Togolese national badminton team
Togo |
| Association | Fédération Togolaise de Badminton (FETOBAD) |
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| Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
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| President | Takassi Kikpa Tikoyabe |
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| BWF ranking |
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| Current ranking | 115  3 (2 April 2024) |
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| Highest ranking | 95 (5 July 2018) |
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| African Mixed Team Championships |
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| Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) |
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| Best result | Group stage |
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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
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
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
Thomas Cup | Year | Round | Pos | 1949
to
1958 | Part of  France | 1961
to
2024 | Did not enter | | 2026 | To be determined | | 2028 | | 2030 | | Uber Cup | Sudirman Cup | Year | Round | Pos | 1989
to
2023 | Did not enter | | 2025 | To be determined | | 2027 | | 2029 | |
African Games
Mixed team
African Team Championships
Men's team | Year | Round | Pos | 1979
to
2024 | Did not enter | | 2026 | To be determined | | 2028 | | 2030 | | Women's team | Year | Round | Pos | 1979
to
2024 | Did not enter | | 2026 | To be determined | | 2028 | | 2030 | | Mixed team | Year | Round | Pos | 1980
to
2017 | Did not enter | | 2019 | Group stage | | | 2021 | Did not enter | | 2023 | | 2025 | To be determined | | 2027 | | 2029 | |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
| Year | Round | Pos |
2000
to
2024 | Did not enter |
| 2025 | To be determined |
African Youth Games
Men's team | Year | Round | Pos | | 2018 | Did not enter | | Women's team | Year | Round | Pos | | 2018 | Did not enter | | Mixed team | Year | Round | Pos | | 2014 | Did not enter | |
African Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
1979
to
2022 | Did not enter |
| 2024 | To be determined |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
| 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 22) | 1735 | 1110 | 973 |
| Mihiradji Tchagafou | (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 25) | 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
| 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
African Team Championships
References
- ^ "African Games 2019 – Mixed Team Event". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Le badminton togolais connait d'énormes difficultés (INTERVIEW)". People's Daily Online - FR. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Les Ressources Humaines du Shuttle Time: Eliassou Lamidi – Togo". Badminton Confederation of Africa (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Shuttle Time et le AirBadminton se développent au Togo". Badminton Confederation of Africa (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ "Africa Badminton Championships: Algeria beats Togo 5-0". Algeria Press Service. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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