The Congo national badminton team (; ) represents the Republic of the Congo in international team competitions and is controlled by the national governing body for badminton body in the Republic of the Congo, the Congolese Badminton Federation (FECOBAD; Fédération Congolaise de Badminton).
Founded in the early 2000s, the team did not compete in any international team events until 2011 when they debuted at the 2011 All-African Games mixed team event. The team also made their first appearance at the African Badminton Championships in 2014.
History
Mixed team The Congo national team first competed in the 2011 All-African Games. The team were drawn into Group D with South Africa, Botswana and Ethiopia. The team placed fourth in the group and were eliminated in the group stages after losing 5−0 to South Africa and 4−1 to Botswana and Ethiopia. In 2014, the team competed in the 2014 African Badminton Championships. The team finished on the bottom of Group B after losing 5−0 to all of their opponents in the group.
In 2015, the team competed in the African Games as the host team. The team were drawn into Group A with Mauritius and Ghana. The team were eliminated after losing 5−0 to Mauritius and Ghana.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup YearRound1949to1958Part of 1961to2024Did not enter2026To be determined20282030
Uber Cup YearRound1957Part of 19601963to2024Did not enter2026To be determined20282030
Sudirman Cup YearRound1989to2023Did not enter2025To be determined20272029
African Games Mixed team YearRound2003Did not enter20072011Group stage2015Group stage2019Did not enter2027To be determined
African Team Championships
Men's team YearRound1979to2024Did not enter2026To be determined20282030
Women's team YearRound1979to2024Did not enter2026To be determined20282030
Mixed team YearRound1980to2013Did not enter2014Group stage2017Did not enter2019202120232025To be determined20272029
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
YearRound2000to2023Did not enter2024To 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 YearRound1979to2022Did not enter2024To be determined
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
Men's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventMSMDXDGislain Ilouwo - - -Devins Mananga - - -Jordan Oyou - - -Sanat Mouanda - - -
Women's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventWSWDXDMinelie Kassangoyi - - -Bztecho Loubaki - - -Benele Issoko - - -Aisse Soukouna - - -
References