Burundi national badminton team

The Burundi national badminton team (Kirundi: Ikipe y'igihugu ya badminton yo mu Burundi) represents Burundi in international badminton team competitions.[1][2] The Burundian Federation of Badminton manages the national team.

Burundi
AssociationFédération Burundaise de Badminton (FBB)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentNdondo Francois Abedi
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking89 (1 July 2011)

In 2010, the Burundian Federation of Badminton sent its first few players to debut in the 2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa and the Burundian women's team reached the semifinals. In 2012, the Burundian Federation of Badminton along with the national team were disbanded for a brief period of time due to the country being under political turmoil.

In 2021, Burundi partnered with the Badminton Confederation of Africa and joined the Shuttle Time program organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to improve the presence of badminton in Burundi.[3][4][5]

History

Badminton first started in Burundi in the 1950s when the nation was still under colonial rule. The sport was then played by a small minority of white people in Bujumbura, and by Catholic priests in other parts of the country. The sport then spread its popularity to the city of Bubanza and the youth began to play badminton regularly outside football fields.[3]

Men's team

The Burundian men's team first competed in the 2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa. The team failed to advance further after being defeated by South Africa and Ghana in the group stage.[6]

Women's team

The Burundian women's team debuted in the 2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa. Although the team lost to South Africa in the group stage, they were able to advance further to the quarter-finals.[7] The team then entered the semi-finals after Seychelles conceded a walkover to the team.[8] The team then lost the semi-final tie to Egypt but won bronze in the event.[9]

Competitive record

Mixed team
Year Round Pos
2003 Did not enter
2007
2011
2015
2019
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
2024		 Did not enter
2025 To be determined

African Youth Games

Mixed team
Year Round Pos
1979
to
2016		 Did not enter
2021 Group stage 10th
2022 Did not enter
2024 To be determined
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Burundi.[5]

Name Role
Nicolas Bikorimana Coach
Don-Christ Darcy Arakaza Coach
Gabin Muhabuka Coach

Players

Current squad
As of 2 January 2024

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Patrick-Adonis Munezero (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 - - -
Devy Marc Muvunyi (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 - - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Kelly-Janviere Iradukunda (2003-09-20) 20 September 2003 - - -
Berthila Niyomwungere (2008-11-21) 21 November 2008 - - -

Previous squads

References
  1. "Tournamentsoftware.com". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  2. "Africa TUC Preliminary 2010". www.bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. "A NEW DAWN OF BADMINTON IN BURUNDI". Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  4. AfricaNews (2021-05-10). "Burundi aims to become badminton powerhouse". Africanews. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  5. "Badminton Revived in Burundi – BWF Shuttle Time". Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  6. "BWF - Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  7. "South Africa_W (U07) - Burundi_W (U08): 5-0". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  8. "Burundi_W (U08) - Seychelles_W (U03): 0-0". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  9. "Burundi_W (U08) - Egypt_W (U11): 0-3". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
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