Tunisia national badminton team

The Tunisia national badminton team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة الريشة) represents Tunisia in international team competitions.[1] The Tunisian national team is managed by the Tunisian Badminton Federation (Arabic: الجامعة التونسية للريشة الطائرة; FTBAD). The men's team debuted in the African Badminton Championships in 2018.

Tunisia
AssociationTunisian Badminton Federation
ConfederationBadminton Confederation of Africa
PresidentMaher Attar
BWF ranking
Current ranking130 Decrease 10 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking99 (5 July 2018)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage
Websiteftbad.go47.io

The Tunisian mixed team debuted in the 2019 African Games. The team were eliminated in the group stages.

History

Badminton in Tunisia started in the early 2000s. The Tunisian national badminton team was formed shortly after the formation of the Tunisian Badminton Federation in 2009.[2] The national team competed in their first international team tournament when the men's team debuted at the 2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.

Around this time, the Tunisian Badminton Federation partnered with the Badminton World Federation and organized Shuttle Time programs in the country to promote the sport. Former Bahraini national player was selected to coach the Tunisian team alongside former Egyptian player Ahmed Reda.[3]

Men's team

The Tunisian men's team competed in the 2018 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. They were grouped with Mauritius and Cameroon in Group A. The team failed to advance to the quarter-finals after losing 5–0 against Cameroon.[4] The team competed in the African Men's Team Championships for a second time in 2020. The team were eliminated in the group stage after losing 5–0 against Uganda, Mauritius and Algeria in their group.[5]

Mixed team

The Tunisian mixed team first competed in the 2019 African Games.[6] The team were grouped with Nigeria, Zambia and Ethiopia.[7] The team were eliminated in the group stage after losing all of their matches to their opponents in their group.[8]

Competitive record

Africa Games
See also: Badminton at the African Games

Mixed team
Year Result
2019 Group stage

African Team Championships

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Tunisia.

Name Role
Bahrain Jaffer Ebrahim Coach
Egypt Ahmed Reda Coach

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Khayati Ouzaier (2003-05-20)20 May 2003 (aged 19) - - -
Rabah El Mootez Belleh (2004-01-25)25 January 2004 (aged 19) - - -
Rahali Mouin (2003-10-09)9 October 2003 (aged 19) - - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Ben Ahmed Wiem (1996-01-08)8 January 1996 (aged 27) - - -
Hachani Fatma (2003-06-12)12 June 2003 (aged 19) - - -
Hamroun Sarra (2002-07-11)11 July 2002 (aged 20) - - -

African Games

African Team Championships

References
  1. "All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2020". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. "الريشة الطائرة: تقديم برنامج وقت الريشة". RadioMosaiqueFM (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  3. "La Fédération Tunisienne De Badminton Retourne Au Programme De Sports". Badminton Confederation of Africa (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  4. "BWF - All Africa Men's and Women's Team Championships 2018 - Cameroon - Tunisia: 5-0". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  5. "BWF - All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2020 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  6. "Badminton NOC Entries by Event - Tunisia". Rabat 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  7. "Resultats - Jeux Africains de 2019" (PDF). Jeux Africains de 2019. 2020-01-26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  8. "BWF - African Games 2019 – Mixed Team Event - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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