Ghana national badminton team

Ghana
AssociationGhana Badminton (GB)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentYeboah Evans
BWF ranking
Current ranking91 Increase 15 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking52 (6 October 2016)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 1982)
Best resultRunners-up (1982)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 1982)
Best resultSemi-finals (1979, 1982, 2016, 2018)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 1982)
Best resultRunners-up (1982)

The Ghana national badminton team (Akan: Gaana ɔman badminton kuw no) represents Ghana in international badminton team competitions.[1] Ghana Badminton is the national governing body of the sport representing every member of the badminton community in Ghana.

Ghana is one of the seven founding members of the Badminton Confederation of Africa. Ghana was also the host and one of the first three participating countries in the inaugural African Badminton Championships in 1979.[2] The team also competed in the 1979 WBF World Championships sanctioned by the now-defunct World Badminton Federation which merged with the International Badminton Federation in 1981.

History

Men's team

In April 1979, Ghana hosted the 1979 African Badminton Championships and finished in third place behind Tanzania and Kenya in the men's team event.[3] In June 1979, the team competed in the 1979 WBF World Championships in Hangzhou, China. The team were drawn into Group 2 with Pakistan, Nepal and Nigeria. The team conceded a walkover to Nigeria and Nepal in their first two matches due to not arriving to the venue in time.[4] In their last match, they lost 5–0 to Pakistan.[5] In 1982, the men's team finished in third place at the 1982 African Badminton Championships.[6]

In 2010, the men's team took part in the 2010 Thomas Cup African Qualifiers. The team earned a place in the quarter-finals after defeating Burundi in the group stage. In the quarter-finals, they lost 3–2 to Egypt. In 2016, the men's team won bronze when they entered the semi-finals of the 2016 Africa Men's Team Championships but lost to Egypt 3–0.[7] In the 2018 African Men's Team Championships, the team defeated Egypt 3–2 in the quarter-finals but lost 3–1 to Nigeria.[8]

Women's team

In the 1979 African Badminton Championships, Ghana won bronze in the women's team event. In the 1982 African Badminton Championships, the team finished in second place behind Nigeria in the women's team event.[6] In 2010, the women's team failed to qualify for the Uber Cup after being eliminated in the group stages of the 2010 Uber Cup African Qualifiers.

In 2016, the team were semi-finalists at the 2016 Africa Women's Team Championships.[9] In the 2018 African Women's Team Championships, the team were eliminated in the group stages.

Mixed team

Ghana won a silver medal in the mixed team event at the 1982 African Badminton Championships. The team also competed in the African Championships in 1992 and 1994 but did not make it past the group stage. The team then competed in the championships again in 2006, 2009 and 2013 but did not advance to the knockout stage.

In 2014, Ghana made their debut in the Commonwealth Games mixed team event. The team were drawn into Pool B with India, Uganda and Kenya. The team started off with a 5–0 loss to India.[10] The team later rebounded and defeated Kenya 3–2.[11] In their last match, they defeated Uganda 3–2 to finish second in their group. The team made their second appearance at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 and could not get past the group stage after losing to Malaysia and Canada in their group.[12][13][14]

In the 2019 African Mixed Team Championships, the team caused an upset when they defeated South Africa 3–2 in the quarter-finals. The team could not advance further after losing 3–0 to hosts Nigeria in the semi-finals and had to settle for bronze.[15] In the 2021 African Mixed Team Championships, the team withdrew from the tournament. In 2024, the team planned to compete in the team event at the 2023 African Games which was later cancelled.

Competitive record

WBF World Championships

Commonwealth Games

See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

African Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2003 Did not enter
2007 Group stage 8th
2011 Group stage
2015 Quarter-finals
2019 Did not enter
2027 To be determined

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
2015 		Did not enter
2016 Withdrew
2017 Group stage 36th
2018 Did not enter
2019
2022
2023 Group stage 34th
2024 Withdrew

African Youth Games

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1979 Third place 3rd
1980 Did not enter
1982 Fourth place 4th
1984 Did not enter
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005 Group stage
2007 Did not enter
2009 Semi-finals 3rd
2011 Did not enter
2013 Group stage
2016 Did not enter
2021 Group stage 5th
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
Kelvin Evans Alphous (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) 1057 534 426
Ahmad Abdul-Samad (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23) 1339 534 -
Leslie Nii Addo (2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 18) 1339 - 567
Ebenezer Korampong (2005-02-26) 26 February 2005 (age 19) - - -
Michael Botwe (2006-06-09) 9 June 2006 (age 18) - - -
Elvis Osei (2005-06-04) 4 June 2005 (age 19) - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Cindy Tornyenyor (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 (age 19) 1035 457 567
Prospera Nantuo (2003-11-25) 25 November 2003 (age 21) 1035 457 426
Rabiatu Ofoli (1995-07-23) 23 July 1995 (age 29) 1035 - 567
Regina Asiebeka (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21) - - -
Gloria Nyame (2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 19) - - -
Rachel Quarcoo (2009-02-24) 24 February 2009 (age 15) - - -

References

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  2. ^ Guillain, Jean-Yves (2002). Histoire du badminton: du jeu de volant au sport olympique (in French). Editions Publibook. p. 98. ISBN 978-2-7483-1603-2.
  3. ^ Addo-Twum, J. K. (1979-04-21). "Kenya are tops". Daily Graphic. p. 16. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ "世界羽毛球赛团体赛第一阶段比赛结束". People's Daily. 1979-06-15. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  5. ^ "Beaten — but only just". The Straits Times. 1979-06-14. p. 29. Retrieved 2024-06-01 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. ^ a b Federball 23 (10th ed.). Deutsche Federball-Verband. 1982. p. 9.
  7. ^ Kyazze, Clive (2016-02-21). "Badminton Team Lands Uber Medal". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2024-06-01 – via AllAfrica.
  8. ^ Laryea, Beatrice (2018-02-17). "Badminton: Ghana win bronze at Thomas and Uber Champs". Daily Graphic. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  9. ^ "SA, Mauritius Crowned Champions: Africa Continental Team Championships finals". bwfthomasubercups.bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  10. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2014: India Blow Away Ghana 5-0 in Mixed Team Badminton | Other Sports News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  11. ^ "Team Ghana warms up into Commonwealth Games". Daily Graphic. 2016-07-26. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  12. ^ Tigo, Joshua (2018-01-16). "Badminton President confirms Ghana's participation in 2018 Commonwealth Games". Adomonline.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  13. ^ "Ghana handed tough draw in Badminton at Commonwealth Games". ghanaweb.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  14. ^ Liew, Vincent (2018-04-06). "Malaysia beat Ghana 5-0 in Commonweath Games mixed team event". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  15. ^ llc, Online media Ghana. "Ghana wins bronze at 2019 All Africa Badminton Mixed Team Champs :: Ghana Olympic Committee". ghanaolympic.org. Retrieved 2024-05-31.