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Benin national badminton team

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Benin
AssociationFédération Béninoise de Badminton (FBBa)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentAubin Houndagnon Assogba
BWF ranking
Current ranking104 Increase 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking75 (3 January 2023)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultGroup stage
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
Best resultGroup stage

The Benin national badminton team (French: Équipe nationale Béninoise de badminton) represents Benin in international team competitions.[1] The team is controlled by the Badminton Federation of Benin (French: Federation Beninoise de Badminton; FBB). The Beninese mixed team competed in the 2019 African Badminton Championships.

The men's team debuted in the All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in 2022.

History

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Badminton made its way to Benin in the 2010s when the sport was widely played in schools and in cities such as Cotonou. In 2011, the Beninese Badminton Federation was established and the national team was formed.[2] In 2014, Benin became part of the Shuttle Time program organized by the Badminton World Federation to promote the sport in the country.[3][4] The national team first competed internationally at the 2019 African Badminton Championships.

Men's team

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The Beninese men's team first competed in the 2022 All Africa Men's Team Championships. The team were grouped with Algeria, Réunion and hosts Uganda. The team were eliminated in the group stages after losing all their matches against Algeria and Uganda.[5] The team won one match against Réunion when Oswald Ash Fano-Dosh performed a surprising win against Aaron Assing with a score of 22–24, 21–18, 21–14.[6]

Mixed team

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The Beninese mixed team competed in the 2019 African Badminton Championships. The team lost 5–0 to Zambia and Mauritius and did not advance to the quarter-finals.[7]

Competitive record

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African Games

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
2003 Did not enter
2007
2011
2015
2019
2027 To be determined

African Team Championships

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**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

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Suhandinata Cup

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Year Round Pos
2000
to
2023
Did not enter
2024 To be determined

African Youth Games

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African Junior Team Championships

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
1979
to
2016
Did not enter
2021 Group stage 6th
2022 Did not enter
2024 To be determined
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

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

Name Role
Benin Deyo Narcisse Simon Head coach

Players

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Current squad

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As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Oswald Ash Fano-Dosh (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 21) 796 534 626
Tobiloba Oyewole (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 (age 28) 1339 534
Carlos Charles Ahouangassi (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 22) 1134 717 973
Julien Wadoud Totin (2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 20) 862 717 740
Preferet Adomahou (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20) 1134 1110 740
Carlos Miguel Codjo Kpanou (2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 (age 21) 1134 1110 703

Women's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Anna Akakpo (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18) 889 558 973
Pernelle Fabossou (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21) 701 558 626
Michelle Kpanou (2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 24) 701 589 1160
Olougbemiga Atchade (2003-10-09) 9 October 2003 (age 21) 889 589 740
Hilary Fabossou (2005-10-20) 20 October 2005 (age 19) 889 871 703
Flora Kpogbemabou (2004-10-11) 11 October 2004 (age 20) 889 871 740

References

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  1. ^ "African Games 2019 – Mixed Team Event". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Du badminton dans les écoles au Bénin – DW – 18/07/2016". dw.com (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. ^ Pro, MACARNO By pro for (12 June 2018). "Badminton/ Bénin/ formation des Journaliste". Medium. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Benin Celebrates First Shuttle Time Day – BWF Shuttle Time". Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Holders Algeria top group at All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championship". www.insidethegames.biz. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ^ "BWF – All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2022 – Team matches". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Nigeria through to quarter-finals at All-African Badminton Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2023.