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Ivory Coast

Nickname(s)	Les Éléphants
Association	Fédération Ivoirienne de Badminton (FIBAD)
Confederation	BCA (Africa)
President	Zolobe Dro Honore
BWF ranking
Current ranking	120 3 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking	76 (2 January 2019)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	1 (first in 2019)
Best result	Group stage
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances	1 (first in 2018)
Best result	Group stage

The Ivory Coast national badminton team (French: Équipe nationale de badminton de Côte d'Ivoire) represents the Ivory Coast in international team competitions. It is controlled by the Ivorian Badminton Federation (FIBAD; Fédération Ivoirienne de Badminton), the governing body for badminton in the Ivory Coast. The team are nicknamed the Elephants.

The team was formed in 2009 but did not participate in international team events until the late 2010s. The Ivorian men's team debuted in the African Men's Team Championships in 2018. The Ivory Coast made their first appearance at the African Badminton Championships in 2019.

The Ivory Coast have also sent its junior team to compete in the African Junior Badminton Championships in 2016. In 2018, the junior team also competed in the first Coupe Francophone de Badminton in Ouagadougou where the team finished in third place after defeating Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

History

Men's team

The Ivory Coast competed in the 2018 African Men's Team Championships. The team were drawn into Group B with hosts Algeria and Zambia. The team were eliminated after losing 5−0 to Algeria and Zambia.

Mixed team

The Ivory Coast made their debut in the African Mixed Team Championships in 2019. Drawn into Group C with Algeria, Ghana and Togo, the team lost 5−0 to Algeria and Ghana but achieved their first win by defeating Togo3−2 in the group stages.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup Year Round Pos 1949 to 1958 Part of  France 1961 to 2016 Did not enter 2018 Did not qualify 2020 Did not enter 2022 2024 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Uber Cup Year Round Pos 1957 Part of  France 1960 1963 to 2024 Did not enter 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Sudirman Cup Year Round Pos 1989 to 2023 Did not enter 2025 To be determined 2027 2029

African Games

Mixed team

African Team Championships

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

African Youth Games

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

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

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Women's team

References

1. "African Games 2019 – Mixed Team Event". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
2. "CAN-Badminton : La Côte d'Ivoire vice-championne d'Afrique". Sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
3. "Omnisports-Badminton : La saison est lancée". Sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
4. HEMANKPAN, Jean Paul (2018-09-26). "Badminton/ multi-activités AFB - Burkina Faso 2018 : le Bénin fait bonne impression". Bénin Web TV (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-03.
5. llc, Online media Ghana. "Ghana wins bronze at 2019 All Africa Badminton Mixed Team Champs :: Ghana Olympic Committee". ghanaolympic.org. Retrieved 2024-06-03.

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