# Ethiopia national badminton team

The Ethiopia national badminton team (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ የባድሚንተን ቡድን) represents Ethiopia in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by the Ethiopian Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Ethiopia. The team was formed in the late 1990s following the establishment of the Ethiopian Badminton Federation.
The team made their first appearance at the African Badminton Championships in 2006. In 2007, the team made their debut at the African Games mixed team event. The Ethiopian men's and women's team also competed in the African qualifiers for the Thomas and Uber Cup in 2012 when the country hosted the tournament.
The Ethiopian junior team have had decent results in the junior circuit, achieving bronze in the African Junior Team Championships in 2005 and 2009.

## History
### Men's team

In the 2012 Thomas Cup African Qualifiers, Ethiopia were drawn into Group A with South Africa, Egypt and Kenya. The team first lost 5–0 to Egypt then defeated Kenya 3–2. The team failed to make it past the group stage after losing 5–0 in their last match to South Africa.

### Women's team

In the 2012 Uber Cup African Qualifiers, the team were drawn into Group A with South Africa, Mauritius and Uganda. The team failed to advance to the knockout stage after losing 5–0 to their opponents in the group.

### Mixed team

Ethiopia competed in the 2006 African Mixed Team Championships but did not advance to the knockout stage. A year later, the team competed in the 2007 All-Africa Games but were eliminated in the group stages. In the 2011 All-Africa Games, the team were eliminated in the group stage after losing 5–0 to South Africa and 4–1 to Botswana. The team defeated Congo 4–1 to finish third in their group. The team were again eliminated in the group stages at the 2015 African Games after losing to Seychelles and Algeria.
In the 2019 African Games, the team lost 5–0 to Nigeria and Zambia but won 5–0 against Tunisia.

## Competitive record
### African Games
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Group stage | 9th |
| 2011 | Group stage | |
| 2015 | Group stage | |
| 2019 | Group stage | |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined |

### African Team Championships
## Junior competitive record
### Suhandinata Cup

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2000 to 2024 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined |

### African Junior Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1979 to 1999 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2001 | Group stage | |
| 2003 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 2005 | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2021 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | To be determined | To be determined |

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 2 January 2024

#### Men's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | MS | MD | XD |
| Endale Teklu | (1996-07-10) 10 July 1996 (age 28) | - | - | - |
| Fanthhun Estefanos | (1996-07-14) 14 July 1996 (age 28) | - | - | - |
| Ayene Birhane | (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 26) | - | - | - |
| Kibrom Kebede | (1997-03-10) 10 March 1997 (age 27) | - | - | - |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Tigist Getachew | (1997-03-01) 1 March 1997 (age 27) | - | - | - |
| Cheru Hibst | (1999-09-30) 30 September 1999 (age 25) | - | - | - |
| Belete Melat | (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 26) | - | - | - |
| Betlhem Solomon | (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 23) | - | - | - |