Eritrea national badminton team

National badminton team representing Eritrea
Eritrea
AssociationEritrean National Badminton Federation (ENBF)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentKahsay Negusse
BWF ranking
Current ranking126 Steady (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking120 (1 October 2019)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage

The Eritrea national badminton team (Tigrinya: ሃገራዊት ጋንታ ባድሚንተን ኤርትራ) represents Eritrea in international badminton team competitions.[1] The team is controlled by the Eritrean National Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Eritrea. The national team debuted in the 2004 African Badminton Championships after the formation of the national federation in 2004.

History

Mixed team

Eritrea competed in the 2004 African Badminton Championships team event. The team finished on the bottom of Group A after losing 5–0 to all of their opponents.[2] In 2019, Eritrea made their badminton debut at the African Games.[3][4] The team were eliminated in the group stages after losing 5–0 to Egypt and South Africa.[5]

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

Year Round Pos
1949
to
1992 		Part of  Ethiopia
1994
to
2024 		Did not enter
2026 To be determined
2028
2030

Uber Cup

Year Round Pos
1957
to
1992 		Part of  Ethiopia
1994
to
2024 		Did not enter
2026 To be determined
2028
2030

Sudirman Cup

Year Round Pos
1989 Part of  Ethiopia
1991
1993
to
2023 		Did not enter
2025 To be determined
2027
2029

African Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2003 Did not enter
2007
2011
2015
2019 Group stage
2027 TBD

African Team Championships

Men's team

Year Round Pos
1979
to
1988 		Part of  Ethiopia
2016
to
2024 		Did not enter
2026 To be determined
2028
2030

Women's team

Year Round Pos
1979
to
1988 		Part of  Ethiopia
2016
to
2024 		Did not enter
2026 To be determined
2028
2030

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1980
to
1992 		Part of  Ethiopia
1994
to
2002 		Did not enter
2004 Group stage 12th
2006 Did not enter
2007
2009
2011
2013
2014
2017
2019
2021
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 Did not enter

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
1988 		Part of  Ethiopia
1993
to
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
Filimon Samsom (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 34) - - -
Leykun Semere (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994 (age 30) - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Kisanet Heyelom (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 23) - - -
Yodit Okbamichael (1988-06-11) 11 June 1988 (age 35) - - -

References

  1. ^ "Eritrean National Olympic Committee || Federations". erinoc.org. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  2. ^ "La finale programmée pour ce soir". lexpress.mu (in French). 2004-04-21. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  3. ^ raimoq, IIIRራ | (2019-03-29). "Eritrea will part of All Africa Badminton Championships 2019". raimoq.com. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  4. ^ "Making Badminton a Sport of Many". Eritrea Ministry Of Information. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  5. ^ يحيى, ياسمين (2019-08-22). "مصر تفوز على إريتريا بمنافسات الريشة الطائرة فى دورة الألعاب الافريقية". youm7.com. Retrieved 2024-05-27.