Ivory Coast national badminton team

The Ivory Coast national badminton team (French: Équipe nationale de badminton de Côte d'Ivoire) represents the Ivory Coast in international team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Ivorian Badminton Federation (FIBAD; Fédération Ivoirienne de Badminton), the governing body for badminton in the Ivory Coast. The team are nicknamed the Elephants.[2]

Ivory Coast
Nickname(s)Les Éléphants
AssociationFédération Ivoirienne de Badminton (FIBAD)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentZolobe Dro Honore
BWF ranking
Current ranking120 3 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking76 (2 January 2019)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultGroup stage
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage

The team was formed in 2009 but did not participate in international team events until the late 2010s.[3] The Ivorian men's team debuted in the African Men's Team Championships in 2018. The Ivory Coast made their first appearance at the African Badminton Championships in 2019.

The Ivory Coast have also sent its junior team to compete in the African Junior Badminton Championships in 2016. In 2018, the junior team also competed in the first Coupe Francophone de Badminton in Ouagadougou where the team finished in third place after defeating Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.[4]

History

Men's team

The Ivory Coast competed in the 2018 African Men's Team Championships. The team were drawn into Group B with hosts Algeria and Zambia. The team were eliminated after losing 5−0 to Algeria and Zambia.

Mixed team

The Ivory Coast made their debut in the African Mixed Team Championships in 2019. Drawn into Group C with Algeria, Ghana and Togo, the team lost 5−0 to Algeria and Ghana but achieved their first win by defeating Togo3−2 in the group stages.[5]

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
2013		 Did not enter
2016 Group stage
2021 Did not enter
2022
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
Jean-Yves Tokou (2003-05-30) 30 May 2003 862 941 973
Akpa Agnimel (2001-12-01) 1 December 2001 1735 941 740
Yann Emerick Ismael Bledou (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 1383 1110 1160
Laurent Kpangni (2007-06-12) 12 June 2007 1134 1110 -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Esme Loess (2002-03-23) 23 March 2002 701 871 740
Naffissatou Kamilu (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 889 871 1160
Grace Ettien (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 889 - 973
Angela Lekpehi (2007-02-02) 2 February 2007 1085 - -

References
  1. "African Games 2019 – Mixed Team Event". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. "CAN-Badminton : La Côte d'Ivoire vice-championne d'Afrique". Sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  3. "Omnisports-Badminton : La saison est lancée". Sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  4. HEMANKPAN, Jean Paul (2018-09-26). "Badminton/ multi-activités AFB - Burkina Faso 2018 : le Bénin fait bonne impression". Bénin Web TV (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  5. llc, Online media Ghana. "Ghana wins bronze at 2019 All Africa Badminton Mixed Team Champs :: Ghana Olympic Committee". ghanaolympic.org. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
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