Algeria national badminton team

Algeria
AssociationAlgerian Badminton Association (FAB)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentMohamed Moncef Zemmouchi
BWF ranking
Current ranking23 Decrease 1 (7 July 2026)
Highest ranking22 (6 January 2026)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2025)
Best resultGroup stage
Thomas Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances9 (first in 2006)
Best result Champions (2025)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 2016)
Best result Champions (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2020)
Best resultRunners-up (2020)

The Algeria national badminton team (Arabic: منتخب الجزائر لكرة الريشة) represents Algeria in international badminton team competitions. The team made their first-ever appearance at the Thomas Cup (World Men's Team Championships) in 2018.[1] The Algerian team have never qualified for the Uber Cup.

The men's team later won the 2020 and 2022 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships. This earned the Algerian team a spot in the 2020 and 2022 Thomas Cup. Algeria won their first title in the African Mixed Team Championships in 2025.

History

Badminton was first played in Algeria in the 1990s in the city of Chlef. The sport then grew and began to spread around the cities of Aïn Defla, Relizane, Mostaganem and Boumerdès. The national team was formed around 1996 following the formation of the Algerian Badminton Association. In 1999, the national championships were organized to select the best players for the national setup.[2]

Men's team

The Algerian men's team first competed in the Pan Arab Games in 1999. The team then finished as runners-up in 2004 and then won gold in 2007 after beating Syria in the final.[3] In 2010, the men's team made their African Men's Team Championship debut but lost in the group stages.[4][5] In 2018, the Algerian men's team made history by winning the All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championship and qualifying for 2018 Thomas Cup.[6][7][8] The team were placed in Group D and lost all their matches against Denmark, Malaysia and Russia.[9][10]

The team qualified for the 2020 Thomas Cup after winning the 2020 All Africa Men's Team Championship final 3–2 against Mauritius.[11] The team were eliminated in the group stages of the 2020 Thomas Cup.[12] The team won the African Men's Team Championship for a third consecutive time in 2022 after defeating Egypt 3–0. At the 2022 Thomas Cup, the team failed to get past the group stage after finishing on the bottom of their group.[13][14]

Women's team

The Algerian women's team debuted in the 1999 Pan Arab Games. In 2018, the women's team debuted in the 2018 All Africa Women's Team Championship and reached the semifinals but lost to Mauritius.[15] The team almost qualified for the 2020 Uber Cup when they finished 2nd at the 2020 All Africa Women's Team Championship.[16] The team were halted in the group stage at the 2022 All Africa Women's Team Badminton Championship.[17]

Mixed team

The mixed team debuted in the 2003 African Games.[18] They later made their debut at the African Mixed Team Championships in 2006 and finished as runners-up. The team then won bronze in the 2007 African Games.[18] In 2015, the team were halted in the quarter-finals after losing to Seychelles 3–1. In 2019, they lost in the quarter-finals of the 2019 African Mixed Team Championships. After a few months, the team came back stronger and reached the final of the 2019 African Games. The team lost 3–0 to Nigeria in the final.[19]

In 2021, the team lost their chances of qualifying for the Sudirman Cup at the mixed team championships to Egypt.[20] In 2023, they failed to enter the final of the African Mixed Team Championships after losing narrowly to Mauritius.[21] At the 2025 African Mixed Team Championships, the team defeated host nation Cameroon and rivals Egypt in the group stage and advanced to the knockout stages. The team met Egypt for a second time in the semi-finals and defeated Egypt 3–2 to enter the finals.[22] In the final, the team beat former champions Mauritius 3–1 and won the African Mixed Team Championships for the first time since the team's formation in 1996.[23][24] The victory also granted Algeria qualification for its first ever appearance at the Sudirman Cup.[25]

Competitive record

African Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2003 Did not enter
2007 Semi-finals 4th
2011 Did not enter
2015 Quarter-finals -
2019 Runners-up 2nd
2027 To be determined

African Team Championships

Islamic Solidarity Games

Arab Games

Arab Team Championships

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Round Pos
2000
to
2012		 Did not enter
2013 Withdrew
2014 Did not enter
2015
2016 Group stage 51st
2017 Withdrew
2018
2019 Did not enter
2022
2023
2024
2025 To be determined
2026

African Youth Games

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1979
to
2001		 Did not enter
2003 Group stage -
2005 Group stage -
2007 Did not enter
2009 Group stage -
2011 Fourth place 4th
2013 Semi-finals 3rd
2016 Runners-up 2nd
2021 Did not enter
2022 Runners-up 2nd
2024 Semi-finals 3rd
2025 To be determined

Arab Junior Team Championships

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

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Algerian national badminton team.

Name Role
Algeria Nourine Salim Head coach[26]

Players

Current squad

As of 2 April 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi 8 August 1992 355 183 740
Adel Hamek 25 October 1992 222 183 740
Koceila Mammeri 23 February 1999 - 62 46
Youcef Sabri Medel 5 July 1996 268 62 -
Sifeddine Larbaoui 30 June 2002 407 251 424
Mohamed Abdelaziz Ouchefoun 9 September 2001 344 251 381

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Halla Bouksani 30 July 2000 267 131 746
Celia Mounib 20 August 1998 377 427 424
Tanina Mammeri 17 June 2003 216 131 46
Yasmina Chibah 23 November 1999 256 136 746
Linda Mazri 21 December 2001 387 136 746
Malak Ouchefoun 23 August 2003 293 593 381

Previous squads

Thomas Cup

Pan Arab Games

References

  1. ↑ Giles, Thomas (26 February 2018). "BWF confirm line-ups for Thomas and Uber Cups". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Le badminton en Algérie". Djazairess. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Le Badminton aux 11° Jeux Sportifs Arabes". Africa Badminton. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Thomas et Uber Cup zone Afrique". www.africa-badminton.com (in French). Badminton Confederation of Africa. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Adel, Rahim et Sabri aux Championnats d'Afrique 2018 | Chantecler Bordeaux Badminton". www.badminton-chantecler-bordeaux.org. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "ALGERIA TO DEBUT IN THOMAS CUP". Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "كرة الريشة/البطولة الافريقية /نهائي- فردي): تتويج الجزائر باللقب الافريقي". Algeria Press Service. 19 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Thomas and Uber Cup: Viktor Axelsen-led Denmark thrash Algeria 5-0; Japan women breeze past Canada". Firstpost. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  10. ↑ Liew, Vincent (21 May 2018). "Thomas Cup: Malaysia win opener to play Algeria on Tuesday". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "All Africa Senior Championships 2020- Egypt & Mauritius Triumphant!". Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  12. ↑ ptr. "Hasil Thomas Cup: Indonesia Kalahkan Aljazair 5-0". olahraga (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  13. ↑ sina_mobile (10 May 2022). "汤杯中国队5比0横扫阿尔及利亚 两战全胜提前出线". sports.sina.cn. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Fédération Française de Badminton Accueil". www.ffbad.org. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Badminton - Championnats d'Afrique - la selection féminine de Maurice décroche la médaille d'or dans la competition par equipe en Algérie". Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "DOHA LEADS THE EGYPTIAN QUEENS TO THEIR FIRST UBER CUP WIN". Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "Standings of All Africa Men's & Women's Teams Championships – All Africa Women's Team Championships 2022 – Group B". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  18. 1 2 "Les Jeux Africains - "All Africa Games"". Africa Badminton. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  19. ↑ "12th Africa Games: Nigeria wins 3 golds in badminton, basketball, weightlifting". The Punch. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  20. ↑ "Egypt beat Algeria to win All Africa mixed team champion". www.news.cn. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  21. ↑ Fabrice (16 February 2023). "Badminton: Maurice en finale des championnats d'Afrique des nations par équipes mixtes". Top Fm Radio. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  22. ↑ بوزيان, فيصل زيان (12 February 2025). "البطولة الإفريقية للريشة الطائرة.. الجزائر تتأهل للنهائي". النهار أونلاين (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  23. ↑ بوزار, كميل (13 February 2025). "منتخب الجزائر للريشة الطائرة يتوج بالبطولة الإفريقية". al24news.com. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  24. ↑ "المنتخب الجزائري لريشة الطائرة يتوج بالبطولة الإفريقية حسب الفرق مختلط لأول مرة في تاريخه". entv.dz. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  25. ↑ Amina, Latreche (13 February 2025). "الجزائر تُتوج ببطولة إفريقيا للريشة الطائرة وتتأهل إلى كأس العالم لأول مرة!". Reeyadha (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  26. ↑ "Badminton : Une médaille d'or historique". El watan. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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