Ivory Coast national badminton team

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]

Ivory Coast

Nickname(s)	Les Éléphants
Association	Fédération Ivoirienne de Badminton (FIBAD)
Confederation	BCA (Africa)
President	Zolobe Dro Honore
BWF ranking
Current ranking	120 3 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking	76 (2 January 2019)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	1 (first in 2019)
Best result	Group stage
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances	1 (first in 2018)
Best result	Group stage

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 have also sent its junior team to compete in the African Junior Badminton Championships in 2016. In 2018, the junior team also competed in the first Coupe Francophone de Badminton in Ouagadougou where the team finished in third place after defeating Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.^[4]

History

Men's team

The Ivory Coast competed in the 2018 African Men's Team Championships. The team were drawn into Group B with hosts Algeria and Zambia. The team were eliminated after losing 5−0 to Algeria and Zambia.

Mixed team

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]

Competitive record

Thomas Cup Year Round Pos 1949 to 1958 Part of  France 1961 to 2016 Did not enter 2018 Did not qualify 2020 Did not enter 2022 2024 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Uber Cup Year Round Pos 1957 Part of  France 1960 1963 to 2024 Did not enter 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

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

African Games

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
2003	Did not enter
2007
2011
2015
2019
2027	To be determined

African Team Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 1979 to 2016 Did not enter 2018 Group stage 2020 Did not enter 2022 2024 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Women's team Year Round Pos 1979 to 2024 Did not enter 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Mixed team Year Round Pos 1980 to 2017 Did not enter 2019 Group stage 2021 Did not enter 2023 2025 To be determined 2027 2029

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships

Year	Round	Pos
2000 to 2024	Did not enter
2025	To be determined

African Youth Games

Men's team Year Round Pos 2018 Group stage 7th

Women's team Year Round Pos 2018 Did not enter

Mixed team Year Round Pos 2014 Did not enter

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
1979 to 2013	Did not enter
2016	Group stage
2021	Did not enter
2022
2024	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
		MS	MD	XD
Jean-Yves Tokou	(2003-05-30) 30 May 2003 (age 22)	862	941	973
Akpa Agnimel	(2001-12-01) 1 December 2001 (age 23)	1735	941	740
Yann Emerick Ismael Bledou	(2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 22)	1383	1110	1160
Laurent Kpangni	(2007-06-12) 12 June 2007 (age 18)	1134	1110	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Esme Loess	(2002-03-23) 23 March 2002 (age 23)	701	871	740
Naffissatou Kamilu	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 25)	889	871	1160
Grace Ettien	(2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 20)	889	-	973
Angela Lekpehi	(2007-02-02) 2 February 2007 (age 18)	1085	-	-