# Ivory Coast national badminton team

The Ivory Coast national badminton team (French: Équipe nationale de badminton de Côte d'Ivoire) represents the Ivory Coast in international team competitions. It is controlled by the Ivorian Badminton Federation (FIBAD; Fédération Ivoirienne de Badminton), the governing body for badminton in the Ivory Coast. The team are nicknamed the Elephants.
The team was formed in 2009 but did not participate in international team events until the late 2010s. The Ivorian men's team debuted in the African Men's Team Championships in 2018. The Ivory Coast made their first appearance at the African Badminton Championships in 2019.
The Ivory Coast have also sent its junior team to compete in the African Junior Badminton Championships in 2016. In 2018, the junior team also competed in the first Coupe Francophone de Badminton in Ouagadougou where the team finished in third place after defeating Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

## History
### Men's team

The Ivory Coast competed in the 2018 African Men's Team Championships. The team were drawn into Group B with hosts Algeria and Zambia. The team were eliminated after losing 5−0 to Algeria and Zambia.

### Mixed team

The Ivory Coast made their debut in the African Mixed Team Championships in 2019. Drawn into Group C with Algeria, Ghana and Togo, the team lost 5−0 to Algeria and Ghana but achieved their first win by defeating Togo3−2 in the group stages.

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

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

### African Team Championships

    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## 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 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Group stage | |
| 2021 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | To be determined | 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 | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | MS | MD | XD |
| Jean-Yves Tokou | (2003-05-30) 30 May 2003 (age 21) | 862 | 941 | 973 |
| Akpa Agnimel | (2001-12-01) 1 December 2001 (age 22) | 1735 | 941 | 740 |
| Yann Emerick Ismael Bledou | (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 21) | 1383 | 1110 | 1160 |
| Laurent Kpangni | (2007-06-12) 12 June 2007 (age 17) | 1134 | 1110 | - |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Esme Loess | (2002-03-23) 23 March 2002 (age 22) | 701 | 871 | 740 |
| Naffissatou Kamilu | (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24) | 889 | 871 | 1160 |
| Grace Ettien | (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 20) | 889 | - | 973 |
| Angela Lekpehi | (2007-02-02) 2 February 2007 (age 17) | 1085 | - | - |