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The Badminton Federation of Nigeria is the national governing body that oversees and manages affairs related to the sport of badminton in Nigeria. The federation was formed in 1998. [ 2 ] The body is affiliated to the Badminton Confederation of Africa It controls all badminton related activities across Nigeria.
The tournament sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA), and has grade as BWF International Challenge level with the total prize money $15,000. The classics is expected to help Nigerian players to improve their world ranking as well as play against some of the top rated players in the world ...
It is managed by the Badminton Federation of Nigeria, the governing body of badminton in Nigeria. [1] Nigeria was one of the seven African countries that formed the Badminton Confederation of Africa on 31 August 1977. The country first competed in the African Badminton Championships in 1980. Nigeria made their debut in the Sudirman Cup in 1999.
Games employing shuttlecocks have been played for centuries across Eurasia, [a] but the modern game of badminton developed in the mid-19th century among the expatriate officers of British India as a variant of the earlier game of battledore and shuttlecock. ("Battledore" was an older term for "racquet".) [4] Its exact origin remains obscure.
Badminton made its debut in the African Games in 2003. The first six nations to compete in badminton at the Games were Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius and Seychelles. Six main events were held, which were men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles and the mixed team event. [1]
The 2024 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships was a continental stage tournament to crown the best men's and women's badminton team in Africa. [1] The tournament also served as the African qualifiers for the 2024 Thomas & Uber Cup to be held in Chengdu , China. [ 2 ]
The badminton men's singles tournament at the 2023 African Games in Accra took place from 7 to 10 March 2024 at the Borteyman Sports Complex. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Schedule
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