Togo national badminton team

Togo
AssociationFédération Togolaise de Badminton (FETOBAD)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentTakassi Kikpa Tikoyabe
BWF ranking
Current ranking115 Increase 3 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking95 (5 July 2018)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultGroup stage

The Togo national badminton team (French: Équipe nationale de badminton du Togo; Ewe: Ẹgbẹ badminton orilẹ-ede Togo) represents Togo in international team competitions.[1] The Togolese Badminton Federation (French: Federation Togolaise de Badminton) controls everything in the national team.

History

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Badminton first reached Togo in the late 1990s. Togo was one of the first nations in West Africa to adopt the sport and the first French-speaking African nation to do so. Badminton failed to gain popularity in Togo in the 1990s due to the lack of activities and funding.[2]

In 2012, the Togolese Badminton Federation partnered with the Badminton World Federation and initiated Shuttle Time project to increase the number of badminton players and revitalize the practice of badminton in Togo.[3] The project gave the national team slight success as they were able to send their players to compete internationally at the 2019 African Mixed Team Championships after a long hiatus.[4]

Mixed team

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The Togolese mixed team competed in the 2019 African Mixed Team Championships. The team were drawn to Group C with Algeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast. The Togolese team were eliminated in the group stages after losing all their matches in the group stage.[5]

Competitive record

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African Games

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
2003 Did not enter
2007
2011
2015
2019
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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Year Round Pos
2000
to
2024
Did not enter
2025 To be determined

African Youth Games

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African Junior Team Championships

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
1979
to
2022
Did not enter
2024 To be determined
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Azim Issa (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 25) 1134 1110 973
Edouard Ankou (2001-08-15) 15 August 2001 (age 23) 1735 1110 973
Mihiradji Tchagafou (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26) 1383 717
Koudousse Souleymann (2008-02-06) 6 February 2008 (age 16) 1623 717 1160
Koami Vivien Amoussou (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 23)

Women's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Rolande Adjima (2004-04-18) 18 April 2004 (age 20) 889 973
Ahliba Kuassi-Kpede (2006-06-03) 3 June 2006 (age 18) 1085 871 973
Akouèvi Odile Djoyagbo (2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 (age 18) 889 871 1160
Magnim Kpatarou (2007-03-28) 28 March 2007 (age 17)
Malika Dare (2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 (age 22)

Previous squads

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African Team Championships

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References

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  1. ^ "African Games 2019 – Mixed Team Event". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Le badminton togolais connait d'énormes difficultés (INTERVIEW)". People's Daily Online – FR. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Les Ressources Humaines du Shuttle Time: Eliassou Lamidi – Togo". Badminton Confederation of Africa (in French). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Shuttle Time et le AirBadminton se développent au Togo". Badminton Confederation of Africa (in French). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Africa Badminton Championships: Algeria beats Togo 5–0". Algeria Press Service. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2023.