The Zambia national badminton team represents Zambia in international badminton team competitions.[1] The team is controlled by the Zambia Badminton Association.
After Zambia's independence in 1964, the national team became part of the Badminton Confederation of Africa in the 1970s. At the time, the national team hosted its first national championships.[2]
The Zambian team had better results in the 1998 Thomas Cup qualifiers. Although the team lost all their matches to Portugal and Italy, they were able to win a match against Kazakhstan and prevailed against the Georgian team after winning 4–1 in the final match.[3]
Zambia then competed in the 2017 African Badminton Championships. The Zambian team finished as group runner-up and advanced to the semi-finals for a guaranteed bronze medal.[8] The team lost 3–0 to rivals South Africa in the semi-finals.[9] In 2018, the Zambian team debuted in the Commonwealth Games mixed team event.[10] The team finished on the bottom of their group after losing to Mauritius, Jamaica and Singapore.
In 2022, the team made their second appearance at the Commonwealth Games.[11] The team lost 5–0 to Malaysia.[12] The Mulenga brothers have been saviors for the Zambian team as they were able to win a match against Jarred Elliott and Robert Summers of South Africa.[13] Zambia ended their 2022 Commonwealth Games campaign after losing 4–1 against Jamaica.
^ abcThe Zambian senior and junior teams were late to compete in the championships after they reached the wrong venue and therefore withdrew from the competition.
