National badminton team representing Namibia
Namibia |
Association | Badminton Federation of Namibia (BFN) |
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Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
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President | Lynn du Preez |
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Current ranking | Unranked (2 January 2024) |
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Highest ranking | 98 (5 July 2012) |
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The Namibia national badminton team (Afrikaans: Namibië nasionale pluimbalspan; Khoekhoe: Namibiab Republiki dib pluimbal khoen) represents Namibia in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Badminton Federation of Namibia. The team is part of the Badminton Confederation of Africa. The Namibian team competed once in the Commonwealth Games in 1994.
The Namibian team reached its highest ranking of 98 on the BWF World Team Ranking in 2012.
History
The Namibian national team first competed in badminton at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. The team competed in both individual and team events. A total of 7 Namibian badminton players were called in for the team event.[2]