National badminton team representing Afghanistan
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Association | Afghanistan Badminton Federation (ABF) |
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Confederation | BA (Asia) |
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President | Mastora Arezo |
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BWF ranking |
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Current ranking | Unranked (2 April 2024) |
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Highest ranking | 100 (6 April 2017) |
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The Afghanistan national badminton team (Pashto: د افغانستان د بیډمنټن ملي لوبډله) represents Afghanistan in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Badminton Federation of Afghanistan and competes under the South Asian region. Afghanistan competed in the Asian Games individual event. The Afghan junior team has competed in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, also known as the Suhandinata Cup. The team finished in 34th place.
History
The Afghanistan badminton team was formed in 1974. The team, along with the Badminton Federation of Afghanistan were dissolved for a brief period of time during the Afghan War but were later revived in 2002. The national team have had trouble in competing international tournaments as the team lacked equipment and funding from the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.[2]
Men's team
Afghanistan first competed in the 2016 South Asian Games. The team were drawn into Group A with India, Bangladesh and Maldives. The team lost all of their matches and were eliminated in the group stage.[3][4]
Women's team
The Afghani women's team competed in the 2016 South Asian Games. They were drawn into Group A with India and Nepal. The team failed to qualify for the knockout stage after losing 3–0 to India and Nepal in the group stage.[5]
Competitive record
Thomas Cup Year | Round | Pos | 1949 to 2024 | Did not enter | 2026 | To be determined | 2028 | 2030 | | Uber Cup Year | Round | Pos | 1957 to 2024 | Did not enter | 2026 | To be determined | 2028 | 2030 | | Sudirman Cup Year | Round | Pos | 1989 to 2025 | Did not enter | 2027 | TBD | 2029 | |
Asian Games
Men's team Year | Round | Pos | 1962 to 2022 | Did not enter | 2026 | To be determined | 2030 | 2034 | 2038 | | Women's team Year | Round | Pos | 1962 to 2022 | Did not enter | 2026 | To be determined | 2030 | 2034 | 2038 | |
Asian Team Championships
Men's team Year | Round | Pos | 1962 to 2024 | Did not enter | 2026 | To be determined | 2028 | 2030 | | Women's team Year | Round | Pos | 2016 to 2024 | Did not enter | 2026 | To be determined | 2028 | 2030 | | Mixed team Year | Round | Pos | 2017 to 2023 | Did not enter | 2025 | To be determined | 2027 | 2029 | |
South Asian Games
Men's team Year | Round | Pos | 2004 | Did not enter | 2006 | 2010 | 2016 | Group stage | | 2019 | Did not enter | 2024 | To be determined | | Women's team Year | Round | Pos | 2004 | Did not enter | 2006 | 2010 | 2016 | Group stage | | 2019 | Did not enter | 2024 | To be determined | |
Islamic Solidarity Games
Men's team Year | Result | Pos | 2013 | Did not enter | | Women's team Year | Result | Pos | 2013 | Did not enter | |
Women's Islamic Games
Women's team
Year | Round | Pos |
1993 | Did not enter |
1997 | Group stage | 9th |
2001 | Sixth place | 6th |
2005 | Did not enter |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
Asian Junior Team Championships
Boys' team | Girls' team | Mixed team |
South Asian Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
Year | Round | Pos |
2019 | Did not enter |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 April 2024
Men's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
MS | MD | XD |
Hasibullha Nazari | (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 (age 26) | - | - | - |
Nematullah Habibi | (2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 24) | - | - | - |
Najibullah Yousufi | (1999-11-29) 29 November 1999 (age 24) | - | - | - |
Elyas Gharman | (2001-05-05) 5 May 2001 (age 23) | - | - | - |
Sabawoon Gulzad | (2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 (age 22) | - | - | - |
Women's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
WS | WD | XD |
Shabana Afshar | (1996-05-19) 19 May 1996 (age 28) | - | - | - |
Lidaa Saraj | (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 26) | - | - | - |
Zainab Yari | (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 (age 23) | - | - | - |
References
- ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "Getting to know the Afghanistan Badminton Federation | AVA". Afghan Voice Agency (AVA). 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "South Asian Games 2016" (PDF). 2016-03-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "South Asian Games 2016 - Men Team Championship - Group A". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ "South Asian Games: Indian men and women's team enter badminton semis". The Times of India. 2016-02-07. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-03-02.