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National badminton team representing Mozambique
Mozambique Association Federação Moçambicana de Badminton (FMB)Confederation BCA (Africa)President Luis Santos Current ranking Unranked (2 April 2024) Highest ranking 85 (4 July 2023) Appearances 4 (first in 1980 ) Best result Champions (1984 )Appearances 3 (first in 1980 ) Best result Third place (1984 ) Appearances 3 (first in 1980 ) Best result Champions (1984 )
The Mozambique national badminton team (Portuguese : Seleção nacional de badminton de Moçambique ) represents Mozambique in international badminton team competitions.[1] Mozambique Badminton Federation (Mozambican Portuguese : Federacao Moçambicana de Badminton) located in Maputo .[2]
The Mozambican team participated in the 1982 Africa Badminton Championships . Both men's and mixed team reached the semifinals and finished in fourth place while the women's team achieved a bronze medal finish in 3rd place.
Indira Bhikha was the first Mozambican badminton player to win gold at the African Badminton Championships . She won gold in women's singles at the 1984 African Badminton Championships in Dar es Salaam , Tanzania .
History [ edit ] Badminton has been played in Mozambique since the 1970s . Mozambique was one of the seven African countries that formed the Badminton Confederation of Africa on 31 August 1977.[3] African Badminton Championships in 1982.
Men's team [ edit ] The Mozambican men's team finished in fourth place at the 1982 African Badminton Championships men's team event.[4] [5]
Women's team [ edit ] The Mozambican women's team gave the country their first ever podium appearance in international badminton when the women's team finished in third place for bronze.[4] [5]
Mixed team [ edit ] Mozambique competed in the African Badminton Championships mixed team event in 1982. The team finished in third place.[4] [5]
In 2011, the Mozambican team competed in the 2011 All-African Games mixed team event.[6] Seychelles and Uganda but lost 5−0 to both teams and finished last in the group.[7] [8] African Badminton Championships mixed team event after four decades. The team finished last in their group after losing 5−0 to South Africa and Uganda .[9] [10] [11]
Competitive record [ edit ] African Games [ edit ] Mixed team [ edit ] African Team Championships [ edit ] **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Junior competitive record [ edit ] Suhandinata Cup [ edit ] African Youth Games [ edit ]
Men's team [ edit ]
Year
Round
2018
Did not enter
Women's team [ edit ]
Year
Round
2018
Did not enter
Mixed team [ edit ]
Year
Round
2014
Did not enter
African Junior Team Championships [ edit ] Mixed team [ edit ] **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Players [ edit ] Current squad [ edit ] As of 2 January 2024 Men's team [ edit ] Women's team [ edit ]
Name
DoB/Age
Ranking of event
WS
WD
XD
Jessica de Almeida
(2000-11-25 ) 25 November 2000 (age 23)
580
448
458
Afrika Matsinhe
(1998-07-12 ) 12 July 1998 (age 25)
580
448
740
Previous squads [ edit ] African Team Championships [ edit ] References [ edit ]
