Nigeria national badminton team
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| Association | Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) |
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| Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
| President | Francis Orbih |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 46  17 (2 April 2024) |
| Highest ranking | 27 (7 January 2016) |
| Sudirman Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1999) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| Thomas Cup | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2008) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| African Mixed Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1980) |
| Best result | Champions (1980, 1982, 1988, 2019) |
| African Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1980) |
| Best result | Champions (1980, 1982, 1988) |
| African Women's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1980) |
| Best result | Champions (1982, 1988) |
The Nigeria national badminton team represents Nigeria in international badminton team competitions. It is managed by the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN).[1] Nigeria have won the African Men's Team Championships three times. The Nigerian mixed team were the champions of the 2019 African Badminton Championships mixed team event.
Nigeria made its debut at the African Games since its inaugural edition in Abuja 2003.[2] Nigeria has won the mixed team title in 2007,[3] 2011,[4] and 2019.[5]
Competitive record[edit]
Thomas Cup[edit]
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Uber Cup[edit]
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Sudirman Cup[edit]
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WBF World Championships[edit]
Men's team[edit]
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Women's team[edit]
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Commonwealth Games[edit]
Men's team[edit]
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Women's team[edit]
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Mixed team[edit]
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African Games[edit]
Mixed team[edit]
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 2003 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2007 | Champions | 1st |
| 2011 | Champions | 1st |
| 2015 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
| 2019 | Champions | 1st |
| 2027 | To be determined | |
African Team Championships[edit]
Men's team[edit]
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Women's team[edit]
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Mixed team[edit]
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record[edit]
Suhandinata Cup[edit]
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 2000 | Withdrew | |
| 2002 | Group stage | 18th |
| 2004 | Did not enter | |
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| 2024 | To be determined | |
Commonwealth Youth Games[edit]
Mixed team[edit]
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 2004 | Did not enter | |
African Youth Games[edit]
Men's team[edit]
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Women's team[edit]
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Mixed team[edit]
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African Junior Team Championships[edit]
Mixed team[edit]
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 1979 | Did not enter | |
| 1980 | Champions | 1st |
| 1982 | Champions | 1st |
| 1984 | Did not enter | |
| 1988 | Champions | 1st |
| 1993 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1995 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 1997 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1999 | Champions | 1st |
| 2001 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2003 | Withdrew | |
| 2005 | Champions | 1st |
| 2007 | Did not enter | |
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| 2013 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2016 | Did not enter | |
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| 2024 | To be determined | |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team[edit]
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori | 1 June 1997 | 121 | 534 | - |
| Emmanuel Olusegun Ogunsanwo | 13 September 1999 | 563 | 304 | - |
| Joseph Abel | 5 January 2003 | 974 | 304 | - |
| Joseph Emmanuel Emmy | 30 October 2004 | 609 | 295 | - |
| Victor Ikechukwu | 28 May 1998 | 691 | 295 | - |
| Saddam Sidi Rufai | 25 September 2003 | 1134 | 304 | - |
| Khalil Safana Shamsuddeen | 28 September 2003 | 609 | 304 | - |
| Godwin Olofua | 18 April 1999 | 442 | 505 | - |
| David Oluwasegun Ogunsanwo | 15 October 2001 | 694 | 505 | - |
| Yunusa Momoh | 15 April 1997 | - | 362 | 516 |
Women's team[edit]
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Grace Gabriel | 25 June 1988 | 243 | 210 | 516 |
| Chineye Ibere | 4 November 1995 | 340 | 357 | - |
| Naomi Tanko | 28 February 1996 | 470 | - | - |
| Zainab Damilola Alabi | 16 October 2002 | 465 | 457 | - |
| Ramatu Yakubu | 27 March 1999 | - | 210 | 271 |
| Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh | 12 November 1996 | 586 | 357 | - |
| Sofiat Arinola Obanishola | 16 September 2003 | 586 | 457 | - |
| Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan | 5 July 1998 | - | 457 | - |
| Aminat Oluwafunke Ilori | 25 November 2000 | 1029 | 457 | - |
| Umar Maryam | 25 November 1996 | - | - | 426 |
Previous squads[edit]
Thomas Cup[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ Taiwo, Juliana (7 July 2003). "Nigeria: Abuja 2003: Badminton Optimistic of Medals Haul". allafrica.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Nigeria overwhelms S. Africa in All-Africa Games badminton". en.people.cn. 16 July 2007. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Sachetat, Raphaël (13 September 2011). "ALL AFRICA GAMES – South Africa and Nigeria share medals". www.badzine.net. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Baba, Dare (25 August 2019). "Rabat 2019: Nigeria Wins Gold In Badminton Mixed Team". www.naijaonlinetv.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
