# Ghana national badminton team

The Ghana national badminton team (Akan: Gaana ɔman badminton kuw no) represents Ghana in international badminton team competitions. Ghana Badminton is the national governing body of the sport representing every member of the badminton community in Ghana.
Ghana is one of the seven founding members of the Badminton Confederation of Africa. Ghana was also the host and one of the first three participating countries in the inaugural African Badminton Championships in 1979. The team also competed in the 1979 WBF World Championships sanctioned by the now-defunct World Badminton Federation which merged with the International Badminton Federation in 1981.

## History
### Men's team

In April 1979, Ghana hosted the 1979 African Badminton Championships and finished in third place behind Tanzania and Kenya in the men's team event. In June 1979, the team competed in the 1979 WBF World Championships in Hangzhou, China. The team were drawn into Group 2 with Pakistan, Nepal and Nigeria. The team conceded a walkover to Nigeria and Nepal in their first two matches due to not arriving to the venue in time. In their last match, they lost 5–0 to Pakistan. In 1982, the men's team finished in third place at the 1982 African Badminton Championships.
In 2010, the men's team took part in the 2010 Thomas Cup African Qualifiers. The team earned a place in the quarter-finals after defeating Burundi in the group stage. In the quarter-finals, they lost 3–2 to Egypt. In 2016, the men's team won bronze when they entered the semi-finals of the 2016 Africa Men's Team Championships but lost to Egypt 3–0. In the 2018 African Men's Team Championships, the team defeated Egypt 3–2 in the quarter-finals but lost 3–1 to Nigeria.

### Women's team

In the 1979 African Badminton Championships, Ghana won bronze in the women's team event. In the 1982 African Badminton Championships, the team finished in second place behind Nigeria in the women's team event. In 2010, the women's team failed to qualify for the Uber Cup after being eliminated in the group stages of the 2010 Uber Cup African Qualifiers.
In 2016, the team were semi-finalists at the 2016 Africa Women's Team Championships. In the 2018 African Women's Team Championships, the team were eliminated in the group stages.

### Mixed team

Ghana won a silver medal in the mixed team event at the 1982 African Badminton Championships. The team also competed in the African Championships in 1992 and 1994 but did not make it past the group stage. The team then competed in the championships again in 2006, 2009 and 2013 but did not advance to the knockout stage.
In 2014, Ghana made their debut in the Commonwealth Games mixed team event. The team were drawn into Pool B with India, Uganda and Kenya. The team started off with a 5–0 loss to India. The team later rebounded and defeated Kenya 3–2. In their last match, they defeated Uganda 3–2 to finish second in their group. The team made their second appearance at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 and could not get past the group stage after losing to Malaysia and Canada in their group.
In the 2019 African Mixed Team Championships, the team caused an upset when they defeated South Africa 3–2 in the quarter-finals. The team could not advance further after losing 3–0 to hosts Nigeria in the semi-finals and had to settle for bronze. In the 2021 African Mixed Team Championships, the team withdrew from the tournament. In 2024, the team planned to compete in the team event at the 2023 African Games which was later cancelled.

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

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Group stage | 8th |
| 2011 | Group stage | |
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | |
| 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 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2017 | Group stage | 36th |
| 2018 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2023 | Group stage | 34th |
| 2024 | Withdrew | Withdrew |

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

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1979 | Third place | 3rd |
| 1980 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1982 | Fourth place | 4th |
| 1984 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1999 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2001 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2005 | Group stage | |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2013 | Group stage | |
| 2016 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2021 | Group stage | 5th |
| 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 |
| Kelvin Evans Alphous | (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) | 1057 | 534 | 426 |
| Ahmad Abdul-Samad | (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23) | 1339 | 534 | - |
| Leslie Nii Addo | (2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 18) | 1339 | - | 567 |
| Ebenezer Korampong | (2005-02-26) 26 February 2005 (age 19) | - | - | - |
| Michael Botwe | (2006-06-09) 9 June 2006 (age 18) | - | - | - |
| Elvis Osei | (2005-06-04) 4 June 2005 (age 19) | - | - | - |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Cindy Tornyenyor | (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 (age 19) | 1035 | 457 | 567 |
| Prospera Nantuo | (2003-11-25) 25 November 2003 (age 21) | 1035 | 457 | 426 |
| Rabiatu Ofoli | (1995-07-23) 23 July 1995 (age 29) | 1035 | - | 567 |
| Regina Asiebeka | (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21) | - | - | - |
| Gloria Nyame | (2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 19) | - | - | - |
| Rachel Quarcoo | (2009-02-24) 24 February 2009 (age 15) | - | - | - |