National badminton team representing the Democratic Republic of the Congo
DR Congo |
| Nickname(s) | The Leopards |
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| Association | Federation de Badminton du Congo (FEBADCO) |
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| Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
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| President | Medard Loboto Bongoy |
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| BWF ranking |
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| Current ranking | Unranked (2 April 2024) |
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| Highest ranking | 97 (6 April 2017) |
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| African Mixed Team Championships |
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| Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) |
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| Best result | Group stage |
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The DR Congo national badminton team (French: Equipe nationale de badminton de la RD Congo; Lingala: Timu ya badminton ya Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki) represents DR Congo in international team competitions.[1] The national team is controlled by the DR Congo Badminton Federation (FEBADCO; Federation de Badminton du Congo). The team are nicknamed Les Léopards.[2]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo first competed in the 2011 All-Africa Games mixed team event in 2011. The team made their first appearance at the African Badminton Championships in 2019. The Democratic Republic of the Congo junior team have also competed in the 2018 African Youth Games in the boys' team and the girls' team events.
History
Mixed team
The Democratic Republic of the Congo competed in the 2011 All-Africa Games and were drawn into Group 1 with Egypt and Mauritius. The team lost 5–0 to Mauritius and received a walkover from Egypt after the Egyptian team decided to withdraw from the competition.[3] In the 2015 African Games, the team were drawn into Group 4 with Seychelles, Ethiopia and Algeria. The team lost 5–0 to all of their opponents.[4]
In 2017, the Democratic Republic of the Congo originally planned to compete in the Summer Universiade mixed team event in Taipei but they later withdrew.[5] In 2019, the team competed in the African Badminton Championships. The team lost 5–0 to Uganda and Egypt in the group stage.[6] Months later, the team made their third appearance at the African Games. The team lost 5–0 to Algeria and Uganda.
In 2024, the DR Congo Badminton Federation planned to send the team which had 12 players from the national squad to compete in the 2023 African Games team event and the individual events.[7] However, the team had to withdraw from both team and individual events due to the team event being cancelled on short notice.[8]
Competitive record
Thomas Cup | Uber Cup | Sudirman Cup | Year | Round | Pos | 1989
to
2023 | Did not enter | | 2025 | To be determined | | 2027 | | 2029 | |
African Games
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2003 | Did not enter |
| 2007 |
| 2011 | Group stage | |
| 2015 | Group stage | |
| 2019 | Group stage | |
| 2027 | To be determined |
African Team Championships
Men's team | Year | Round | Pos | 1979
to
2024 | Did not enter | | 2026 | To be determined | | 2028 | | 2030 | | Women's team | Year | Round | Pos | 1979
to
2024 | Did not enter | | 2026 | To be determined | | 2028 | | 2030 | | Mixed team | Year | Round | Pos | 1980
to
2017 | Did not enter | | 2019 | Group stage | | | 2021 | Did not enter | | 2023 | | 2025 | To be determined | | 2027 | | 2029 | |
FISU World University Games
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2007 | Did not enter |
| 2011 |
| 2013 |
| 2015 |
| 2017 | Withdrew |
| 2021 | Did not enter |
| 2025 | TBD |
World University Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2008 | Did not enter |
| 2010 |
| 2012 |
| 2014 |
| 2016 |
| 2018 |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
| Year | Round | Pos |
2000
to
2024 | Did not enter |
| 2025 | To be determined |
African Youth Games
Men's team | Year | Round | Pos | | 2018 | Group stage | 8th | | Women's team | Year | Round | Pos | | 2018 | Group stage | 6th | | Mixed team | Year | Round | Pos | | 2014 | Did not enter | |
African Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
1979
to
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 |
| Mutombo Tshizanga | (1996-06-26) 26 June 1996 (age 27) | - | - | - |
| Dimandja Okito | (1998-07-05) 5 July 1998 (age 25) | - | - | - |
| Zola Wayi | (1999-10-10) 10 October 1999 (age 24) | - | - | - |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
| WS | WD | XD |
| Mbuyi Bernice Bokotsha | (1995-11-19) 19 November 1995 (age 28) | - | - | - |
| Bukasa Kaboko | (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 24) | - | - | - |
| Katembua Odia | (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26) | - | - | - |
References
- ^ "African Games 2019 – Mixed Team Event". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Badminton : les Léopards déterminés à arracher la qualification pour les JO Paris 2024". ACP (in French). 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "Team Competition Badminton X All Africa Games 2011 Maputo (MOZ) - Thursday 08.09". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "11th All-Africa Games - Badminton bronze for Seychelles -Archive -Seychelles Nation". nation.sc. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "Sport & NUSF Entries by Event - Democratic Rep. of the Congo (Badminton)". Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "مصر تهزم الكونغو 5 /0 فى منافسات الفرق بالبطولة الأفريقية للريشة الطائرة". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "Badminton : les Léopards intensifient les entrainements pour être performants aux Jeux africains d'Accra". ACP (in French). 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "African Games 2023: Badminton rescheduled to March 7 - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
