The Zambian team won two runner-up places in the 1982 African Badminton Championships.

Their most recent achievement was in 2017 African Badminton Championships where the mixed team got into the semi-finals for bronze.

In the qualifiers for the 1986 Thomas Cup, Zambia lost all their matches against Sweden, Austria, Iceland and France.

The Zambian team finished as group runner-up and advanced to the semi-finals for a guaranteed bronze medal.

[12] The Mulenga brothers have been saviors for the Zambian team as they were able to win a match against Jarred Elliott and Robert Summers of South Africa.

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