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Association	Uganda Badminton Association (UBA)
Confederation	BCA (Africa)
President	Annet Nakamya
BWF ranking
Current ranking	40 2 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking	38 (2 January 2024)
Uber Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2024)
Best result	Group stage
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	6 (first in 2004)
Best result	Semi-finals (2011)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 2016)
Best result	Group stage
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 2016)
Best result	Runners-up (2022, 2024)

The Uganda national badminton team (Luganda: Ttiimu y'eggwanga eya Uganda eya badminton) represents Uganda in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by the Uganda Badminton Association, the governing body for Ugandan badminton.

Formed in 1980, the team did not compete in any international team events until 2004 when the team made their first appearance in the 2004 African Badminton Championships mixed team event. The team made their first appearance at the Uber Cup in 2024.

History

Men's team

In 1983, the team entered the 1984 Thomas Cup qualifying rounds in Ostend but did not participate.

In 2004, the team competed in the 2004 Thomas Cup African Qualifiers. The team failed to qualify after losing to Nigeria, Mauritius, South Africa. In 2008 and 2010, the team reached the quarter-finals of the Thomas Cup African qualifiers but lost 3–0 to Nigeria. In 2012, the team were eliminated in the group stage of the Thomas Cup African qualifiers.

In 2016, the team competed in the African Men's Team Championships. The team were drawn into Group B with Algeria and Ghana. The team were eliminated in the group stages after losing 5–0 to Algeria and 4–1 to Ghana. The team also did not advance further from the group stages in the African Men's Team Championships in 2022 and 2024.

Women's team

The team competed in qualifying for the Uber Cup in 2004. The team placed fourth in the round robin tie. In the 2010 Uber Cup African Qualifiers, the team lost in the quarter-finals to Seychelles. In 2012, the team were eliminated in the group stages of the African Uber Cup Qualifiers.

In 2016, the team reached the semi-finals of the African Women's Team Championships and lost 3–0 to Mauritius. In 2018, the team were eliminated in the group stages of the African Women's Team Championships. In the 2022 All Africa Women's Team Championships, the team defeated South Africa 3–0 to enter the final. In the final, the team lost 3–1 to Egypt.

In 2024, the team reached the finals of the African Women's Team Championships again after defeating Algeria 3–0 in the semi-final. In the final, the team lost 3–2 to South Africa. Due to South Africa's withdrawal from the 2024 Uber Cup, Uganda as runners-up of the 2024 African Women's Team Championships replaced South Africa as the only African representative in the final tournament, marking Uganda's debut in the Uber Cup. The team were drawn into Group C with Japan, Indonesia and Hong Kong. The team were eliminated in the group stages after losing 5–0 to all of their opponents in the group.

Mixed team

In 2004, Uganda competed in the 2004 African Badminton Championships mixed team event and were eliminated in the group stages. In 2006, the team competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games mixed team event. The team failed to advance to the knockout stage. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the team were drawn into Group C with England, Canada, Mauritius and the Falkland Islands. The team first lost 5–0 to England and Canada then won 5–0 against the Falkland Islands. The team lost 4–1 in their last match to Mauritius.

In the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the team did not advance to the knockout stage after finishing third in their group. In 2021, the team were semi-finalists at the 2021 African Badminton Championships mixed team event. The team beat 4–1 in the quarter-finals but lost 3–0 to Egypt in the semi-finals.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup Year Round Pos 1949 to 1961 Part of the  United Kingdom 1964 to 1982 Did not enter 1984 Did not qualify 1986 Did not enter 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 Did not qualify 2006 Did not enter 2008 Did not qualify 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Did not enter 2020 Did not qualify 2022 2024 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Uber Cup Year Round Pos 1957 Part of the  United Kingdom 1960 1963 to 2002 Did not enter 2004 Did not qualify 2006 Did not enter 2008 2010 Did not qualify 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 Did not enter 2022 Did not qualify 2024 Group stage 16th 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Sudirman Cup Year Round Pos 1989 to 2019 Did not enter 2021 Did not qualify 2023 2025 To be determined 2027 2029

Commonwealth Games

African Games

Mixed team

African Team Championships

Islamic Solidarity Games

FISU World University Games

Mixed team

World University Team Championships

Mixed team

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Commonwealth Youth Games

Mixed team

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

Previous squads

African Team Championships

• Men's team: 2022
• Women's team: 2022

References

1. "BWF - Africa Continental Team Championships 2016 - Team matches". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
2. Yusuf, Ridwan (28 March 2019). "2019 All Africa Badminton Championships: 18 Countries Coming To Rivers – BFN". Concise News. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
3. Bugingo, Douglas D. (2004-02-21). "Uganda in Tough Badminton Group". AllAfrica. Daily Monitor. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
4. Bugingo, Douglas D. (2004-04-23). "Uganda Faces Mauritius". AllAfrica. Daily Monitor. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
5. "Burundi in semis as Uganda bows out". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
6. Katende, Norman (2010-02-20). "Country's World Cup Bid Fails". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-06-07 – via AllAfrica.
7. Oryada, Andrew Jackson (2012-02-24). "Uganda Badminton Teams Suffer Defeat in Addis Ababa". ugandaradionetwork.net. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
8. Kyazze, Clive (2016-02-21). "Badminton Team Lands Uber Medal". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2024-06-01 – via AllAfrica.
9. "Hosts Uganda reach first All Africa Women's Team Badminton Championship final". www.insidethegames.biz. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
10. "Algeria and Egypt retain All Africa Men's and Women's Team Championships titles". www.insidethegames.biz. 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
11. "Uganda to send badminton team for Thomas & Uber Cup in China - People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
12. "Outclassed, but Uganda Win Hearts". bwfthomasubercups.bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
13. "La finale programmée pour ce soir". lexpress.mu (in French). 2004-04-21. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
14. "Badminton Day one results". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
15. "Badminton: Uganda strolls over Falklands". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
16. "Uganda wins team bronze in the All Africa Senior Mixed Badminton Championship". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-06-07.

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