The Kenya national badminton team () is a badminton team that plays for Kenya in international competitions. It is controlled by Kenya's governing body for the sport, Badminton Kenya. Kenya is one of the first three countries to compete in the inaugural African Badminton Championships in 1979.
History
Men's team In 1979, Kenya emerged as champions of the men's team event at the 1979 African Badminton Championships after defeating Tanzania and Ghana. In that same year, Kenya also competed in the men's team event at the 1979 WBF World Championships and were eliminated in the group stages. The team were also runners-up at the 1980 African Badminton Championships in Beira.
From 2008 to 2012, the team took part in qualifying for the Thomas Cup in the African Zone qualifiers but failed to advance beyond the group stages.
Women's team Kenya's were runners-up at the 1979 African Badminton Championships women's team event. In 2010, the team reached the quarter-finals of the 2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa but lost 3–0 to Nigeria.
Mixed team Kenya were runners-up in the mixed team event at the 1980 African Badminton Championships. In 1982, Kenya competed in the 1982 Commonwealth Games mixed team event. The team fell short and lost to all of their opponents in the Group A tie. In 1998, the team competed in the 1998 African Badminton Championships and finished fourth. In 2003, the team competed in the 2003 African Games team event. The team started their campaign with a 5–0 loss to hosts Nigeria. The team then lost to Seychelles by the same margin.
At the Commonwealth Games of 2006, Kenya's national team participated in the mixed team competition but did not advance further from the group stage. Four years later, the team made their third appearance at the Commonwealth Games mixed team event. The team finished on the bottom of their group. In participating in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Kenya's national team was ranked the 18th seed for their competition. They finished last place within Pool B.
At the 2019 Sudirman Cup, while Kenya was scheduled to participate, the team unexpectedly withdrew. As part of an effort to improve the country's performance, Kenya sent 290 athletes to the 2019 African Games. As part of this effort, the Kenya national badminton team participated in the badminton events.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup YearRound1949to1961Part of the 1964to1988Did not enter1990Did not qualify1992to2004Did not enter2006Did not qualify2008201020122014Did not enter201620182020202220242026To be determined20282030
Uber Cup YearRound1957to1963Part of the 1966to2008Did not enter2010Did not qualify2012Did not enter2014201620182020202220242026To be determined20282030
Sudirman Cup YearRound1989to2017Did not enter2019Withdrew2021Did not enter20232025To be determined20272029
WBF World Championships
Men's team YearRound1979Group stage
Women's team YearRound1979Did not enter
Commonwealth Games
Men's team YearRound1998Did not enter
Women's team YearRound1998Did not enter
Mixed team YearRound1978Did not enter1982Group stage1986Did not enter1990199420022006Group stage2010Group stage2014Group stage2018Did not enter20222026To be determined
African Games
Mixed team YearRound2003Group stage6th2007Did not enter2011Group stage2015Group stage2019Quarter-finals2027To be determined
African Team Championships
Men's team YearRound1979Champions1st1980Runners-up2nd1982Did not enter19841988201620182020202220242026To be determined20282030
Women's team YearRound1979Runners-up2nd1980Fourth place4th1982Did not enter19841988201620182020202220242026To be determined20282030
Mixed team YearRound1980Runners-up2nd1982Did not enter19841988199219941998Fourth place4th2000Did not enter2002Group stage2004Group stage2006Did not enter2007Group stage2009Group stage2011Did not enter2013Group stage2014Group stage2017Did not enter2019202120232025To be determined20272029
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
YearRound2000Did not enter2002Group stage23rd2004Did not enter200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192022202320242025To be determined
African Youth Games
Men's team YearRound2018Did not enter
Women's team YearRound2018Did not enter
Mixed team YearRound2014Did not enter
African Junior Team Championships
Mixed team YearRound1979Champions1st1980Fifth place5th1982Did not enter1984199319951997199920012003200520072009201120132016202120222024To be determined **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
Men's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventMSMDXDSammy Mdogo Sikoyo1684717 -Edwin Akwanyi1245717 -Fred Nyaribo Momanyi894 - -
Women's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventWSWDXDSaumya Gupta302 - -Maryann Makon'go726 - -Kivisi Andia - - -
See also Kenya International
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