# Tunisia national badminton team

The Tunisia national badminton team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة الريشة) represents Tunisia in international team competitions. The Tunisian national team is managed by the Tunisian Badminton Federation (Arabic: الجامعة التونسية للريشة الطائرة; FTBAD). The men's team debuted in the African Badminton Championships in 2018.
The Tunisian mixed team debuted in the 2019 African Games. The team were eliminated in the group stages.

## History

Badminton in Tunisia started in the early 2000s. The Tunisian national badminton team was formed shortly after the formation of the Tunisian Badminton Federation in 2009. The national team competed in their first international team tournament when the men's team debuted at the 2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.
Around this time, the Tunisian Badminton Federation partnered with the Badminton World Federation and organized Shuttle Time programs in the country to promote the sport. Former Bahraini national player was selected to coach the Tunisian team alongside former Egyptian player Ahmed Reda.

### Men's team

The Tunisian men's team competed in the 2018 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. They were grouped with Mauritius and Cameroon in Group A. The team failed to advance to the quarter-finals after losing 5–0 against Cameroon. The team competed in the African Men's Team Championships for a second time in 2020. The team were eliminated in the group stage after losing 5–0 against Uganda, Mauritius and Algeria in their group.

### Mixed team

The Tunisian mixed team first competed in the 2019 African Games. The team were grouped with Nigeria, Zambia and Ethiopia. The team were eliminated in the group stage after losing all of their matches to their opponents in their group.

## 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 | Group stage | |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined |

### Arab 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 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | To be determined | To be determined |

### Arab Junior Team Championships

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

## Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Tunisia.
| Name | Role |
| Jaffer Ebrahim | Coach |
| Ahmed Reda | Coach |

## 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 |
| Ouzaier Khayati | (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 21) | - | - | - |
| Elmootez Belleh Rabah | (2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 20) | - | - | - |
| Mouin Rahali | (2003-10-09) 9 October 2003 (age 21) | - | - | - |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Wiem Ben Ahmed | (1996-01-08) 8 January 1996 (age 29) | - | - | - |
| Fatma Hachani | (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 21) | - | - | - |
| Sarra Hamroun | (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22) | - | - | - |

### Previous squads
#### African Games

* Mixed team: 2019

#### African Team Championships

* Men's team: 2018, 2020