [[2026 Thomas & Uber Cup|2026]]
|[[2026 Thomas & Uber Cup|2026]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''To be determined''
|''TBD''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|unknown}} [[2028 Thomas & Uber Cup|2028]]
|[[2028 Thomas & Uber Cup|2028]]
|''TBD''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|unknown}} [[2030 Thomas & Uber Cup|2030]]
|[[2030 Thomas & Uber Cup|2030]]
|''TBD''
|}
|}
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!Year
!Year
!style="width:200px" | Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[1957 Uber Cup|1957]]
|[[1957 Uber Cup|1957]]
| rowspan="2" |''Part of the {{UK}}''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Part of the {{UK}}''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[1960 Uber Cup|1960]]
|[[1960 Uber Cup|1960]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[1963 Uber Cup|1963]]
|[[1963 Uber Cup|1963]]<br/>to<br/>[[1981 Uber Cup|1981]]
| rowspan="7" |''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|NZL}} [[1966 Uber Cup|1966]]
|[[1984 Thomas & Uber Cup|1984]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[1969 Uber Cup|1969]]
|[[1986 Thomas & Uber Cup|1986]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[1972 Uber Cup|1972]]
|[[1988 Thomas & Uber Cup|1988]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[1975 Uber Cup|1975]]
|[[1990 Thomas & Uber Cup|1990]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|NZL}} [[1978 Uber Cup|1978]]
|[[1992 Thomas & Uber Cup|1992]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[1981 Uber Cup|1981]]
|[[1994 Thomas & Uber Cup|1994]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[1984 Thomas & Uber Cup|1984]]
|[[1996 Thomas & Uber Cup|1996]]
| rowspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[1986 Thomas & Uber Cup|1986]]
|[[1998 Thomas & Uber Cup|1998]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[1988 Thomas & Uber Cup|1988]]
|[[2000 Thomas & Uber Cup|2000]]
|''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[1990 Thomas & Uber Cup|1990]]
|[[2002 Thomas & Uber Cup|2002]]
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[1992 Thomas & Uber Cup|1992]]
|[[2004 Thomas & Uber Cup|2004]]
| rowspan="3" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[1994 Thomas & Uber Cup|1994]]
|[[2006 Thomas & Uber Cup|2006]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|HKG|variant=1959}} [[1996 Thomas & Uber Cup|1996]]
|[[2008 Thomas & Uber Cup|2008]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|HKG}} [[1998 Thomas & Uber Cup|1998]]
|[[2010 Thomas & Uber Cup|2010]]
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[2000 Thomas & Uber Cup|2000]]
|[[2012 Thomas & Uber Cup|2012]]
| rowspan="4" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[2002 Thomas & Uber Cup|2002]]
|[[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup|2014]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[2004 Thomas & Uber Cup|2004]]
|[[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup|2016]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[2006 Thomas & Uber Cup|2006]]
|[[2018 Thomas & Uber Cup|2018]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[2008 Thomas & Uber Cup|2008]]
|[[2020 Thomas & Uber Cup|2020]]
| rowspan="3" |''Did not qualify''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[2010 Thomas & Uber Cup|2010]]
|[[2022 Thomas & Uber Cup|2022]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[2012 Thomas & Uber Cup|2012]]
|[[2024 Thomas & Uber Cup|2024]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup|2014]]
|[[2026 Thomas & Uber Cup|2026]]
| rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''To be determined''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup|2016]]
|[[2028 Thomas & Uber Cup|2028]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|THA}} [[2018 Thomas & Uber Cup|2018]]
|[[2030 Thomas & Uber Cup|2030]]
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[2020 Thomas & Uber Cup|2020]]
| rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|{{Flagicon|THA}} [[2022 Thomas & Uber Cup|2022]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[2024 Thomas & Uber Cup|2024]]
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{Flagicon|unknown}} [[2026 Thomas & Uber Cup|2026]]
|''TBD''
|-
|{{Flagicon|unknown}} [[2028 Thomas & Uber Cup|2028]]
|''TBD''
|-
|{{Flagicon|unknown}} [[2030 Thomas & Uber Cup|2030]]
|''TBD''
|}
|}
{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Year
!style="width:200px" | Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[1989 Sudirman Cup|1989]]
|[[1989 Sudirman Cup|1989]]<br/>to<br/>[[1997 Sudirman Cup|1997]]
| rowspan="5" |''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[1991 Sudirman Cup|1991]]
|[[1999 Sudirman Cup|1999]]
|Group stage
|48th
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[1993 Sudirman Cup|1993]]
|[[2001 Sudirman Cup|2001]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="7" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|SUI}} [[1995 Sudirman Cup|1995]]
|[[2003 Sudirman Cup|2003]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[1997 Sudirman Cup|1997]]
|[[2005 Sudirman Cup|2005]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[1999 Sudirman Cup|1999]]
|[[2007 Sudirman Cup|2007]]
|Group 7 – 48th
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[2001 Sudirman Cup|2001]]
|[[2009 Sudirman Cup|2009]]
| rowspan="7" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|NED}} [[2003 Sudirman Cup|2003]]
|[[2011 Sudirman Cup|2011]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[2005 Sudirman Cup|2005]]
|[[2013 Sudirman Cup|2013]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[2007 Sudirman Cup|2007]]
|[[2015 Sudirman Cup|2015]]
|Group stage
|33rd
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[2009 Sudirman Cup|2009]]
|[[2017 Sudirman Cup|2017]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[2011 Sudirman Cup|2011]]
|[[2019 Sudirman Cup|2019]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[2013 Sudirman Cup|2013]]
|[[2021 Sudirman Cup|2021]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[2015 Sudirman Cup|2015]]
|[[2023 Sudirman Cup|2023]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|Group 4 – 33rd
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[2017 Sudirman Cup|2017]]
|[[2025 Sudirman Cup|2025]]
| rowspan="3" |''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''To be determined''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[2019 Sudirman Cup|2019]]
|[[2027 Sudirman Cup|2027]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[2021 Sudirman Cup|2021]]
|[[2029 Sudirman Cup|2029]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[2023 Sudirman Cup|2023]]
|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[2025 Sudirman Cup|2025]]
|''TBD''
|-
|{{Flagicon|unknown}} [[2027 Sudirman Cup|2027]]
|''TBD''
|-
|{{Flagicon|unknown}} [[2029 Sudirman Cup|2029]]
|''TBD''
|}
|}
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}

===WBF World Championships===
===WBF World Championships===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}

==== Men's team ====
==== Men's team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[1979 WBF World Championships|1979]]
|[[1979 WBF World Championships|1979]]
|Group stage
|Group stage
|
|}
|}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}

==== Women's team ====
==== Women's team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[1979 WBF World Championships|1979]]
|[[1979 WBF World Championships|1979]]
|''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|}
|}
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}

=== Commonwealth Games ===
=== Commonwealth Games ===
{{See also|Badminton at the Commonwealth Games}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}

==== Men's team ====
==== Men's team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[Badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|1998]]
|[[Badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's team|1998]]
|''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|}
|}
{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}

==== Women's team ====
==== Women's team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[Badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|1998]]
|[[Badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's team|1998]]
|''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|}
|}
{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|CAN}} [[Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|1978]]
|[[Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|1978]]<br/>to<br/>[[Badminton at the 1990 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|1990]]
| rowspan="4" |''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Badminton at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|1982]]
|[[Badminton at the 1994 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|1994]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Badminton at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|1986]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|NZL}} [[Badminton at the 1990 Commonwealth Games|1990]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|CAN}} [[Badminton at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|1994]]
|Group stage
|Group stage
|
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Badminton at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002]]
|[[Badminton at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2002]]
|Group stage
|Group stage
|
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006]]
|[[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2006]]
|''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2010]]
|[[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2010]]
|Group stage
|Group stage
|
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2014]]
|[[Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2014]]
| rowspan="3" |''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2018]]
|[[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2018]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2022]]
|[[Badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2022]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Badminton at the 2026 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2026]]
|[[Badminton at the 2026 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2026]]
| colspan="2" |''To be determined''
|''TBD''
|}
|}
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}

=== African Games ===
=== African Games ===


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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Year
!style="width:200px" | Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{Flagicon|NGR}} [[Badminton at the 2003 All-Africa Games|2003]]
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[Badminton at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Mixed team|2003]]
|{{Silver2}} Runners-up
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|ALG}} [[Badminton at the 2007 All-Africa Games|2007]]
|[[Badminton at the 2007 All-Africa Games – Mixed team|2007]]
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MOZ}} [[Badminton at the 2011 All-Africa Games|2011]]
|[[Badminton at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Mixed team|2011]]
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|CGO}} [[Badminton at the 2015 African Games|2015]]
|[[Badminton at the 2015 African Games – Mixed team|2015]]
|{{Bronze3}} Semi-finals
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Semi-finals'''
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''3rd'''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAR}} [[Badminton at the 2019 African Games|2019]]
|[[Badminton at the 2019 African Games – Mixed team|2019]]
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|GHA}} [[Badminton at the 2023 African Games|2023]]
|[[Badminton at the 2027 African Games – Mixed team|2027]]
| colspan="2" |''To be determined''
|''TBD''
|}
|}


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{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}

==== Men's team ====
==== Men's team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Year
!style="width:200px" | Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[1979 African Badminton Championships|1979]]
|[[1979 African Badminton Championships|1979]]
| ''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MOZ|variant=1975}} [[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]]
|[[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]]
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|NGR}} [[1982 African Badminton Championships|1982]]
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[1982 African Badminton Championships|1982]]
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|TAN}} [[1984 African Badminton Championships|1984]]
|[[1984 African Badminton Championships|1984]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|-
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[1988 African Badminton Championships|1988]]
|{{Flagicon|RSA}} [[2004 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2004]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|{{Silver2}} Runners-up
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|[[2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships|2016]]
|{{Flagicon|MRI}} [[2006 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2006]]
|''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|[[2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2018]]
|{{Flagicon|MRI}} [[2008 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2008]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
|[[2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2020]]
|{{Flagicon|UGA}} [[2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2010]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|-
|-
|[[2022 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2022]]
|{{Flagicon|ETH}} [[2012 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2012]]
|{{Silver2}} Runners-up
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MRI}} [[2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships|2016]]
|[[2024 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2024]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|''Did not enter''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|ALG}} [[2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2018]]
|[[2026 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2026]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''To be determined''
|{{Silver2}} Runners-up
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|EGY}} [[2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2020]]
|[[2028 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2028]]
| rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|UGA}} [[2022 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2022]]
|[[2030 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2030]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|EGY}} [[2024 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2024]]
|{{Silver2}} Runners-up
|}
|}
{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Year
!style="width:200px" | Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[1979 African Badminton Championships|1979]]
|[[1979 African Badminton Championships|1979]]
|''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MOZ|variant=1975}} [[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]]
|[[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|NGR}} [[1982 African Badminton Championships|1982]]
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[1982 African Badminton Championships|1982]]
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|TAN}} [[1984 African Badminton Championships|1984]]
|[[1984 African Badminton Championships|1984]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|-
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[1988 African Badminton Championships|1988]]
|{{Flagicon|RSA}} [[2004 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2004]]
| rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|[[2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships|2016]]
|{{Flagicon|MRI}} [[2006 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2006]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|[[2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2018]]
|{{Flagicon|MRI}} [[2008 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2008]]
|{{Silver2}} Runners-up
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
|[[2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2020]]
|{{Flagicon|UGA}} [[2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2010]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|{{Bronze3}} Semi-finals
|-
|-
|[[2022 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2022]]
|{{Flagicon|ETH}} [[2012 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2012]]
|{{Silver2}} Runners-up
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MRI}} [[2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships|2016]]
|[[2024 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2024]]
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Semi-finals'''
|''Did not enter''
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''4th'''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|ALG}} [[2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2018]]
|[[2026 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2026]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''To be determined''
|{{Silver2}} Runners-up
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|EGY}} [[2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2020]]
|[[2028 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2028]]
| rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|UGA}} [[2022 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2022]]
|[[2030 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2030]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|EGY}} [[2024 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2024]]
|{{Bronze3}} Semi-finals
|}
|}
{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}

==== Mixed team ====
==== Mixed team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Year
!style="width:200px" | Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MOZ|variant=1975}} [[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]]
|[[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]]
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|NGR}} [[1982 African Badminton Championships|1982]]
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[1982 African Badminton Championships|1982]]
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|TAN}} [[1984 African Badminton Championships|1984]]
|[[1984 African Badminton Championships|1984]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MRI}} [[1998 African Badminton Championships|1998]]
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[1988 African Badminton Championships|1988]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|''Did not enter''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|NGR}} [[2000 African Badminton Championships|2000]]
|[[1992 African Badminton Championships|1992]]
|{{Silver2}} Runners-up
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[2002 African Badminton Championships|2002]]
|[[1994 African Badminton Championships|1994]]
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Semi-finals'''
|{{Silver2}} Runners-up
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''3rd'''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MRI}} [[2004 African Badminton Championships|2004]]
|[[1998 African Badminton Championships|1998]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|{{Silver2}} Runners-up
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|ALG}} [[2006 African Badminton Championships|2006]]
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2000 African Badminton Championships|2000]]
| rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MRI}} [[2007 African Badminton Championships|2007]]
|[[2002 African Badminton Championships|2002]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|KEN}} [[2009 African Badminton Championships|2009]]
|[[2004 African Badminton Championships|2004]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|Fourth place
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAR}} [[2011 African Badminton Championships|2011]]
|[[2006 African Badminton Championships|2006]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|{{Silver2}} Runners-up
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|MRI}} [[2013 African Badminton Championships|2013]]
|[[2007 African Badminton Championships|2007]]
|{{Silver2}} Runners-up
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|BOT}} [[2014 African Badminton Championships|2014]]
|[[2009 African Badminton Championships|2009]]
|Group stage
|{{Silver2}} Runners-up
|5th
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|RSA}} [[2017 African Badminton Championships|2017]]
|[[2011 African Badminton Championships|2011]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|{{Bronze3}} Semi-finals
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{Flagicon|NGR}} [[2019 African Badminton Championships|2019]]
|[[2013 African Badminton Championships|2013]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|UGA}} [[2021 African Badminton Championships|2021]]
|[[2014 African Badminton Championships|2014]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|''Did not enter''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|RSA}} [[2023 African Badminton Championships|2023]]
|[[2017 African Badminton Championships|2017]]
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Semi-finals'''
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''3rd'''
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2019 African Badminton Championships|2019]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|[[2021 African Badminton Championships|2021]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|[[2023 African Badminton Championships|2023]]
|Quarter-finals
|Quarter-finals
|5th
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|unknown}} [[2025 African Badminton Championships|2025]]
|[[2025 African Badminton Championships|2025]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''To be determined''
|''TBD''
|-
|[[2027 African Badminton Championships|2027]]
|-
|[[2029 African Badminton Championships|2029]]
|}
|}
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{{col-end}}
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{{See also|BWF World Junior Championships}}
{{See also|BWF World Junior Championships}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
|-
! style="width:200px" |Round
! Year
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
!style="width:200px" | Result
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2000 IBF World Junior Championships|2000]]
|[[2000 IBF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2000]]
| colspan="2" |''Withdrew''
|''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2002 IBF World Junior Championships|2002]]
|[[2002 IBF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2002]]
|Group stage – 18th of 23
|Group stage
|18th
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[2004 IBF World Junior Championships|2004]]
|[[2004 IBF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2004]]
| rowspan="17" |''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" rowspan="17" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[2006 BWF World Junior Championships|2006]]
|[[2006 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2006]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[2007 BWF World Junior Championships|2007]]
|[[2007 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2007]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[2008 BWF World Junior Championships|2008]]
|[[2008 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2008]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[2009 BWF World Junior Championships|2009]]
|[[2009 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2009]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[2010 BWF World Junior Championships|2010]]
|[[2010 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2010]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|TPE}} [[2011 BWF World Junior Championships|2011]]
|[[2011 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2011]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[2012 BWF World Junior Championships – Team event group stage|2012]]
|[[2012 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2012]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Team event group stage|2013]]
|[[2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2013]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[2014 BWF World Junior Championships – Team event group stage|2014]]
|[[2014 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2014]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|PER}} [[2015 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2015]]
|[[2015 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2015]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[2016 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2016]]
|[[2016 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2016]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|INA}} [[2017 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2017]]
|[[2017 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2017]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[2018 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2018]]
|[[2018 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2018]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event group stage|2019]]
|[[2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2019]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[2022 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2022]]
|[[2022 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2022]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2023 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2023]]
|[[2023 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2023]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|unknown}} [[2024 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2024]]
|[[2024 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2024]]
| colspan="2" |''To be determined''
|''TBD''
|}
|}


=== Commonwealth Youth Games ===
=== Commonwealth Youth Games ===

==== Mixed team ====
==== Mixed team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Badminton at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games|2004]]
|[[Badminton at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games|2004]]
|''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|}
|}


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{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}

==== Men's team ====
==== Men's team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Year
!style="width:200px" | Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Badminton at the 2018 African Youth Games|2018]]
|[[Badminton at the 2018 African Youth Games – Boys' team|2018]]
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|}
|}
{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}

==== Women's team ====
==== Women's team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Year
!style="width:200px" | Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Badminton at the 2018 African Youth Games|2018]]
|[[Badminton at the 2018 African Youth Games – Girls' team|2018]]
|{{Bronze3}} Semi-finals
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Semi-finals'''
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''3rd'''
|}
|}
{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Year
!style="width:200px" | Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|BOT}} [[Badminton at the 2014 African Youth Games|2014]]
|[[Badminton at the 2014 African Youth Games – Mixed team|2014]]
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|}
|}
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}

=== African Junior Team Championships ===
=== African Junior Team Championships ===
====Mixed team====
==== Mixed team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
!Year
!style="width:200px" | Result
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|[[1979 African Badminton Championships|1979]]
|{{flagicon|GHA}} 1979
|''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|[[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]]
|{{flagicon|MOZ|variant=1975}} 1980
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|NGR}} 1982
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[1982 African Badminton Championships|1982]]
|'''{{Gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|[[1984 African Badminton Championships|1984]]
|{{flagicon|BOT}} 2007
| rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[1988 African Badminton Championships|1988]]
|{{flagicon|ETH}} 2009
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|[[1993 African Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed team|1993]]
|{{flagicon|ALG}} 2013
|{{Silver2}} Runners-up
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
|[[1995 African Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed team|1995]]
|{{flagicon|MRI}} 2022
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|''Did not enter''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|[[1997 African Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed team|1997]]
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Third place'''
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''3rd'''
|-
|[[1999 African Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed team|1999]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|[[2001 African Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed team|2001]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|[[2003 African Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed team|2003]]
| colspan="2" |''Withdrew''
|-
|[[2005 African Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed team|2005]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|[[2007 African Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed team|2007]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''Did not enter''
|-
|[[2009 African Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed team|2009]]
|-
|[[2011 African Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed team|2011]]
|-
|[[2013 African Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed team|2013]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|[[2016 African Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed team|2016]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''Did not enter''
|-
|[[2021 African Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed team|2021]]
|-
|[[2022 African Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed team|2022]]
|-
|[[2024 African Junior Badminton Championships – Mixed team|2024]]
| colspan="2" |''To be determined''
|}
|}

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

== Players ==
== Players ==


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official|badmintonnigeria.org}}
*{{official website|badmintonnigeria.org}}


{{National sports teams of Nigeria}}
{{National sports teams of Nigeria}}

Latest revision as of 18:05, 10 December 2024

Nigeria
AssociationBadminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentFrancis Orbih
BWF ranking
Current ranking46 Increase 17 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking27 (7 January 2016)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1999)
Best resultGroup stage
Thomas Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2008)
Best resultGroup stage
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances15 (first in 1980)
Best resultChampions (1980, 1982, 1988, 2019)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 1980)
Best resultChampions (1980, 1982, 1988)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 1980)
Best resultChampions (1982, 1988)

The Nigeria national badminton team represents Nigeria in international badminton team competitions. It is managed by the Badminton Federation of Nigeria, the governing body of badminton in Nigeria.[1] Nigeria was one of the seven African countries that formed the Badminton Confederation of Africa on 31 August 1977. The country first competed in the African Badminton Championships in 1980.

Nigeria made their debut in the Sudirman Cup in 1999. In 2008, the team qualified and competed in the Thomas Cup for the first time after defeating South Africa for the first time in the African qualifiers. The team have yet to qualify for the Uber Cup.

History

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Men's team

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Nigeria's men's team first competed in the 1979 WBF World Championships. The team were drawn into Group 2 with Pakistan, Nepal and Ghana. The team lost 5−0 to Pakistan and 3−2 to Nepal in the group stage. In the classification round, the team defeated the Philippines 3−2 to finish in 10th place.[2] In 1980, the team won the men's team event at the 1980 African Badminton Championships in Beira.[3] In 1982, Nigeria hosted the 1982 African Badminton Championships and won their second title in the men's team event.[4] In 1988, the team won their third men's team title at the 1988 African Badminton Championships on home soil.[5] In 1990, the team failed to qualify for the Thomas Cup after losing their matches in the group stage.

In 2008, the team defeated South Africa 3−0 in the final of the African qualifiers and qualified for the Thomas Cup for the first time.[6] In the 2008 Thomas Cup, the team were drawn into Group A with China and Canada.[7] The team placed third in the group after losing 5−0 to both teams. In the wild-card round, the team lost 3−0 to England and failed to enter the quarter-finals.[8]

In 2010, the team qualified for the Thomas Cup for a second time after defeating Mauritius 3−0 in the finals. In the 2010 Thomas Cup, the team were drawn into Group B with Japan and hosts Malaysia. In their first match against the hosts, the team failed to show up to the venue in time due to flight problems. The match was then cancelled and Malaysia were awarded a 5−0 win against Nigeria.[9] In their second match against Japan, the team lost 5−0 and were eliminated in the group stages.[10] In 2012, the team failed to qualify for the 2012 Thomas Cup after losing to South Africa in the final of the African qualifiers.

In 2014, the team qualified for the 2014 Thomas Cup as the highest ranked team in Africa. The team were drawn into Group A with Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore. The team were eliminated after losing 5−0 to Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore.[11] In 2018, the team were runners-up at the African Men's Team Championships, losing 3−2 to Algeria in the final.[12] In 2024, the team entered the finals of the African Men's Team Championships and went head to head against their final opponents from six years ago. The team started off with a 2−0 lead when Victor Ikechukwu and Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori defeated Koceila Mammeri and Youcef Sabri Medel in the singles matches respectively. The team however could not convert in the next three matches and lost 3−2 to Algeria.[13]

Women's team

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In 1980, Nigeria finished behind Zimbabwe in the women's team event at the 1980 African Badminton Championships. In 1982, the team won the women's team title at the 1982 African Badminton Championships. In 1988, the team won their third title in the 1988 African Badminton Championships. In 1990 and 1998, the team were eliminated in the group stages of the Uber Cup qualifiers. From 2010 to 2016, the team entered the semi-finals of the Uber Cup African qualifiers but failed to qualify for the Cup tournament.

In 2018, the team lost 3−0 to Mauritius in the final of the 2018 African Women's Team Championships.[14] In 2024, the team entered the semi-finals of the 2024 African Women's Team Championships but lost 3−2 to South Africa.[15]

Mixed team

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Nigeria were back-to-back champions of the mixed team event at the African Badminton Championships in 1980 and 1982.[16] In 1988, Nigeria won the mixed team event again at the African championships since their withdrawal in 1984. In the 1992 African Badminton Championships, the Nigerian team entered the final but refused to play against South Africa who have just returned from suspension. The team were runners-up by default. In 1991, the team withdrew from competing in the 1991 Sudirman Cup.[17] In 1994, the team were bronze medalists at the 1994 African Badminton Championships after losing to South Africa in the semi-finals. The team also competed in the 1994 Commonwealth Games in that same year but were eliminated in the group stages.

In 1999, the team competed in the Sudirman Cup for the first time. The team were drawn into Group 7 with Estonia, Latvia and Argentina. The team defeated Argentina 5−0. The team then defeated Latvia 3−2 but lost to Estonia by the same margin and finished in 48th place.[18] In 2003, the team competed in the All-Africa Games while it was also the host. The team entered the final but lost 3−2 to South Africa.[19] In 2007, the team won the mixed team event at the 2007 All-Africa Games.[20] In 2010, the team competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games but did not make it past the group stage.[21] In 2011, the team won the All-Africa Games mixed team event for a second time.[22] In 2015, the team competed in the 2015 Sudirman Cup and placed 35th after defeating Kazakhstan in the playoffs.

In April 2019, the team were champions at the 2019 African Mixed Team Championships.[23] In August 2019, the team won their third team title at the African Games.[24] In 2023, the team competed in the 2023 African Mixed Team Championships and were eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing 3−1 to Mauritius.[25]

Competitive record

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WBF World Championships

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Commonwealth Games

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See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

African Games

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
2003 Runners-up 2nd
2007 Champions 1st
2011 Champions 1st
2015 Semi-finals 3rd
2019 Champions 1st
2027 To be determined

African Team Championships

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

Junior competitive record

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Suhandinata Cup

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See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Round Pos
2000 Withdrew
2002 Group stage 18th
2004 Did not enter
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024 To be determined

Commonwealth Youth Games

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Mixed team

[edit]
Year Round Pos
2004 Did not enter

African Youth Games

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African Junior Team Championships

[edit]

Mixed team

[edit]
Year Round Pos
1979 Did not enter
1980 Champions 1st
1982 Champions 1st
1984 Did not enter
1988 Champions 1st
1993 Runners-up 2nd
1995 Runners-up 2nd
1997 Third place 3rd
1999 Champions 1st
2001 Runners-up 2nd
2003 Withdrew
2005 Champions 1st
2007 Did not enter
2009
2011
2013 Runners-up 2nd
2016 Did not enter
2021
2022
2024 To be determined
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

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Current squad

[edit]
As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 27) 121 534 -
Emmanuel Olusegun Ogunsanwo (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 25) 563 304 -
Joseph Abel (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21) 974 304 -
Joseph Emmanuel Emmy (2004-10-30) 30 October 2004 (age 20) 609 295 -
Victor Ikechukwu (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 (age 26) 691 295 -
Saddam Sidi Rufai (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 21) 1134 304 -
Khalil Safana Shamsuddeen (2003-09-28) 28 September 2003 (age 21) 609 304 -
Godwin Olofua (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 25) 442 505 -
David Oluwasegun Ogunsanwo (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001 (age 23) 694 505 -
Yunusa Momoh (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) - 362 516

Women's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Grace Gabriel (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988 (age 36) 243 210 516
Chineye Ibere (1995-11-04) 4 November 1995 (age 29) 340 357 -
Naomi Tanko (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 (age 28) 470 - -
Zainab Damilola Alabi (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 22) 465 457 -
Ramatu Yakubu (1999-03-27) 27 March 1999 (age 25) - 210 271
Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 28) 586 357 -
Sofiat Arinola Obanishola (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 21) 586 457 -
Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan (1998-07-05) 5 July 1998 (age 26) - 457 -
Aminat Oluwafunke Ilori (2000-11-25) 25 November 2000 (age 24) 1029 457 -
Umar Maryam (1996-11-25) 25 November 1996 (age 28) - - 426

Previous squads

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Thomas Cup

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References

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  1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Singapore overcome Burma". The Straits Times. 16 June 1979. p. 35. Retrieved 2 June 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ Jakande, L. K. (1983). LKJ'S First Term Report: October 1979 to September 1983. Lagos State Government.
  4. ^ Scheele, H. A. E. (1982). World Badminton (PDF) (3rd ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 11. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. ^ "African Badminton Championships end in Nigeria". Xinhua News Agency. 14 August 1988. p. 9. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  6. ^ Kigbu, Ishaku (20 March 2008). "NSC to Assist Athletes". Leadership. Retrieved 2 June 2024 – via AllAfrica.
  7. ^ "RI shuttlers see smooth start at Thomas Cup - Thu, March 13, 2008". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Malaysia knocks out Japan in women's Uber Cup". The New York Times. 14 May 2008. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Malaysia awarded win after Nigeria no-show". reuters.com. Reuters. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Hidayat labours to victory as Nigeria get the boot". DAWN.COM. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  11. ^ Liu, Fiona (19 May 2014). "Thomas-Uber Cup 2014: Complete Day 2 Results". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  12. ^ Ojoye, Taiwo (16 February 2018). "Algeria floor Nigeria at African badminton finals". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Algeria Creates History with Fourth Consecutive All Africa Men's Team Championships Win and South Africa wins Women's Championships". Badminton Confederation of Africa. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  14. ^ "All Africa Badminton Championships in Algiers -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Day 3 Highlights of the All Africa Team Championships 2024: Nail-Biting Matches and Surprising Twists". Badminton Confederation of Africa. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  16. ^ State (Nigeria), Lagos (1981). Two Years of Civilian Administration in Lagos State, 1979-1981. Lagos State Printing Corporation.
  17. ^ "Two countries face action". The Straits Times. 7 May 1991. p. 30. Retrieved 2 June 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  18. ^ "SCORES AND STATISTICS". The Straits Times. 14 May 1999. p. 57. Retrieved 2 June 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  19. ^ Taiwo, Juliana (7 July 2003). "Nigeria: Abuja 2003: Badminton Optimistic of Medals Haul". allafrica.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Nigeria overwhelms S. Africa in All-Africa Games badminton". en.people.cn. 16 July 2007. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Australia's dream start continued in badminton". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  22. ^ Sachetat, Raphaël (13 September 2011). "ALL AFRICA GAMES – South Africa and Nigeria share medals". www.badzine.net. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  23. ^ Sesan (29 April 2019). "Nigeria win African badminton tourney". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  24. ^ Baba, Dare (25 August 2019). "Rabat 2019: Nigeria Wins Gold In Badminton Mixed Team". www.naijaonlinetv.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  25. ^ "Badminton | Championnats d'Afrique seniors: Maurice dans le dernier carré". lexpress.mu (in French). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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