The Ivory Coast national badminton team (French: Équipe nationale de badminton de Côte d'Ivoire) represents the Ivory Coast in international team competitions.[1] 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.[2]
The team was formed in 2009 but did not participate in international team events until the late 2010s.[3] 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 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.[5]
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