Nigeria wins 2019 all Africa senior badminton championship which ended in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Sunday.
Nigeria won four gold medals, two silver and one bronze to top the medal table.
The team had earlier secured the most coveted gold medal in the team event on Thursday and followed that up with further three gold medals in the individual championships.
Top stars Anuoluwapo Opeyori and Dorcas Adesokan produced the most stunning shows after they dethroned Georges Paul and Kate Foo Kune from Mauritius in the men’s and women’s singles respectively.
Meanwhile, the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has expressed satisfaction with the organisation of the tournament and the performance of Team Nigeria.
He announced a reward of $100, 00 for Team Nigeria for their efforts in the competition.
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“The President of the Badminton Confederation of Africa just told me that this is the best tournament they have ever conducted; that’s an encouraging one.
We are happy to grab the opportunity of hosting this event and our government will continue to support badminton and of course sports in general,” he said.
However, the President of the Nigeria Badminton Federation, Francis Orbih, on behalf of the board, announced the conferment of Wike as the Patron of the BFN.
Adesokan described her performance as the best in her career. “Anytime I want to play against her I was always jittery but I told myself that had to change this time.
I have done it, Kate will never beat me again,” she said.
