- Source: Botswana national badminton team
The Botswana national badminton team (Tswana: La lesizwe laseBotswana lebhedminton) represents Botswana in international team competitions and is controlled by the Botswana Badminton Association in Gaborone, Botswana. The national team was formed after badminton was starting to be played in Motswana cities, Orapa, Selebi-Phikwe and Jwaneng.
The Motswana team have competed in the African Badminton Championships mixed team event. The team have also participated once at the Summer Universiade in 2017.
History
It is not exactly known when badminton was first played in Botswana. In the 1980s, the sport began to spread locally and was played around the Central District in Francistown, Orapa and Selebi-Phikwe. This led to the formation of the Botswana Badminton Association and the Motswana badminton team in 1990. The Botswana Badminton Association soon joined the Badminton World Federation and the Badminton Confederation of Africa under the chairmanship of Ishmael Bhamjee.
= Mixed team
=The Motswana team first debuted internationally at the African Mixed Team Championships in 2011. In that same year, the Motswana team qualified and competed in the 10th African Games. The team were drawn into Group 4 with South Africa, Congo-Brazzaville and Ethiopia. The team finished 2nd in the group, beating both Ethiopia and Congo-Brazzaville with a score of 5-0 but lost to South Africa.
The national team continued to compete in the next few editions of the African Mixed Team Championships and later African Games in 2015. The Motswana team placed 3rd in Group 2 and failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Competitive record
= Commonwealth Games
== African Games
=Mixed team
= African Team Championships
== FISU World University Games
=Mixed team
= World University Team Championships
=Mixed team
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
= Suhandinata Cup
== African Youth Games
== African Junior Team Championships
=Mixed team
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Staff
The following list shows the coaching staff for the Botswana national badminton team.
Players
= Current squad
=As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
Women's team
= Previous squads
=African Mixed Team Badminton Championships: (2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2021)
African Games: (2015)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Olimpiade Musim Panas 2012
- Pawai Negara-Negara Olimpiade Musim Panas 2008
- Botswana national badminton team
- Eswatini national badminton team
- Congo national badminton team
- Madagascar national badminton team
- Réunion national badminton team
- Botswana
- Zimbabwe national badminton team
- Ethiopia national badminton team
- Badminton Africa
- 2024 BWF season
