National badminton team representing Kenya
Kenya Association Kenya Badminton Federation (KBA) Confederation BCA (Africa)President Danny Solanki Current ranking 123 Highest ranking 65 (3 October 2013) Appearances 1 (first in 2013 ) Best result Group stage Appearances 4 (first in 1979 ) Best result Champions (1979)Appearances 2 (first in 1979 ) Best result Champions (1979)
The Kenya national badminton team (Swahili : Timu ya taifa ya Kenya ya badminton ) is a badminton team that plays for Kenya in international competitions.[1]
African Games
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 .[2]
Commonwealth Games
1982
The team participated in mixed team badminton event [Wikidata during the 1982 Commonwealth Games .[3]
2006
At the Commonwealth Games of 2006 , Kenya's national team participated the badminton events including the mixed team competition [Wikidata .[4]
2010
The Kenya national badminton team was among the competitors during the mixed team event of the 1982 Commonwealth Games .[5]
2014
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 .[6]
Statistics
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
GF
GA
GD
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Qualification
1
India
3
3
0
30
0
+30
630
195
+435
3
Quarterfinals
2
Ghana
3
2
1
12
19
−7
457
586
−129
2
3
Uganda
3
1
2
11
21
−10
473
593
−120
1
4
Kenya
3
0
3
9
22
−13
414
600
−186
0
2018
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games , Kenya did not participate in the mixed team event . Instead, players Mercy Joseph and Victor Odera represented the country at the mixed doubles event. Additionally, they competed in the women's and men's singles , respectively.[7] [8]
Sudirman Cup
At the 2019 Sudirman Cup , while Kenya was scheduled to participate, the team unexpectedly withdrew.[9]
(2 January 2024)
