Ethiopia National Badminton Team
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The Ethiopia national badminton team ( am, የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ የባድሚንተን ቡድን) represents
Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
in international
badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
team competitions. It is controlled by the
Ethiopian Badminton Federation Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts o ...
, the governing body for Ethiopian badminton. The national team has competed in the All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships. The Ethiopian mixed team also competed in the
African Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (AN ...
.


Participation in African Badminton Championships

The Ethiopian men's and women's team qualified for the 2012 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships (previously named Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa) after becoming the host nation of the tournament. Both men's and women's team were eliminated in the group stage. Men's team Women's team


Participation in Africa Games

The Ethiopian mixed team competed in the
African Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (AN ...
. They have yet to win a medal in badminton at the Games.


Current squad

;Men * Endale Teklu * Fanthhun Estefanos * Asnake Getachew Sahilu * Surafel Yakob ;Women * Kedusan Admasu Boke * Mekides Meskale Gudro * Belete Melat * Yerusksew Legssey


References

{{National sports teams of Ethiopia
Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
National badminton teams Badminton in Ethiopia