Nigeria national badminton team

National badminton team representing Nigeria
Nigeria
AssociationBadminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentFrancis Orbih
BWF ranking
Current ranking63 Decrease 13 (2 January 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
Appearances13 (first in 1980)
Best resultChampions (1980, 1982, 1984, 2019)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 1982)
Best resultChampions (1980, 1982, 1984, 2008, 2010)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 1980)
Best resultChampions (1980, 1982, 1984)

The Nigeria national badminton team represents Nigeria in international badminton team competitions. It is managed by the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN).[1] 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.

Nigeria made its debut at the African Games since its inaugural edition in Abuja 2003.[2] Nigeria has won the mixed team title in 2007,[3] 2011,[4] and 2019.[5]

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

Year Result
England 1949 Part of the  United Kingdom
Colony of Singapore 1952
Colony of Singapore 1955
Colony of Singapore 1958
Indonesia 1961 Did not enter
Japan 1964
Indonesia 1967
Malaysia 1970
Indonesia 1973
Thailand 1976
Indonesia 1979
England 1982 Did not qualify
Malaysia 1984
Indonesia 1986
Malaysia 1988 Did not enter
Japan 1990 Did not qualify
Malaysia 1992 Did not enter
Indonesia 1994
Hong Kong 1996
Hong Kong 1998 Did not qualify
Malaysia 2000 Did not enter
China 2002
Indonesia 2004 Did not qualify
Japan 2006
Indonesia 2008 Round of 16
Malaysia 2010 Round of 16
China 2012 Did not qualify
India 2014 Group stage
China 2016 Did not enter
Thailand 2018 Did not qualify
Denmark 2020 Did not enter
Thailand 2022
China 2024 Did not qualify
N/A 2026 TBD
N/A 2028 TBD
N/A 2030 TBD

Uber Cup

Year Result
England 1957 Part of the  United Kingdom
United States 1960
United States 1963 Did not enter
New Zealand 1966
Japan 1969
Japan 1972
Indonesia 1975
New Zealand 1978
Japan 1981
Malaysia 1984 Did not qualify
Indonesia 1986
Malaysia 1988 Did not enter
Japan 1990 Did not qualify
Malaysia 1992 Did not enter
Indonesia 1994
Hong Kong 1996
Hong Kong 1998 Did not qualify
Malaysia 2000 Did not enter
China 2002
Indonesia 2004
Japan 2006
Indonesia 2008 Did not qualify
Malaysia 2010
China 2012
India 2014 Did not enter
China 2016
Thailand 2018 Did not qualify
Denmark 2020 Did not enter
Thailand 2022
China 2024 Did not qualify
N/A 2026 TBD
N/A 2028 TBD
N/A 2030 TBD

Sudirman Cup

Year Result
Indonesia 1989 Did not enter
Denmark 1991
England 1993
Switzerland 1995
Scotland 1997
Denmark 1999 Group 7 – 48th
Spain 2001 Did not enter
Netherlands 2003
China 2005
Scotland 2007
China 2009
China 2011
Malaysia 2013
China 2015 Group 4 – 33rd
Australia 2017 Did not enter
China 2019
Finland 2021
China 2023 Did not qualify
China 2025 TBD
N/A 2027 TBD
N/A 2029 TBD

WBF World Championships

Men's team

Year Result
China 1979 Group stage

Women's team

Year Result
China 1979 Did not enter

Commonwealth Games

Men's team

Year Result
Malaysia 1998 Did not enter

Women's team

Year Result
Malaysia 1998 Did not enter

Mixed team

Year Result
Canada 1978 Did not enter
Australia 1982
Scotland 1986
New Zealand 1990
Canada 1994 Group stage
England 2002 Group stage
Australia 2006 Did not enter
India 2010 Group stage
Scotland 2014 Did not enter
Australia 2018
England 2022
Australia 2026 TBD

African Games

Mixed team

Year Result
Nigeria 2003 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Algeria 2007 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Mozambique 2011 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Republic of the Congo 2015 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finals
Morocco 2019 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Ghana 2023 TBD

African Team Championships

Men's team

Year Result
Ghana 1979 Did not enter
Mozambique 1980 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Nigeria 1982 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Tanzania 1984 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
South Africa 2004 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Mauritius 2006 Did not enter
Mauritius 2008 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Uganda 2010 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Ethiopia 2012 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Mauritius 2016 Did not enter
Algeria 2018 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Egypt 2020 Did not enter
Uganda 2022
Egypt 2024 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up

Women's team

Year Result
Ghana 1979 Did not enter
Mozambique 1980 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Nigeria 1982 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Tanzania 1984 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
South Africa 2004 Did not enter
Mauritius 2006
Mauritius 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Uganda 2010 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finals
Ethiopia 2012 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Mauritius 2016 Did not enter
Algeria 2018 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Egypt 2020 Did not enter
Uganda 2022
Egypt 2024 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finals

Mixed team

Year Result
Mozambique 1980 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Nigeria 1982 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Tanzania 1984 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Mauritius 1998 Did not enter
Nigeria 2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Morocco 2002 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Mauritius 2004 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Algeria 2006 Did not enter
Mauritius 2007
Kenya 2009 Fourth place
Morocco 2011 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Mauritius 2013 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Botswana 2014 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
South Africa 2017 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finals
Nigeria 2019 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Uganda 2021 Did not enter
South Africa 2023 Quarter-finals
N/A 2025 TBD

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Result
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002 Group stage – 18th of 23
Canada 2004 Did not enter
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007
India 2008
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010
Chinese Taipei 2011
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014
Peru 2015
Spain 2016
Indonesia 2017
Canada 2018
Russia 2019
Spain 2022
United States 2023
N/A 2024 TBD

Commonwealth Youth Games

Mixed team

Year Result
Australia 2004 Did not enter

African Youth Games

Men's team

Year Result
Algeria 2018 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions

Women's team

Year Result
Algeria 2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finals

Mixed team

Year Result
Botswana 2014 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
Ghana 1979 Did not enter
Mozambique 1980 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Nigeria 1982 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Botswana 2007 Did not enter
Ethiopia 2009
Algeria 2013 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
Mauritius 2022 Did not enter
**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
Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 26) 121 534 -
Emmanuel Olusegun Ogunsanwo (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 24) 563 304 -
Joseph Abel (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21) 974 304 -
Joseph Emmanuel Emmy (2004-10-30) 30 October 2004 (age 19) 609 295 -
Victor Ikechukwu (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 (age 25) 691 295 -
Saddam Sidi Rufai (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 20) 1134 304 -
Khalil Safana Shamsuddeen (2003-09-28) 28 September 2003 (age 20) 609 304 -
Godwin Olofua (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 25) 442 505 -
David Oluwasegun Ogunsanwo (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001 (age 22) 694 505 -
Yunusa Momoh (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) - 362 516

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Grace Gabriel (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988 (age 35) 243 210 516
Chineye Ibere (1995-11-04) 4 November 1995 (age 28) 340 357 -
Naomi Tanko (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 (age 28) 470 - -
Zainab Damilola Alabi (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 21) 465 457 -
Ramatu Yakubu (1999-03-27) 27 March 1999 (age 25) - 210 271
Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh (1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 27) 586 357 -
Sofiat Arinola Obanishola (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 20) 586 457 -
Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan (1998-07-05) 5 July 1998 (age 25) - 457 -
Aminat Oluwafunke Ilori (2000-11-25) 25 November 2000 (age 23) 1029 457 -
Umar Maryam (1996-11-25) 25 November 1996 (age 27) - - 426

Previous squads

Thomas Cup

References

  1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ Taiwo, Juliana (7 July 2003). "Nigeria: Abuja 2003: Badminton Optimistic of Medals Haul". allafrica.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Sachetat, Raphaël (13 September 2011). "ALL AFRICA GAMES – South Africa and Nigeria share medals". www.badzine.net. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. ^ Baba, Dare (25 August 2019). "Rabat 2019: Nigeria Wins Gold In Badminton Mixed Team". www.naijaonlinetv.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

External links

  • Official website