National badminton team representing Ghana
Ghana |
| Association | Ghana Badminton (GB) |
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| Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
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| President | Yeboah Evans |
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| BWF ranking |
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| Current ranking | 91  15 (2 April 2024) |
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| Highest ranking | 52 (6 October 2016) |
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| African Mixed Team Championships |
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| Appearances | 7 (first in 1982) |
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| Best result | Runners-up (1982) |
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| African Men's Team Championships |
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| Appearances | 4 (first in 1982) |
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| Best result | Semi-finals (1979, 1982, 2016, 2018) |
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| African Women's Team Championships |
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| Appearances | 4 (first in 1982) |
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| Best result | Runners-up (1982) |
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The Ghana national badminton team (Akan: Gaana ɔman badminton kuw no) represents Ghana in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Badminton Association of Ghana is the national governing body of the sport representing every member of the Badminton community in Ghana. Providing a well-governed, compliant, and inclusive global sport and at the government level, ensuring as many policies and players as possible can return to Badminton awareness and its benefits for more than 59 Community Clubs and 14.8 Million fun, casual and elite players in increasing the number of facilities and courts nationwide
The Ghanaian team participates in the All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships, formerly known as the Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa.
The Ghanaian men's team reached the semifinals in 1982, 2016 and 2018 while the women's team were runners-up in the 1982 edition of the championships. The mixed team were semifinalists in 1982 and 2019 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup | Uber Cup | Sudirman Cup | Year | Round | Pos | 1989
to
2023 | Did not enter | | 2025 | To be determined | | 2027 | | 2029 | |
WBF World Championships
Men's team | Year | Round | Pos | | 1979 | Group stage | | | Women's team | Year | Round | Pos | | 1979 | Did not enter | |
Commonwealth Games
Men's team | Year | Round | Pos | | 1998 | Did not enter | | Women's team | Year | Round | Pos | | 1998 | Did not enter | | Mixed team | Year | Round | Pos | 1978
to
2010 | Did not enter | | 2014 | Group stage | | | 2018 | Group stage | | | 2022 | Did not enter | | 2026 | To be determined | | 2030 | | 2034 | |
African Games
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2003 | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Group stage | 8th |
| 2011 | Group stage | |
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2019 | Did not enter |
| 2027 | To be determined |
African Team Championships
Men's team | Year | Round | Pos | | 1979 | Third place | 3rd | | 1980 | Did not enter | | 1982 | Third place | 3rd | | 1984 | Did not enter | | 1988 | | 2016 | Semi-finals | 4th | | 2018 | Semi-finals | 4th | | 2020 | Did not enter | | 2022 | | 2024 | | 2026 | To be determined | | 2028 | | 2030 | | Women's team | Mixed team |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
| Year | Round | Pos |
2000
to
2015 | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Withdrew |
| 2017 | Group stage | 36th |
| 2018 | Did not enter |
| 2019 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 | Group stage | 34th |
| 2024 | To be determined |
African Youth Games
Men's team | Year | Round | Pos | | 2018 | Did not enter | | Women's team | Year | Round | Pos | | 2018 | Did not enter | | Mixed team | Year | Round | Pos | | 2014 | Group stage | | |
African Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1979 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1980 | Did not enter |
| 1982 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1984 | Did not enter |
| 1993 |
| 1995 |
| 1997 |
| 1999 |
| 2001 |
| 2003 |
| 2005 | Group stage | |
| 2007 | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
| 2013 | Group stage | |
| 2016 | Did not enter |
| 2021 | Group stage | 5th |
| 2022 | Did not enter |
| 2024 | To be determined |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
| MS | MD | XD |
| Kelvin Evans Alphous | (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) | 1057 | 534 | 426 |
| Ahmad Abdul-Samad | (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23) | 1339 | 534 | - |
| Leslie Nii Addo | (2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 17) | 1339 | - | 567 |
| Ebenezer Korampong | (2005-02-26) 26 February 2005 (age 19) | - | - | - |
| Michael Botwe | (2006-06-09) 9 June 2006 (age 17) | - | - | - |
| Elvis Osei | (2005-06-04) 4 June 2005 (age 18) | - | - | - |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
| WS | WD | XD |
| Cindy Tornyenyor | (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 (age 19) | 1035 | 457 | 567 |
| Prospera Nantuo | (2003-11-25) 25 November 2003 (age 20) | 1035 | 457 | 426 |
| Rabiatu Ofoli | (1995-07-23) 23 July 1995 (age 28) | 1035 | - | 567 |
| Regina Asiebeka | (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21) | - | - | - |
| Gloria Nyame | (2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 18) | - | - | - |
| Rachel Quarcoo | (2009-02-24) 24 February 2009 (age 15) | - | - | - |
References
- ^ "BWF - TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020 (Postponed) - Organization".
15 (2 April 2024)
