[6] Players were later allowed to compete internationally after the establishment of the Tanzania Badminton Association in 1977.

In the 70s and the 80s, the Tanzanian national team was composed mostly of players of Indian descent like Raju Chiplunkar and Mukesh Shah, who have represented Tanzania in badminton at the Commonwealth Games.

In the late 80s, players from Zanzibar who achieved decent results in the sport started to represent the national team.

The team lost all their matches to Hong Kong, New Zealand and the Philippines in their group tie.

[12] The Tanzanian mixed team competed in the 1984 African Badminton Championships and finished in second place.