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]
Morocco 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]
(2 April 2024)
