Kenya national badminton team
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| Association | Kenya Badminton Federation (KBA) |
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| Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
| President | Danny Solanki |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 123  (2 January 2024) |
| Highest ranking | 65 (3 October 2013) |
| African Mixed Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2013) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| African Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1979) |
| Best result | Champions (1979) |
| African Women's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1979) |
| Best result | Champions (1979) |
The Kenya national badminton team (Swahili: Timu ya taifa ya Kenya ya badminton) is a badminton team that plays for Kenya in international competitions.[1] It is controlled by Kenya's governing body for the sport, Badminton Kenya. The Kenyan team were champions at the 1979 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa.
Participation in African Badminton Championships[edit]
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African Games[edit]
As part of an effort to improve the country's performance, Kenya sent 290 athletes to the 2019 African Games. As part of this effort, the Kenya national badminton team participated in the badminton events.[2]
Commonwealth Games[edit]
1982[edit]
The team participated in mixed team badminton event during the 1982 Commonwealth Games.[3]
2006[edit]
At the Commonwealth Games of 2006, Kenya's national team participated the badminton events including the mixed team competition.[4]
2010[edit]
The Kenya national badminton team was among the competitors during the mixed team event of the 1982 Commonwealth Games.[5]
2014[edit]
In participating in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Kenya's national team was ranked the 18th seed for their competition. They finished last place within Pool B.[6]
- Statistics
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India
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3 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | +30 | 630 | 195 | +435 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Ghana
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3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 457 | 586 | −129 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Uganda
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3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 473 | 593 | −120 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Kenya
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3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 414 | 600 | −186 | 0 |
 Kenya 2 |
Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow 24 July |
 Uganda 3 |
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Kenya 2 |
Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow 24 July |
 Ghana 3 |
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 India 5 |
Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow 25 July |
Kenya 0 |
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2018[edit]
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Kenya did not participate in the mixed team event. Instead, players Mercy Joseph and Victor Odera represented the country at the mixed doubles event. Additionally, they competed in the women's and men's singles, respectively.[7][8]
Sudirman Cup[edit]
At the 2019 Sudirman Cup, while Kenya was scheduled to participate, the team unexpectedly withdrew.[9]
Junior competitive record[edit]
World Junior Team Championships[edit]
Suhandinata Cup[edit]
| Year | Result |
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 2002 |
Group stage - 23rd of 23 |
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team[edit]
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Sammy Mdogo Sikoyo | 22 July 1995 | 1684 | 717 | - |
| Edwin Akwanyi | 4 August 1995 | 1245 | 717 | - |
| Fred Nyaribo Momanyi | 24 April 2002 | 894 | - | - |
Women's team[edit]
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Saumya Gupta | 20 October 2000 | 417 | - | - |
| Maryann Makon'go | 25 February 1988 | 726 | - | - |
| Kivisi Andia | 29 September 1994 | - | - | - |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Kenya sending large squad to 2019 Africa Games, eyeing improved performance". Xinhuanews. 6 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Badminton Team Event – Mixed Brisbane 1982". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Badminton Team Event – Mixed Melbourne 2006". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "CWG: India drawn in Group D in badminton event". NDTV. 23 September 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 Mixed Team Championships". BWF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ Wandera, Gilbert (20 February 2018). "Commonwealth Games: Badminton Kenya pick two for Gold Coast". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Muchira, Christine (19 March 2018). "National Badminton team to represent Kenya in upcoming Commonwealth Games". KBC. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Damohe, Shivam (18 May 2019). "Sudirman Cup 2019: Everything you need to know about BWF's Mixed Team event as hosts China eye 11th title". Firstpost. Retrieved 25 August 2019.