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Mozambique
AssociationFederação Moçambicana de Badminton (FMB)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentLuis Santos
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking85 (4 July 2023)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 1980)
Best resultChampions (1984)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances3 (first in 1980)
Best resultThird place (1984)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances3 (first in 1980)
Best resultChampions (1984)

The Mozambique national badminton team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de badminton de Moçambique) represents Mozambique in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Mozambican national team is controlled by the Mozambique Badminton Federation (FMB; Federacao Moçambicana de Badminton).[2] Badminton has been played in Mozambique since the 1960s.[3] Mozambique was one of the seven African countries that formed the Badminton Confederation of Africa on 31 August 1977.[4]

Mozambique first competed in the African Badminton Championships in 1980, where it was also the host. The team also made their debut in the African Games in 2011.

History

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Men's team

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Mozambique finished in fourth place in the men's team event at the African Badminton Championships in 1980 and 1982.[5][6] In 1984, the team finished in third place at the African Badminton Championships.

Women's team

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In 1982, the Mozambican women's team gave the country their first ever podium appearance in international badminton when the women's team finished in third place for bronze.[5][6]

Mixed team

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Mozambique competed in the African Badminton Championships mixed team event in 1982. The team finished in third place.[5][6]

In 2011, the Mozambican team competed in the 2011 All-African Games mixed team event.[7] The team were grouped with Seychelles and Uganda but lost 5–0 to both teams and finished last in the group.[8][9] Mozambique made their second appearance in the African Badminton Championships mixed team event after four decades. The team finished last in their group after losing 5–0 to South Africa and Uganda.[10][11]

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 Group stage
2015 Did not enter
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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See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Round Pos
2000
to
2024 		Did not enter
2025 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 Did not enter
1980 Third place 3rd
1982 Third place 3rd
1984 Champions 1st
1993 Fifth place 5th
1995 Sixth place 6th
1997 Did not enter
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2016
2021
2022
2024 To be determined
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

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
Idrisse Issofo Mossagy (1984-11-14) 14 November 1984 (age 39) 598 711 740
Edmilson Paulo Mutondo (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 26) 1057 711 458

Women's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Jessica de Almeida (2000-11-25) 25 November 2000 (age 23) 580 448 458
Afrika Matsinhe (1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 (age 26) 580 448 740

Previous squads

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African Team Championships

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References

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  1. ^ "BWF – TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020 (Postponed) – Organization".
  2. ^ Davis, Pat, ed. (1987). The encyclopaedia of badminton. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 978-0-7090-2796-6.
  3. ^ "Baú das Memórias: Badmington em Moçambique!". BigSlam (in European Portuguese). 7 December 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ "The Transformation and Development of Badminton as a Global Sport Dominated by Asian Players, Teams, Sponsors and Brands, 1893–2012: Multidisciplinary Perspectives" (PDF). worldbadminton.com.
  5. ^ a b c Walubita, Moses Sayela (4 August 2011). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. iUniverse. p. 148. ISBN 9781450279123.
  6. ^ a b c West Africa. West Africa Publishing Company Limited. 1982.
  7. ^ "A caminho dos jogos africanos: Badminton sem competição e com poucas hipóteses de vitória – Verdade" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Moçambique desqualificado para as finais do Badminton". cedid.blogs.sapo.mz. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Team Competition Badminton X All Africa Games 2011 Maputo (MOZ) – Thursday 08.09". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  10. ^ "BWF – All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2023 – South Africa – Mozambique: 5–0". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Uganda start All Africa Badminton tourney with win against Mozambique". New Vision. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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