Badminton was first played in Zimbabwe around the early
1960s. The national team was revived in 2008 after the reformation of the Zimbabwe Badminton Association.[3] The national team competed in the
2014 African Badminton Championships.
In 1980, Zimbabwe clinched the women's team title at the
1980 African Badminton Championships in Beira after defeating Tanzania, Mozambique, Nigeria and Kenya.[7]
The mixed team competed at the
2014 African Badminton Championships. The team were drawn into Group A with
South Africa,
Seychelles,
Botswana and
Cameroon. The team first lost 5–0 to South Africa, then won 3–2 against the Cameroonian team. The team later lost 5–0 to Botswana and Seychelles, thus failing to qualify for the quarter-finals.[11][12]
The team made their fourth appearance at the African Mixed Team Championships in
2023. The team placed as third best in the group after winning their tie against
Lesotho.[13][14]