Botswana national badminton team

It is not exactly known when badminton was first played in Botswana. In the 1980s, the sport began to spread locally and was played around the Central District in Francistown, Orapa and Selebi-Phikwe. This led to the formation of the Botswana Badminton Association and the Motswana badminton team in 1990. The Botswana Badminton Association soon joined the Badminton World Federation and the Badminton Confederation of Africa under the chairmanship of Ishmael Bhamjee.^[2]

The Motswana team debuted internationally at the African Mixed Team Championships in 2011.^[3] In that same year, the Motswana team qualified and competed in the 10th African Games. The team were drawn into Group 4 with South Africa, Congo-Brazzaville and Ethiopia. The team finished 2nd in the group, beating both Ethiopia and Congo-Brazzaville with a score of 5-0 but lost to South Africa.^[4]

The national team continued to compete in the next few editions of the African Mixed Team Championships and later African Games in 2015. The Motswana team placed 3rd in Group 2 and failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.^[5]

Thomas Cup Year Round Pos 1949 to 1964 Part of the  United Kingdom 1967 to 1992 Did not enter 1994 Did not qualify 1996 Did not enter 1998 Did not qualify 2000 Did not enter 2002 2004 Did not qualify 2006 Did not enter 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Did not qualify 2028 To be determined 2030

Uber Cup Year Round Pos 1957 to 1966 Part of the  United Kingdom 1969 to 2002 Did not enter 2004 Did not qualify 2006 Did not enter 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Did not qualify 2028 To be determined 2030

Sudirman Cup Year Round Pos 1989 to 2021 Did not enter 2023 Did not qualify 2025 To be determined 2027 2029

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

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