Badminton Africa Best Badminton Players Shine In Kwara Novelty Tourney

Date: 2021-04-01

There was excitement among badminton enthusiasts on Saturday in Ilorin when the Kwara State veterans brought the best hands in Africa, who incidentally were Nigerians, to the city.

Africa and Nigeria's number one female player, Dorcas Adesokan, and her male counterpart, Anuoluwapo Opeyori, Godwin Olofua, and Daniel Christopher were in the ancient town for a novelty match in honor of the state chairman of the badminton Association, Engr Suleiman Warah, who has been elevated to the position of Fellow of the Nigeria Society of Engineers.

Adesokan defeated Zainab Alabi 2-1 in the women's singles final in one of the matches played at the Indoor Sports Hall of Kwara Stadium Complex, Ilorin on Saturday.

She won the first game 21-13 but Alabi fought back gallantly to win the second game 22-20. However, Adesokan's experience came to the fore as she won the third game 21-17.

In the men's final, Africa number two and Nigeria number 1, Anuoluwapo Opeyori, defeated Habeeb Bello 2-0 in a high tempo match.

Opeyori won the first and second games 21-18, 21-18 showing the spectators why he is Nigeria number one and Africa number 2.

However, there was a major upset as Habeeb Bello, Africa number 15 defeated Godwin Olofua Africa number 3, 2-0 in an entertaining match.

Bello won the first game 21-13 and did better in the second beating Olofua 21-11 and drawing applause from the spectators and the hosts, the Kwara Badminton veterans.

The players got various sums as appearance fees as well as additional gift items.

On hand to grace the event was the President of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) Francis Orbih Esq, the Permanent Secretary of the Kwara State Ministry of Youth and Sport, Mrs. Iyabo Funke Banire, the Kwara State Director of Sports Ibrahim Alarape, the celebrant Engr. Suleiman Warah, Chairman Kwara State Badminton Association and the former Kwara State Director of Sports who is also a board member of the BFN, Mallam Tunde Kazeem.

The BFN President congratulated the state badminton chairman on his elevation and commended the organizers for putting together such a wonderful event.

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