National badminton team representing the Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast |
| Nickname(s) | Les Éléphants |
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| Association | Fédération Ivoirienne de Badminton (FIBAD) |
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| Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
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| President | Zolobe Dro Honore |
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| BWF ranking |
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| Current ranking | 120  3 (2 April 2024) |
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| Highest ranking | 76 (2 January 2019) |
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| African Mixed Team Championships |
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| Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) |
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| Best result | Group stage |
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| African Men's Team Championships |
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| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) |
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| Best result | Group stage |
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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]
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
Thomas Cup | Uber Cup | Sudirman Cup | Year | Round | Pos | 1989
to
2023 | Did not enter | | 2025 | To be determined | | 2027 | | 2029 | |
African Games
Mixed team
African Team Championships
Men's team | Women's team | Year | Round | Pos | 1979
to
2024 | Did not enter | | 2026 | To be determined | | 2028 | | 2030 | | Mixed team | Year | Round | Pos | 1980
to
2017 | Did not enter | | 2019 | Group stage | | | 2021 | Did not enter | | 2023 | | 2025 | To be determined | | 2027 | | 2029 | |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
| Year | Round | Pos |
2000
to
2024 | Did not enter |
| 2025 | To be determined |
African Youth Games
Men's team | Year | Round | Pos | | 2018 | Group stage | 7th | | Women's team | Year | Round | Pos | | 2018 | Did not enter | | Mixed team | Year | Round | Pos | | 2014 | Did not enter | |
African Junior Team Championships
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 (age 21) | 862 | 941 | 973 |
| Akpa Agnimel | (2001-12-01) 1 December 2001 (age 22) | 1735 | 941 | 740 |
| Yann Emerick Ismael Bledou | (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 21) | 1383 | 1110 | 1160 |
| Laurent Kpangni | (2007-06-12) 12 June 2007 (age 17) | 1134 | 1110 | - |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
| WS | WD | XD |
| Esme Loess | (2002-03-23) 23 March 2002 (age 22) | 701 | 871 | 740 |
| Naffissatou Kamilu | (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24) | 889 | 871 | 1160 |
| Grace Ettien | (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 19) | 889 | - | 973 |
| Angela Lekpehi | (2007-02-02) 2 February 2007 (age 17) | 1085 | - | - |
References
- ^ "African Games 2019 – Mixed Team Event". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "CAN-Badminton : La Côte d'Ivoire vice-championne d'Afrique". Sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Omnisports-Badminton : La saison est lancée". Sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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