Eritrea national badminton team

Eritrea
AssociationEritrean National Badminton Federation (ENBF)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentKahsay Negusse
BWF ranking
Current ranking126 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking120 (1 October 2019)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage

The Eritrea national badminton team (Tigrinya: ሃገራዊት ጋንታ ባድሚንተን ኤርትራ) represents Eritrea in international badminton team competitions.[1] The team is controlled by the Eritrean National Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Eritrea. The national team debuted in the 2004 African Badminton Championships after the formation of the national federation in 2004.

History

Mixed team

Eritrea competed in the 2004 African Badminton Championships team event. The team finished on the bottom of Group A after losing 5–0 to all of their opponents.[2] In 2019, Eritrea made their badminton debut at the African Games.[3][4] The team were eliminated in the group stages after losing 5–0 to Egypt and South Africa.[5]

Competitive record

African Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2003 Did not enter
2007
2011
2015
2019 Group stage
2027 TBD

African Team Championships

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Round Pos
2000
to
2024 		Did not enter
2025 To be determined

African Youth Games

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1979
to
1988 		Part of  Ethiopia
1993
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
Filimon Samsom (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 - - -
Leykun Semere (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Kisanet Heyelom (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 - - -
Yodit Okbamichael (1988-06-11) 11 June 1988 - - -

References

  1. ^ "Eritrean National Olympic Committee || Federations". erinoc.org. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  2. ^ "La finale programmée pour ce soir". lexpress.mu (in French). 2004-04-21. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  3. ^ raimoq, IIIRራ | (2019-03-29). "Eritrea will part of All Africa Badminton Championships 2019". raimoq.com. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  4. ^ "Making Badminton a Sport of Many". Eritrea Ministry Of Information. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  5. ^ يحيى, ياسمين (2019-08-22). "مصر تفوز على إريتريا بمنافسات الريشة الطائرة فى دورة الألعاب الافريقية". youm7.com. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
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