The Morocco national badminton team (Arabic: المنتخب المغربي لكرة الريشة; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵟⴰⵖⵍⴰⵎⵜ ⵜⴰⵖⵍⵏⴰⵡⵜ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ ⴱⴰⴷⵎⵉⵏⵜⵓⵏ, romanized: Taɣlamt taɣelnawt lmɣrib badminton) represents Morocco in international badminton team competitions. The team is controlled by the Moroccan Royal Badminton Federation, the governing body of badminton in Morocco.[1]
Association | Moroccan Royal Badminton Federation (FRMB) |
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Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
President | Omar Bellali |
BWF ranking | |
Current ranking | 114 (2 April 2024) |
Highest ranking | 70 (5 April 2012) |
Sudirman Cup | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 1995) |
Best result | Group stage |
African Mixed Team Championships | |
Appearances | 5 (first in 2002) |
Best result | Group stage |
African Men's Team Championships | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) |
Best result | Quarter-finals (2018) |
The team was formed in 1992 after the founding of the Moroccan Royal Badminton Federation. Morocco became the second African team to compete in the Sudirman Cup when the team made their first appearance in the tournament in 1995. Morocco made their first appearance at the African Badminton Championships in 2002 when it hosted the tournament in Casablanca.
In 2020, the Badminton World Federation suspended the membership of the Moroccan Royal Badminton Federation due to the disputes within the association.[2] As a result to this ban, Moroccan players cannot compete under the national flag. Two of Morocco's delegates at the 2024 African Badminton Championships, Driss Bourroum and Anas Idlahoucine competed in the championships as neutrals.[3]
History
editMen's team
editIn 2006, Morocco took part in qualifying for the Thomas Cup at the 2006 Thomas Cup African Qualifiers. The team failed to qualify for the Cup after losing 5–0 to South Africa, Mauritius and Zambia.[4] The team then lost 3–2 to Seychelles but defeated Kenya to finish in 5th place in the round robin tie.[5]
In 2017, the team competed in the 2017 Arab Badminton Championships men's team event and finished in third place behind Bahrain and Algeria.[6] In 2018, the team competed in the 2018 African Men's Team Championships. The team were drawn into Group C with Nigeria and Seychelles. The team placed second in their group and qualified for the quarter-finals after defeating Seychelles 3–2.[7] The team faced Nigeria for a second time in the quarter-finals and lost 3–0 to the Nigerians.
In the 2020 African Men's Team Championships, the team were drawn to Group B with Egypt, South Africa, Cameroon and Sierra Leone. The team first lost 5–0 to Egypt, then beat Cameroon 5–0 to keep their hopes up for an appearance in the knockout stage. The team failed to qualify for the next round after losing 3–2 to South Africa.
Women's team
editMorocco competed in the women's team event at the 2009 Arab Badminton Championships and finished in fifth place.[8] Morocco competed in the 2012 Uber Cup African Qualifiers. The team were drawn into Group B with Nigeria and Egypt. They did not advance to the knockout stage after losing 5–0 to both teams in the group.
Mixed team
editMorocco made their debut at the Sudirman Cup in 1995. The team were placed in Group 11 with Slovakia, Malta, Brazil and Argentina.[9] The team lost 5–0 to all of their opponents and finished on the bottom of the group.[10][11] The team finished in 49th place at the overall rankings. In 2001, the team made their second appearance at the Sudirman Cup. Drawn into Group 7A, the team lost 5–0 to Luxembourg and Mexico but beat the IBF team 3–2. In the playoff for 51st place, the team lost 3–1 to Greenland.
In 2002, Morocco hosted the 2002 African Badminton Championships and competed in the team events. The team did not make it past the group stage. The team also competed in the African Mixed Team Championships in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2013 but were never able to qualify for the knockout stage. In 2019, Morocco debuted in the African Games team event. The team were drawn into Group B with Mauritius and Kenya. The team failed to advance to the next round after being eliminated by Mauritius and Kenya in the group stage.[12]
Competitive record
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Thomas Cupedit
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Uber Cupedit
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Sudirman Cupedit
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African Games
editMixed team
editYear | Round | Pos |
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2003 | Did not enter | |
2007 | ||
2011 | ||
2015 | ||
2019 | Group stage | 9th |
2027 | To be determined |
African Team Championships
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Men's teamedit
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Women's teamedit
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Mixed teamedit
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Arab Games
edit
Men's teamedit
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Women's teamedit
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Arab Team Championships
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Men's teamedit
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Women's teamedit
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
editSuhandinata Cup
editYear | Round | Pos |
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2000 to 2024 |
Did not enter | |
2025 | To be determined |
African Youth Games
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Men's teamedit
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Women's teamedit
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Mixed teamedit
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African Junior Team Championships
editMixed team
editYear | Round | Pos |
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1979 to 1999 |
Did not enter | |
2001 | Group stage | |
2003 | Group stage | |
2005 | Group stage | |
2007 | Did not enter | |
2009 | ||
2013 | Group stage | 8th |
2016 | Group stage | |
2021 | Did not enter | |
2022 | ||
2024 | To be determined |
Arab Junior Team Championships
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Men's teamedit
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Women's teamedit
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
editName | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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MS | MD | XD | ||
Imrane Bellamou | 22 February 2000 | - | - | - |
Driss Bourroum | 16 January 2002 | - | - | - |
Bilal El Harab | 9 March 1995 | - | - | - |
Anas Idlahoucine | 20 December 1996 | - | - | - |
Youssef Oubella | 8 April 1995 | - | - | - |
Women's team
editName | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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WS | WD | XD | ||
Oumaima El Herz | 14 March 1997 | - | - | - |
Ghita Abdel Wahid | 6 August 1996 | - | - | - |
Houda Erraihani | 21 September 2001 | - | - | - |
Khawla Makrane | 5 January 1998 | - | - | - |
Jinane Bitarie | 8 February 1993 | - | - | - |
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- ^ "Championnats d'Afrique (Compétitions individuelles) : Badminton: les Mauriciens encore dans le coup". lexpress.mu (in French). 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Maurice-Afrique du Sud : l?ultime étape". lexpress.mu (in French). 2006-02-23. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Badminton : Thomas Cup, Uber Cup et les Internationaux de Maurice-Une médaille d'argent et trois bronze pour les Seychellois -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "لبنان ثالث العرب في "البادمنتون"". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Championnat d'Afrique de Badminton à Alger , le Maroc qualifié aux huitièmes des finales | SNRT - SOCIETE NATIONALE DE RADIODIFFUSION ET DE TELEVISION". www.snrt.ma. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "في افتتاح البطولة العربية للريشة الطائرة : منتخبنا للرجال يبدأ مشواره بفوز وخسارة وانطلاقة قوية للسيدات". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "SCORES AND STATISTICS". The Straits Times. 1995-05-21. p. 27. Retrieved 2024-06-01 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "World at a glance - Badminton". The Straits Times. 1995-05-20. p. 21. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Team Kenya post mixed results in Rabat". The Star. Retrieved 2024-06-01.