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National badminton team representing Botswana
The Botswana national badminton team (Tswana : La lesizwe laseBotswana lebhedminton ) represents Botswana in international team competitions and is controlled by the Botswana Badminton Association in Gaborone , Botswana.[ 1] Orapa , Selebi-Phikwe and Jwaneng .
The Motswana team have competed in the African Badminton Championships mixed team event. The team have also participated once at the Summer Universiade in 2017.
It is not exactly known when badminton was first played in Botswana . In the 1980s, the sport began to spread locally and was played around the Central District in Francistown , Orapa and Selebi-Phikwe . This led to the formation of the Botswana Badminton Association and the Motswana badminton team in 1990. The Botswana Badminton Association soon joined the Badminton World Federation and the Badminton Confederation of Africa under the chairmanship of Ishmael Bhamjee.[ 2]
The Motswana team first debuted internationally at the African Mixed Team Championships in 2011.[ 3] 10th African Games . The team were drawn into Group 4 with South Africa , Congo-Brazzaville and Ethiopia . The team finished 2nd in the group, beating both Ethiopia and Congo-Brazzaville with a score of 5-0 but lost to South Africa .[ 4]
The national team continued to compete in the next few editions of the African Mixed Team Championships and later African Games in 2015. The Motswana team placed 3rd in Group 2 and failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.[ 5]
Year
Round
1998
Did not enter
Year
Round
1998
Did not enter
African Team Championships [ edit ] FISU World University Games [ edit ] World University Team Championships [ edit ] **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Junior competitive record [ edit ] African Youth Games [ edit ]
Year
Round
2018
Did not enter
Year
Round
2018
Did not enter
Year
Round
2014
Group stage
8th
African Junior Team Championships [ edit ] **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. The following list shows the coaching staff for the Botswana national badminton team.
Name
Role
Head coach[ 6]
Coach[ 7]
Junior coach
As of 2 January 2024
Name
DoB/Age
Ranking of event
WS
WD
XD
Tebogo Ndzinge
(1993-02-28 ) 28 February 1993 (age 31)
675
766
1160
Keletso Ntebela
(2001-01-05 ) 5 January 2001 (age 23)
-
860
1123
Naledi Setlalekgosi
(2004-03-26 ) 26 March 2004 (age 20)
701
-
1160
Tessa Kabelo
(1996-09-10 ) 10 September 1996 (age 28)
514
766
740
2 (2 April 2024)
Ookeditse Thela