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Ssuuna comes of age after Nairobi training    New vision Uganda By Norman Katende  Monday,  21st December, 2009

Some of the winners of the Baroda badminton Open pose with Baroda Bank managing director Pramod Gupta after the championship ended on Sunday at Aga High school
BRIAN Ssuuna exhibited what he had learnt in a 10-day high performance training centre in Nairobi by winning the men’s singles title in the Baroda badminton open Sunday.
Ssuuna beat Jimmy Okubi in the final, 21-18, 21-19, at Aga Khan High School. Ssuuna has been in Nairobi for the Road to London 2012 training, courtesy of the continental badminton body.
Khotia Monisha won the women event after she beat Ritah Namusisi in straight sets, 21-16, 21-10 in the final.
Margaret Nankabirwa, who had travelled with Ssuuna for the same training did not participate in the calendar ending programme as she was busy with the university games at Nkumba University.
It was however the men’s double that was exciting as the experienced duo of Gilbert Ofuyuru and Ronald Kaserenge took on the junior stars in Daniel Muhigo and Ian Ssenoga – both finalists in the U-18 category.
Though the Ofuyuru, Kaserenge pair took the first set 21-12, they were shocked when their opponents rallied from a deficit of five points to force a deuce, before they won the second set 26-24. The Ofuyuru duo however used their experience to take the decisive third set 21-16.

Uganda: Badminton Ace Ekiring Survives Nasty Car Crash Phillip Corry 19 December 2009 New vision Uganda
Kampala — AFRICA's top badminton player Edwin Ekiring survived a nasty car accident at his base in Eindhoven, Holland.
A close friend of the Ugandan ace, Desi Van Zaalen, said in a message to Sunday Vision that Ekiring was riding a bike when he was knocked down by a speeding truck.
"He was taken to hospital and released after two hours. He is now using clutches," Van Zaalen said.
Ekiring will take a break from badminton for nine weeks.
The experienced player is expected to be Uganda's main medal hope in the International Badminton Federation (IBF) sanctioned Thomas Uber Cup slated for Kampala in February.
Olympian Ekiring, ranked 291 by the IBF, has participated in a number of international events this year.

Ebayo on course for Africa title Friday, 18th December, 2009 By Norman Katende New vision Uganda
All Africa badmintion championhips
Finals: Boys’
Uganda v Mauritius
Girls
Uganda v Nigeria
Semi-finals: boys’
Uganda 3 Mauritius 0
Girls
Uganda 3 Mauritius 1
UGANDA’s boys’ and girls’ qualified for the finals of the inaugural All Africa badminton championships due today.
The competition, held in Mauritius is scheduled to end today. St Margaret’s school’s trio of Herbert Ebayo, Yacoub Musisi and Rogers Bakaaki won all their singles games ahead of the doubles today.
At the same time, Daisy Nakalyango and Jovia Kyomuhendo won their singles and later combined to win the double event also in brilliant fashion over players from the host country.

Shuttlers battle in Baroda tourney  Kampala Posted Friday, December 18 2009 at 15:56 Monitor Uganda

To reach the finals the boys’ team beat Nigeria 3-0 in the semi finals, while the girls were 3-1 winners over hosts Mauritius.
Top seeds and defending champions Abraham Wogute and Mega Nankabirwa carry the favourites’ tag for the men’s and ladies’ singles titles respectively as the Bank of Baroda Badminton Open tournament gets underway today at Agakhan Primary School.
Nankabirwa who is fresh from a pre-olympics camp in Kenya faces a relatively easier challenge especially from seed two Monisha Kolthia, but Wogute will be up against his usual challengers including seed two Ssuna Brian who is also fresh from the Nairobi camp, Jimmy Okubi and veteran Andrew Jackson Oryada among others.
The tournament which is bankrolled by Bank of Baroda has attraced over 200 players and starts with the junior categories (Under 10,13,17 and 18) before the seniors (singles,doubles and mixed doubles) enter the fray in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, Uganda’s team led by Herbert Ebayo, Rogers Bakaki and Bangi Shamim have qualified for the finals in the inaugural Africa Schools Badminton Championships in Mauritius which ends tomorrow.
To reach the finals the boys’ team beat Nigeria 3-0 in the semi finals, while the girls were 3-1 winners over hosts Mauritius.

Ugandans closes in on badminton medals New vision Uganda By Norman Katende Wednesday, 16th December, 2009 Boys
Uganda 5 S. Africa 0
Mauritius 1 Uganda 4
Girls
Uganda 3 S. Africa 2
Mauritius 1 Uganda 4
UGANDA moved closer to the medal bracket in the inaugural All Africa Schools’ badminton Championships by beating power house South Africa, Norman Katende reports.
Uganda’s girls and boys had earlier downed hosts Mauritius in the first tie, the boys winning all their three singles and the two doubles.
However, there was some bit of tension for the girls who lost one single and a doubles game before they won 3-2. A semi-final placing would see Uganda assured of at least a bronze medal.

Uganda starts strongly in Mauritius tourney Tuesday, 15th December, 2009  By Norman Katende New vision Uganda
Africa Schools badminton
Girls: Uganda 4 Mauritius 1
Boys: Uganda 4 Mauritius 1
UGANDA started her campaign for the inaugural All Africa Schools badminton championships with a win over hosts Mauritius.
St Margaret’s Makerere and Mariam High are competing in the boys and girls’ competitions. Teams play three singles and two double games against each other for a result.
“They had a good start but we are still somehow far. We need to be in the top two of our group in order to advance to the semifinals,” said local badminton chief executive Simon Mugabi. Uganda was due to play South Africa later yesterday
Meanwhile, Margaret Nankabirwa and Brian Ssuuna have a chance to showcase their talent at the sh5m Baroda open due this weekend at Aga Khan School.
The two are expected back today after a ten-day high performance training in Nairobi, under the Road to London 2012 programme organised by the Africa body.
The tournament was launched yesterday by Bank of Baroda managing director Pramod Gupta, who said that investing in the young generation will boost the youth in the future and also make them active.
“This will ensure that they use their life sparingly and also boost comradeship and fitness amongst them,” said Gupta.

BADMINTON: Eight Ugandan students leave for inaugural Africa Schools Badminton Championship in Mauritius  By Patrick Kanyomozi  Posted Sunday, December 13 2009 at 15:39 Kampala Monitor Uganda

Uganda will be represented by eight students at the inaugural Africa Schools Badminton Championship that starts today and ends on December 20 in Mauritius.
The team comprising Ebayo Herbert, Bakaki Rogers, Musisi Yakub, Innocent Kabagambe (all from St Margaret’s High School), Daisy Nakalyango, Jovia Komuhendo, Aisha Nandutu (Mariam High School) left yesterday aboard Emirates Airlines and will have to overcome jetlag in time for action today.
According to the National team coach Simon Mugabi, the tournament was introduced by the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA) to spot and nurture young talent, and points earned from the showpiece are considered for international rankings.
Speaking at the flag off of the team at the National Council of Sports (NCS) headquarters in Lugogo on Friday, the NCS assistant General Secretay Justine Ligyalingi noted the importance of such development programs and urged the youngsters to ensure that they benefit from this tournament.
Fatherly advice
“Represent us well in this historic tournament, it’s an honour to represent your country, but it comes with personal endeavours, strive to improve your rankings because we have the common wealth youth games among other events coming up, and this is your chance, so carry our flag high.” Ligyalingi said in a fatherly tone.
The General Secretary of the Uganda Badminton Association Eric Byarugaba revealed that the trip was only made possible by the late intervention of the Badminton Confederation of Africa, “we are lucky Uganda is taken as a model country, the two schools had failed to raise the $11,800 (Shs22m) for air tickets, so we hope to make the most of this,” he said.
However the money was not enough to facilitate travel of the schools’ games teachers and Simon Mugabi who travels in his capacity as a BCA member will chip in to help the eight students who face their colleagues from South Africa, Egypt, Algeria and Nigeria among others.

Kampala — INTERNATIONAL referee Herbert Ott of Germany will be in charge of the Baroda Open tournament, the last event on the Uganda badminton calendar.
New Vision Uganda Norman Katende 03/12/2009
Ott, who is already in the country, was appointed by the Badminton World Federation to referee at the Roofings International Open early this year.
His presence at the Baroda open, due next weekend, is aimed at testing the national association's readiness to host international events slated for Kampala in February.
"He is here and we have met thrice. He will help us to discover the areas where we need to patch up ahead of the events," badminton chief executive officer Simon Mugabi said yesterday.
Uganda will host the Africa qualifiers for the Thomas and Uber Cup, the Africa individual and U-18 championships and the Roofings International Open in February.
Ott will work with Uganda's BWF recognised referee Ann Nattabi at Baroda Open expected to have action in the senior and age group categories.
Tournament sponsors Bank of Baroda are expected to announce their package next week, though Mugabi said that there will be no registration fees.
The official explained that the sponsors have already taken care of the registration cost.

Uganda recovers to beat Kenya   Monday, 3rd August, 2009 New vision Uganda

Ghana 3 Uganda 2
Kenya 0 Uganda 5
Mauritius 5 Algeria 0
Ethiopia 5 Algeria 0
Ethiopia 5 Sudan 0
Today
Uganda v South Africa
Botswana v Uganda
UGANDA recovered from a false start at the hands of Ghana, to whitewash Kenya in the Africa junior badminton championships team event that started yesterday in Addis Ababa.
Norman Katende reports that despite Shamim Bangi winning her singles, Herbert Ebayo and Daisy Nakalyango taking their mixed doubles, Ugandans were shocked by the West Africans in the men’s singles and doubles; and in the mixed doubles.
The Housing Finance Bank sponsored team however recovered in the afternoon to beat neighbours Kenya.
Uganda now has to beat South Africa and Botswana to finish among the top two in Group A, and advance to the semi-finals.
“The situation is tricky but good performance in the team event will give us more morale,” said national badminton chief executive officer Simon Mugabi.

Badminton stars get bronze Wednesday, 12th August, 2009 By Norman Katende
Africa Junior Championships
Semi-finals
Boys’ doubles
Jacob/Jason (RSA) bt Senoga/Ebayo (UGA) 2-0
Girls’ doubles
Sandra/Jenny (RSA) bt Nakalyango/Bangi (UGA) 2-0
Singles quarter-finals
Girls
A. Camile (SEY) bt S. Bangi (UGA) 2-0
Doubles quarter-finals
Boys
Ebayo/Senoga bt Jerome/Chrostopher (MAU) 2-1
Girls
Bangi/Nakalyango bt Ayelech/Roza (ETH) 2-1
UGANDAN badminton players settled for bronze in the boys’ and girls’ doubles at the Africa Junior Championships that concluded yesterday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
With girls' top seed Shamim Bangi surprisingly losing her quarterfinal match to Seychelles’ Allisen Camille 21-16, 21-17 and the boys out of the event before the quarterfinal stage, the players stepped up their game in the doubles to win silverware for Uganda.
Daisy Nakalyango, who fainted during her individual quarter-final game on Friday, recovered to combine with Bangi to beat the Ethiopian duo of Yakob Ayelech and Dila Roza in straight sets. But they did not keep the same momentum when they faced South Africa top doubles seeds and lost in straight sets.
Herbert Ebayo and Ian Senoga, having dispensed off Mauritius’ Jason Jerome and Paul Christopher in the quarter-finals, lost to a South African pair in the semi-finals to settle for bronze.
The team was expected to return home yesterday.

UCC badminton tourney on card     Douglas D. Bugingo Kampala  Monitor online UGA 22/04/2009
 The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) badminton open championship takes centre stage this weekend at Lugogo Indoor stadium.
The three-day event that starts on Friday will feature both the juniors and seniors. Tournament secretary William Kabindi said during the launch yesterday that Ronald Kaserenge and Rita Namusisi are the top seeds.
UCC’s acting Executive Director Hodge Semakula handed over a Shs8.7m cheque to Uganda Badminton Association’s secretary Eric Byarugaba at the commission’s office yesterday.
“This sponsorship is part of our contribution towards the development of badminton among the youth and also create public awareness about UCC as a regulator of the communication sector in Uganda,” Semakula said.
Meanwhile, Uganda’s national badminton team missed out on the medal bracket at the on-going All Africa Seniors Open Championship in Nairobi, Kenya.

UCC gives sh8.7m for badminton tourney            Tuesday, New Vision UGA 21st April, 2009   By Samson Opus
THE UCC badminton Open has received a boost of sh8.7m from the Uganda Communications Commission.
The package covers the provision of equipment and prize money for the inaugural championship that gets underway on Friday at Lugogo indoor stadium.
While unveiling the offer to Uganda badminton (UBA) secretary Eric Byarugaba in Kampala yesterday, UCC acting executive director Hodge Ssemakula pledged more funding for badminton.
“Sport is key to discipline, mental and physical exercise which are good for the body,” remarked Ssemakula.
According to UBA official Gilbert Ofuyuru sh1.3m will be up for grabs in prize money in the event.
So far 250 players have registered for the tournament.

Uganda turns focus on individual honours        Monday, 20th April, 2009  New Vision UGA By Norman Katende
AFRICA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Team action
S. Africa 5 Uganda 0
Egypt 5 Uganda 0
Uganda 4 Kenya 1
Uganda 5 Botswana 1
Today
Individual
WILSON Tukire will lead Uganda’s assault for continental individual accolades after the attempt to get a podium finish in the African Badminton Championships team event failed over the weekend.
African fourth seed Tukire will be Uganda’s biggest hope for a medal at the biennial event taking place in Nairobi, Kenya in the absence of continent top seed Edwin Ekiring. Ekiring is busy with studies in the Netherlands.
“I had told them to concentrate on each game as it comes. They look to have recovered for the challenge that awaits them,” said national coach Simon Mugabi.
Team Uganda, facilitated by Standard Chartered Bank, comprises Tukire, Brian Ssuuna and Abraham Wogute in the men, while Margaret Nankabirwa and Shamim Bangi are the women racketeers.

Tukire leads Uganda side Friday    New Vision Onlines UGA 17th April, 2009 By Norman Katende
WILSON Tukire will lead Uganda’s assault for a podium finish during the Africa badminton championships that start today in Nairobi.
National coach Simon Mugabi sounded confident that his experienced players would inspire Uganda to the semi-final’s of the continent team event.
Tukire is seed four in the African rankings and national coach Simon Mugabi is looking at him as the pillar of Uganda’s assault, together with experienced Abraham Wogute and volatile Brian Ssuuna. They will be joined by Margaret Nankabirwa and Shamim Bangi in the team event battle.

Uganda: Ekiring's Title Bid Frozen  New Vision UGA Norman Katende 12 April 2009
Kampala — EDWIN Ekiring will wait a little longer to make a bid for the Africa's top Badminton crown.
Ekiring saw his plans crash after he was omitted from the squad for the Africa championship over the weekend.
The event will start next Friday in Nairobi, Kenya and will be followed by the Kenya international.
Ekiring, who is the current African top seed and All Africa Games bronze medalist, was expected to captain Uganda's team.
But Uganda Badminton Federation dropped the player who is in the Netherlands failing to secure sh1.3m to send him an air ticket to travel down for the event.
At the same time, the local women's top seed Rose Nakalya, who is studying in Algeria, was also dropped from the team.
"We failed to secure the money to bring the two players to boost the national side," an official Simon Mugabi explained.
The team has Abraham Wogute, Brian Suuna, Wilson Tukire, Margaret Nankabirwa and Shamim Bangi.

Mafabi is badminton champion    New Vision UGA Monday, 16th March, 2009 By Norman Katende

Singles results
Men
K. Mafabi bt J. Mutete 3-1
Women
A. Namaganda bt Lukaya 3-1
Boys
E. Omongole bt A. Mabuka 3-0
Girls
R. Nekesa bt R. Nalumansi 3-0
Cadets boys
V. Sebanjja bt M. Pharaoh 3-1
Cadet girls
R. Nakhumisa bt R. Nalumansi 3-0

USPA player of the year Kevin Mafabi started the season in winning style by taking the Sharing Youth table tennis Open.
The victory opened an opportunity for Mafabi to make it to the national team.

Bangi and Ebayo badminton stars    New Vision UGAMonday, 9th March, 2009 By Norman Katende

Taibah Schools badminton
Girls
U-10 Suzan Asano (St Peters)
U13 Olivia Nakajja (St. Peters
U-14 Brenda Awori (St. Peters)
U-18 Shamin Bangi (Mariam)
Boys
U-10 A. Sharlwani (Aga Khan
U-13 Davis Senono (St. Peters)
U-15 Daniel Muhigo (Taibah)
U-18 H. Ebayo (St Margaret)

MARIAM High’s Shamim Bangi and St Margaret’s Herbert Ebayo beat fellow schoolmates to lift the girl’s and boys U-18 Taibah Schools title at Lugogo on Sunday.
After losing the individual and team title of the U-15 girls to St. Peter’s Nsambya, Bangi and Daisy Nakalyango took the U-18 team title. They then clashed in the U-18 individual final which Bangi won in straight sets.
In the boys’ U-18 individual competition, Ebayo was also a straight sets winner over schoolmate Rogers Bakaaki.

Badminton pair into the top 15     New Vision UGATuesday, 3rd March, 2009  By Norman Katende

WF Africa Ranking
1 E. Ekiring (UGA) 7326
2 E. Mambwe (ZAM) 3954
3 N. Lasmari (ALG) 2100
4 W. Tukire (UGA) 1830
6 B. Ssunna (UGA) 1128
9 H. Ebayo (UGA) 912
10 B. Mulumba (UGA) 900
13 D. Mihigo (UGA) 762

DANIEL Mihigo and Herbert Ebayo have broken into Africa’s 15 top-ranked badminton singles players.
The two fourteen-year-olds rise in the continental rankings, follow their starring performance in the Roofings International last month in Kampala.
The highest climber is Daniel Muhigo who downed the Roofings tournament seed two Clemens Smola (Austria) 24-22 21-18 in the third round of the event. His efforts have been rewarded by his getting into the continent’s top 15. He now has 453 points and is ranked 13th in the continent and 453rd in the world.
“The ranking is good for our players. It will encourage them to work harder,” said Simon Mugabi after getting to know the results.
Uganda’s Edwin Ekiring is still the top ranked African player with 7326 points followed by Zambia’s Elly Mambwe (3954) and Algerian Nabil Lasmari (2100)

Locals collapse in Roofings Open       Norman Katende  New Vision UGA Sunday, 22nd February, 2009

Roofings Int’l badminton
Winners; Singles
Men: Ali Shahosseini (IRN)
Women
Karen Foo Kune (MRI)
Doubles
Men: Nkutu/Shahosseini
Women:
Bangi/Nankabirwa
Doubles: Wogute/Namusisi

IRANIAN Ali Shahosseini and Mauritius Karen Foo Kune lifted the men and women singles titles at the Roofings International badminton tournament that climaxed yesterday. Shahosseini, ranked 124 in the world, beat tournament third seed, Wilson Tukire, on his second try in the finals, in straight sets (21-17, 21-12).
Foo Kune on the other hand also downed Margaret Nankabirwa 21-16, 21-9.

OUGANDA INTERNATIONAL 2009 (UGANDA) (Z5) 20 - 22 Février 2009
S.H. Ali Shahosseini ( IRI)	S.D. Karen Foo Kune ( MRI)

L'Open International d'Ouganda
ouvre le circuit Afrique de l'année 2009

W.B.F. - OUGANDA    ROOFING UGANDA INTERNATIONAL 2009 Lugogo (Ouganda) 20 - 22 Février 2009   Prize Money : USD 5000

Ekiring is a no-show     Thursday, 19th February, 2009 By Norman Katende
THE Roofings International Badminton Open starts today at Sharing Hall but without Ugandan ace Edwin Ekiring.
Ekiring, who had confirmed that he will be in the country by the time the action starts and had been drawn as top seed, pulled out of the competition citing a busy school schedule.
“He told us that he still had a paper to write and could not make it to Uganda in time,” tournament director Simon Mugabi said of the star, who is currently in the Netherlands.
Ekiring’s withdrawal led the tournament referee Herbert Ott to make a fresh draw for the men’s singles.
The draw left Iranian Ali Shahossen as the top seed with Clemens Smola as seed number two. Wilson Tukire and Abraham Wogute are seeded third and fourth respectively.
Action starts today at 9am with first round matches in the men and women’s singles. The men, women and mixed doubles are due on Saturday, before the finals on Sunday starting 2pm.

 

Ekiring confirmed     New Vision UgaWednesday, 18th February, 2009

Edwin Ekiring is top seed in the Roofings badminton Open

Edwin Ekiring has been confirmed top seed of the Roofings International badminton Open starting in Nsambya tomorrow, reports Norman Katende.

Ekiring, based in the Netherlands, is competing in Kampala for the first time since the Beijing Olympics.

A solid performance will earn Ekiring more points under the Badminton World Federation ranking structure.

Roofings Limited is sponsoring the three-day event to the tune of sh20m.



- Roofings Open top four seeds
Men
1 Edwin Ekiring
2 Shahossein Ali (Iran)
3 Smalo Clemen (Austria)
4 Wilson Tukire
Women
1 Foo-Kune Karen (Mauritius)
2 Margaret Nankabirwa
3 Shamim Bangi
4 Noah Nassimbwa

Austria enters Roofings Open Tuesday,     New Vision Uga 17th February, 2009  By Norman Katende
FIVE countries will present competitors in the sh20m Roofings International badminton open, starting Friday at the Sharing Youth Centre, Nsambya.
The second edition of the annual competition has shifted from its traditional Lugogo Indoor stadium venue because it is to be refurbished soon.
The tournament was launched yesterday by Roofings board chairman Sikander Lalani at the firm’s headquarters in Lubowa.
Tournament director Simon Mugabi told a press conference yesterday that Austria, Cameroon, Iran, Mauritius and Kenya will send competitors for the event.
“More countries would have come in but some have been locked out by the international body due to non-payment of their annual subscription,” said Mugabi. The draws will take place today morning at Kampala Club.
Lalani said they will continue to fund badminton and are proud to be associated with the sport since it can be played at all levels irrespective of one’s age

Ugandan hopes lie in Ekiring Monday,  New Vision Uga 16th February, 2009 By Norman Katende
AFRICAN top seed Edwin Ekiring will be among the favourites for the Roofings International tournament that starts Thursday at Sharing Youth centre.
“He has confirmed participation. He is coming and it will be good for the Ugandans to watch him play,” said tournament director Simon Mugabi yesterday.
This will be Ekiring’s first home tournament for a year, and he is expected to jet in tomorrow afternoon for Africa’s top ranked tournament.
Ekiring, the first badminton player to represent Uganda at the Olympic games and a quarter-finalist in last year’s event, will use the competition as a warm up for the All England Open next month.
Ekiring’s participation will give Uganda more hope after the tournament referee German Herbert Ott, announced last week that players from Austria, Mauritius and Cameroon had also confirmed participation in the second edition of the tournament.
The tournament has a cash prize of $5,000 (sh9.7m) for the top performers. The eventual winners will also get 3,000 World Badminton Federation rank points.

Uganda: Badminton Needs Sh90 Million Phillip Corry 4 January 2009 NewVision 04/01/2009
Kampala — THE Uganda Badminton Association (UBA) has unveiled a sh86.5m budget for the 2009 calendar.
The figure only caters for local events on the calendar and will obviously shoot up with the inclusion of international tournaments.
"We have not included the international tournaments because we are not sure of which we will take part in", Simon Mugabi, UBA tournament director said.
Mugabi said the association has lined up 15 events this year.
According to the schedule the season starts with the national trials between January 23-25 at Lugogo. On February 20-22 the Roofings Uganda International tournament will be held with a host of professional players participating in this world ranking tournament.

Simon Mugabi Appointed Chief Executive
Simon Mugabi has been appointed the new Chief executive officer of the Uganda badminton association. He will oversee the day to day smooth running of the game in Uganda.

 

The following officials were also elected.
Chairman: Mr. Tumwine William
Vice Chairman: Mr. Kakooza john Baptist
Secretary General: Mr. Byarugaba Eric
Asst. Secretary General: Ms. Kayondo Janat
Treasurer: Mr. Mayeku David
Committee Members: Mr. Ochan Ben, Mr. Kafuko Emma, Ms. Ssozi Fiona, Mr. Mwandha George William.

Tumwine re-elected New Vision Onlines Sunday, 21st December, 2008 By Norman Katende

THE William Tumwine led Uganda badminton Association executive has been given another four-year term in office and asked to focus on preparing a strong team for the London 2012 Olympics.
After over an hour of arguing over the election procedures, with delegates contesting membership status of many clubs, delegate Goreti Nalubega proposed the entire executive retain their seats because of the good work done in their first term. The proposal got majority support.
The election was delayed by an hour as the returning officer waited for a copy of the constitution to be availed after Andrew Jackson Oryada, who had sought to challenge Tumwine, challenge the day’s procedure.
“We did not need any change. They have performed well and the results are there for all to see,” said Gilbert Ofuyuru, one of the delegates.
Earlier, Tumwine outlined that a first appearance at the Olympic Games and producing Africa’s best ranked player as one of the highlights of his term of office.
His committee has John Baptist Kakooza (vice chairman), Eric Byarugaba (secretary), Janet Kayondo (deputy secretary), David Mayeku (treasurer), Ben Ochan, William Mwandha, Emma Kafuko and Phiona Ssozi (committee members).

Volant d'Or Africa 2008

SIMPLE HOMME 2008

Event Date	Event Name	LEVEL	PTS	Round
8/17/2008	Olympic Games 2008	BWF Events	1200	1\32
4/19/2008	Nigeria International 2008	Int.Ser.	1750	Semi-Finalist
3/30/2008	Kenya International 2008	Fut.Ser.	1170	Semi-Finalist
2/24/2008	Mauritius International 2008	Fut.Ser.	1700	Winner
1/27/2008	Uganda International 2008	Int.Ser.	1370	Quarter-Finalist

1°	EKIRING Edwin (UGA)	7190
2°	MAMBWE Eli (ZAM)	5294
3°	OKUONGHAE Greg Orobosa (NGR)	2632
4°	DEDNAM Roelef (RSA)	2565
5°	IFRAIMU Ginkan (NGR)	2043

Uganda: Africa Bronze Medalists Dominate Baroda Open New Vision Onlines Norman Katende 15 December 2008

Kampala — FRESH from winning team bronze at the Africa junior badminton tournament in Egypt, Daniel Muhigo, Daisy Nakalyango and Herbert Ebayo dominated the youth categories in the Bank of Baroda Open at Lugogo on Sunday.
Muhigo, also an individual bronze medal winner, led the way after winning the U-15 boys category with Nakalyango winning the girls' category.
Ebayo won the U-18 title and Brenda Mugabi capped it all by winning the U-13 girls' competition. The Open contests were won by Abraham Wogute and Ritah Namusisi.
Wogute, who had brushed aside Andrew Oryada in straight sets in the semi-finals, found little difficulty in seeing off Ronnie Kanserenge, who he beat 21-10, 21-10 in a one-sided game.

Uganda: Mihigo Faces Tough Draw in Baroda Badminton Open  New Vision Onlines Norman Katende 11 December 2008

Kampala — AFRICA Junior badminton championship bronze medalist Daniel Muhigo faces a challenging draw in the Under 18 boys' category, after being seeded four by the Uganda Badminton Association technical committee ahead of today's action.
Association coordinator Simon Mugabi yesterday said the U-15 champion will also compete in the U-18 and open category in the three-day Bank of Baroda Badminton Open ending on Sunday.
Muhigo, and his other partner Daisy Nakalyango, participated in the continental junior event in Egypt last year. Mihigo won an individual bronze and also helped team Uganda to a bronze medal.
"They are still young but they have to get used to competition and that is why we are encouraging them to compete amongst their seniors. Advanced competitions will lead them to gain better tactics," explained Mugabi after the draws yesterday.
The Kenyans were expected in the country yesterday evening.

Uganda: 20 Foreigners to Grace Baroda Badminton Open  New Vision Norman Katende 9 December 2008

Kampala — ABOUT 20 foreign players will spice up the Bank of Baroda badminton Open that starts on Friday at Lugogo Indoor Stadium.
The 15th edition of the event was unveiled yesterday by the bank's managing director Kamla Kant Shukla, who handed over a sh5m cheque to the organisers, promising a bigger package next year as the tournament becomes international.
"We have sponsored the event for the past 15 years and we have not had requests to increase the money. But since the event is becoming an international one, we will see how much we can increase in terms of funding," said Shukla.
The association coordinator Simon Mugabi said players from Kisumu and Nairobi, will be here to increase competition in the absence of former champions Wilson Tukire and Brian Ssuna who are currently training in Mauritius.
"Over eight countries are expected next year and this means the prize package will go up," Mugabi said.
The open category top performers will share out a sh1.3m package, while the age category will take home trophies.

Yonex Irish International 2008
04 - 07 December 2008

Fri 12/5/2008 2:20 PM
1/32° F - MS Edwin EKIRING (UGA) /  Sebastian GRANSBO (SWE): 21/18 - 21/6
1/16° F - MS Harry WRIGHT (ENG) / Edwin EKIRING (UGA) : 11/21 - 21/13 - 21/13 

ALL AFRICA   U-15   2008
Le Caire (Egypte) Du 23 au 30 Novembre 2008

1° NIGERIA - 2° R.S.A. - 3° EGYPTE & OUGANDA

Uganda: Badminton New Vision (Kampala) 27 November 2008
Uganda juniors snare bronze
- Finals
Nigeria bt S. Africa 2-0
Semi finals
S. Africa bt Uganda 3-0
Nigeria bt Morocco 3-0
Uganda badminton stars put up a spirited fight but again settled for a doubles bronze in the second edition of the Africa Junior championships in Cairo, Egypt.
Uganda won the same medal during the inaugural event held in Pretoria last year.

Ace Ekiring in elite draw New Vision (Kampala) 26 November 2008
- badminton ace Edwin Ekiring has been placed in the main draw of the elite players to compete in the Yonex Irish International 2008 badminton Championships. Ekiring is the only African in the tournament and has been seeded among the 24 world class players who have entered directly on the main draw. The annual event is due December 4-7 at the Baldoyle badminton Centre in Ireland.

Uganda: Juniors in Semi-finals New Vision (Kampala) 25 November 2008
UGANDA'S badminton team advanced to the semi-finals of the Africa junior championships after beating Morocco 5-0 in Cairo, Egypt.
After a false start, Uganda made a come back to beat Algeria 3-2 and needed any kind of margin over Morocco yesterday to be assured of a semifinal slot.
The youth team, that face South Africa, won a bronze medal in the first edition in Pretoria last year.
Housing Finance Bank, National Council of Sports and the continental badminton body sponsored the team.
RESULTS:
Nigeria 5 Uganda 0
Uganda 3 Algeria 2
Morocco 0 Uganda 5
Semi finals
Uganda v South Africa

Uganda: Housing Finance Boosts Juniors Team New Vision (Kampala) 6 November 2008 Norman KatendeKampala
THE Housing Finance Bank has boosted the national badminton junior team with two air tickets for their trip to the Africa Junior Championships.
Uganda intends ti field four players and a coach to the second edition of the annual event due November 23-30 in Cairo, Egypt.
Housing Finance managing director Nicholas Okwir handed over a dummy cheque of sh2.6m to the badminton federation's chairman William Tumwine during a brief function at the company's headquarters at Buganda Road yesterday.
Okwir promised more support to badminton in an effort of attracting and developing talent from the grassroots. Housing Finance also partly sponsored the semi finalists to last year's event in Pretoria, South Africa.
The team has Herbert Ebayo, Daniel Muhigo and Daisy Nakalyango fresh from the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India, and Brendah Mugabi, with William Kabindi as their coach.
A training workshop has been organised for the juniors November 22-22 before the tournament kicks off.
In another development, Bugema University has teamed up with Kampala Club to organise a one-day open badminton gala that is due Sunday at the Club. Registration is on at the cub's premises.

Africa body picks Uganda New Vision (Kampala) 16 October 2008
- THE Africa badminton body has selected Uganda to help in developing badminton in the Eastern Africa region. Uganda currently boasts the top ranked African player Edwin Ekiring, who trains in the Netherlands. National coach Simon Mugabi will this weekend lead several players to run clinics in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Yonex Dutch Open 2008  Tournament days Period: 10/14/2008 to 10/19/2008

1/64° : 15/10/2008 09h20

Edwin EKIRING (UGA) - Jan VONDRA (CZE) : 18/21 -  8/21

Uganda: Ekiring Turns Focus On Sh84 Million Dutch Show New Vision (Kampala) 3 October 2008 Phillip Corry Kampala
OLYMPIAN and Africa's number one Badminton player Edwin Ekiring will be vying for the $50,000(sh84m) prize money in the Yonex Dutch Open Grand Prix due October 14-19.
It will be the biggest tournament that the Ugandan badminton ace will be playing in since the Olympic Games in Beijing in August.
"I entered Ekiring in this tournament so that he can earn points to improve on his world ranking," the player's coach Simon Mugabi said.
"He needs to start participating in the professional circuit seriously if he wants to reach the top in the world."
Ekiring, with a world ranking of 91, is the only African in the event and he is seeded 25 out of the 73 entries. Ekiring's first game is against seed 20 Jan Vondra of the Czech Republic.
The top seed is England's Andrew Smith.

Edwin EKIRING 22/12/1983 - (24 ans)  - Africa-badminton 28/08/2008

Première participation Olympique pas convaincante ....

Edwin Ekiring (24 ans) classé N°1 Afrique et 95° mondial a été sélectionné le 17 juin 2008 par la Commission Tripartite, soit un mois avant sa première participation Olympique.
A l'issue du tirage au sort des tableaux du simple homme, il n'a pas disputé le match du 1er tour obtenant un Bye. Il est entré dans la compétition au second tour (32°) en étant opposé au coréen Sung-Hwan Park  N°11 mondial .
Mené 0/11 , puis 02/18 il a perdu le 1er set en 7 minutes sur le score de 05/21. Lors du second set, l'ougandais a marqué 2 points d'entrée de jeu pour de nouveau se faire distancer 02/11. Revenant à 06/13, le second set s'est achevé en 11 minutes sur le score de 08/21.
N°1 du simple homme africain, et bien que l'issue du match était connue, l'ougandais aura été très au-dessous de sa valeur en laissant le coréen le distancer de plus de 10 points lors des deux sets.

 

Tableau comparatif de l'évolution entre

Nabil LASMARI (ALG) & Edwin EKIRING (UGA)

(Période Octobre 2007 à Août 2008)
©africa-badminton 24/08/2008

Nabil Lasmari, classé 50° WBF fin octobre 2007 a été qualifié pour les J.O. de Pékin sur la base de son classement arrêté au  30 avril 2008 (97°) ne devançant alors son rival Edwin Ekiring (101°) de 4 places.

Fin mai 2008, Il est passé derrière l'ougandais, perdant de là même sa place de leader africain dans le simple homme avec deux places d'écart.

Fin août 2008, la différence entre deux les deux joueurs se situe à 14 places et le fossé qui se creuse devrait s'élargir vers le 15 septembre puisque l'algérien devrait même se retrouver à la 3ème place Afrique, devancé cette fois par le zambien Eli Mambwe.

Rappelons que Nabil Lasmari a très sévèrement été éliminé aux J.O., battu par Peter Gade dès le 1er tour (06/21 - 04/21) ce qui lui a fait enregistrer le plus bas résultat obtenu dans le tableau du simple homme olypiques 2008.

La course en tête pour le classement Afrique 2008 s'annonce d'ores et déjà palpitante.

 

PALMARES DU BADMINTON AFRICAIN EN SIMPLE HOMME AUX  J.O. PEKIN 2008
africa-badminton.com 11/08/2008

Le zambien Eli MAMBWE est le joueur africain qui a réalisé la meilleure performance
en marquant 32 points contre le français Erwin KEHLHOFFNER (15/21 - 17/21).

L'ougandais Edwin EKIRING et l'algérien Nabil LASMARI n'ont pas été à la hauteur
des espérances du continent qu'ils représentaient. Ils ont été respectivement battus
sur les scores de (05/21 - 08/21) et (06/21 - 04/21).

 

SIMPLE HOMME J.O. PEKIN 2008		RENCONTRES				SETS			POINTS			DUREE SUR COURTS
Clt	Joueurs	jouées	Victoires	Défaites	#	Gagnés	Perdus	#	Marqués	Encaissés	#	Présence
1°	MAMBWE Eli	1	0	1	-1	0	2	-2	32	42	-10	28'
2°	EKIRING Edwin	1	0	1	-1	0	2	-2	13	42	-29	19'
3°	LASMARI Nabil	1	0	1	-1	0	2	-2	10	42	-32	20'
	TOTAUX Hommes Afrique	3	0	3	-3	0	6	-6	55	126	-71	01h07'

Ekiring can do better in 2012  Davis Kamoga Daily Monitor Onlines Uganda 12/08/2008
It is so disheartening for an athlete of Edwin Ekiring’s caliber to exit the Olympics at the first hurdle. The badminton star has had enough exposure that no other Ugandan may ever get.
He is Africa’s top seed and has been in Europe for some time. But as luck would have it, he came up agianst a very tough opponent in Korean Sunghwan Park, losing in straight sets 21-5, 21-8.
The Korean is ranked number 11 in the world and for Ekiring to outlast him, it required a miracle. Maybe, If the Ugandan had faced a lower ranked opponent, he would still be in contention.
Nonetheless, he is young and talented and should now focus on 2012. He can do better in London.

Uganda: Ekiring Boosted By Solidarity Course   New Vision (Kampala)  12 August 2008 Norman Katende Beijing, China
DESPITE falling to world number 11 Park Sung Hwan in the badminton singles round of 32, Edwin Ekiring did enough to earn him a course that will improve his performance.
Ekiring is currently benefiting from an Olympic Solidarity scholarship.
The Badminton World Federation officials have been championing for the raising of standards of the game on the continent, and were excited that an African (Ugandan) flag flew at the Games.
"All the Africans have shown that they have gained the required experience and we do not want to lose them," said Cepahs Lar, the vice-president of the badminton governing body.

Ekiring was beaten by the world No.11 Park  Mark Ssali Beijing Daily Monitor Onlines Uganda 12/08/2008
Badminton result  Round of 32 S. Park (Kor) bt E. Ekiring (Ug) 2-0 (21-5, 21-8)  
It is two down and ten to go for Uganda after Edwin Ekiring was ejected from the Games of the 29th Olympiad here in Beijing yesterday. Ekiring, Africa’s top seed ranked 95th in the world, got gradually better as the match progressed but in the end was no match for 2008 Asian champion and world number 11 Sunghwan Park of Korea as he fell 21-5, 21-8 in straight sets, in 21 minutes.
It was a disastrous day for the continent’s top badminton players at the Bjut Gymnasium as Ekiring’s peers, Africa’s number two Nabil Lasmari and number three Eli Mambwe, had earlier fallen in quick succession on court two.
Algerian Lasmari was summarily dismissed 21-6, 21-4 by Danish Peter Hoeeg Gade and Zambia’s Mambwe got no reward for his show of guts and skill as he was edged 21-15, 21-17 by Frenchman Erwin Kehlhoffner.
After the previous day’s controversial elimination of weightlifter Mubarak Kivumbi who never made it to the mat, Ekiring was the second Ugandan in action and on the way out although he at least got to taste the action.
“He put himself under a lot of pressure and was very tense,” Ekiring’s coach Simon Mugabi said of his student who turns 25 this December. “Otherwise, he could have played better, as was the case in the second set after he had calmed down and taken some water during the break. The crowd was very huge and added to the pressure, yet if he had constructed his points better he would have benefited from a lot of support from the Japan fans who don’t like the Koreans.”
Ekiring was a bunch of nerves in the first set and trailed by as many as 17 points, but got stronger in the second, took the lead and at one time managed to force his opponent into the longest rally of the match which lasted 38 seconds and had 33 strokes.
Park’s reward for eliminating the Ugandan is a round of 16 date with the tournament’s top seed, China’s Dan Lin, who ousted Hong Kong’s Wei Ng 21-16, 21-13.

Edwin EKIRING ( UGA) OUT ...

Il perd le match sur le score de :
05/21 - 08/21
contre le coréen  PARK Sung-Hwan

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Uganda: Tough Draw for Ekiring At Olympic Games The Monitor (Kampala) 3 August 2008  Innocent Ndawula
Uganda's first ever badminton representative at the Olympics, Edwin Ekiring, faces a tough draw at this month's Beijing Games.
Ekiring, who is the African top seed, will come face to face with world number one Lin Dan of China in the round of the last 16. The Ugandan ace will however first have to deal with the winner of the tie between Canada's Andrew Dabeka and Korea's Park Hwan Sung.
Ekiring though has a breather and time to study his opponents as the draw makers accorded the Germany-based player a bye in the first round while announcing the final draws for all badminton schedules at the Henan Plaza Hotel in Beijing.
Currently with a world ranking of 105, Ekiring will be the underdog when he locks horns with either Dabeka (ranked 35) and Sung (ranked 11).
In another development, the Ugandan contingent to the Olympics got a breather when Ekiring wrote mail to his local coach Simon Mugabi announcing that he would arrive in the Beijing on Tuesday. Team Uganda was worried that the youthful star would not make the Games in time after a lapse in communication but Ekiring cleared the air.
"Ekiring called me and said that he had stayed longer in Holland to finalise negotiations with his future employers as a badminton player.
He (Ekiring) was there playing badminton for them but he is now in Germany and he will be arriving here on Tuesday," a relieved Mugabi told Sunday Monitor.

Badminton star loses contact with team    Thursday, 31st July, 2008  By Norman Katende in Beijing, China New Vision Onlines UGA 01/08/2008
THE Team Uganda administration was last evening battling to get in touch with badminton star Edwin Ekiring and confirm his arrival date in Beijing for the Olympic Games.
Ekiring, who was expected to be in Germany at the High Performance Training Centre, was reported to have flown to the Netherlands for an international badminton championship and has since gone in communicado.
The competition was expected to have ended over a week ago, but Ekiring’s whereabouts remain unknown.
Badminton coach Simon Mugabi has spent the last three days frantically trying to get in touch with the player.
It was not until yesterday that he got in touch with one of Ekiring’s coaches at the training centre, who raised further alarm bells when he said that he did not know the racketeer’s whereabouts and that his cellphone was mysteriously switched off. But Mugabi put on a brave face amidst the gloom.
“We will keep on trying. What we are trying to do is to see that we confirm his arrival in Beijing in time so that he doesn’t get stuck at the airport,” he remarked. All accreditation validation is done at the airport, before the participants and officials are allowed to move into Beijing.
Even Chef de Mission Rogers Ddungu tried to call Ekiring’s German coach yesterday afternoon but got the same message. “We will keep on trying,” Ddungu said.
Already, the Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) has been informed of the development and they too are striving to get in touch with the badminton star.
“For the time being, we are going to set his arrival date on August 4 as we try to get in touch,” UOC games coordinator Salim Musoke is said to have told the officials yesterday.

Uganda-Africa-Badminton   Uganda storms to the badminton finals in varsity games in Kampala   JM/daj/APA 12-07-2008

APA-Kampala (Uganda) Uganda on Friday evening stormed to the finals of the men’s badminton doubles and mixed doubles at the on-going Africa University Games at Makerere University in Kampala.
Uganda beat Botswana 2-1 in the first semi-final and lost 2-0 to South Africa in the other semi-final to book a place in the finals against South Africa due to be played Saturday at Makerere.
The hosts also booked a final place for another assured medal in the men’s doubles after walking over a South African, who pulled out due to an injury.
However Uganda will have to contend with South Africa again in the mixed doubles final.
Uganda’s qualification for the finals in the two events comes as a consolation for the side that lost all the men’s and women’s singles to South Africa which is grabbing the two gold medals.
Ugandans; Brian Suuna lost 0-2 to South African Brown and so was Benfield Mulumba by the same margin to Wian of South Africa. The story was the same for the Ugandan women, Margaret Nankabirwa who fell to Viljosen 0-2 and Norah Nasimbwa 0-2 to Land, all from South Africa.
 

Ekiring is new African top seed  Douglas D. Bugingo  Monitor Daily Kampala 28/06/2008

New rankings - Top seeds
E. Ekring (UGA) 13840pts
N. Lasmari (ALG) 13710
E. Mambwe (ZAM) 8134
C. Dednam (SAF) 4317
G. Okuonghae (NIG) 2902
V. Willem (SAF) 2337
W. Tukire (UGA) 2205

Uganda’s top badminton player Edwin Ekiring has entered record books of Africa’s finest by clinching top position on the continent, according to the newly released rankings.
Ekiring, who recently earned a deserved invitation by the World Badminton Federation (WBF) to take part in this year’s Olympic, tops the African rankings with 13,840 points, 130 points ahead of second placed Nabil Lasmari of Algeria.
Zambia’s Elly Mambwe - Ekiring’s partner at IOC Solidarity center in Germany, is ranked third with 8,134 points followed by Christoffel Dednam of South Africa and Nigeria’s Greg Okuonghae in fourth and fifth positions respectively.
Uganda’s other star Wilson Tukire is seventh with 2,205 points on the elite top ten list of Africa’s best. National badminton team coach Simon Mugabi who has tutored Ekiring since his childhood attributed the player’s new milestone to discipline and hard work.
“Ekiring has always wanted to work hard and achieve the best. He is also much disciplined because he knows that discipline is the key to success. I’m not surprised that his commitmentnduct has finally paid off greatly,” said Mugabi.

Ekiring Makes Olympic Grade The Monitor (Kampala) 19 June 2008 Innocent Ndawula & Douglas Bugingo
Africa's seed two Edwin Ekiring will be the first Ugandan badminton player to represent the nation in the quadrennial Olympics. Ekiring, also Uganda's top seed, earned the right to take part in the prestigious Beijing Olympics later this year after his impressive performances on the international circuit got a nod from the world governing body's officials.
Ekiring and Zambia's top player Elly Mambwe who is seed three in Africa, who have been based in Germany for the last four years courtesy of International Olympic Solidarity (IOC) scholarships didn't amass enough points to take part August games but got a 'Tripat Invitation' from the World Badminton Federation (WBF) because of their consistency and good performances on the globe.
"A Tripat Invitation is given to talented and performing players in Africa who fail to get enough points ahead of the Olympics but have been extraordinary in the events held. We (badminton fraternity) are happy for him because we know he will do well," national coach Simon Mugabi excitedly told Daily Monitor .

 

Les nouveaux Olympiques Africains ..... Edwin Ekiring (UGA) - Eli Mambwe (ZAM) africa-badminton.com 19/06/2008

 

La Commission Tripartite en charge d'attribuer les invitations pour la participation aux prochains J.O. de Pékin a qualifié :

Edwin EKIRING (Ouganda)

Eli MAMBWE (Zambia)

Ils rejoignent les neufs de la sélection déjà connue et portent donc à 11 le nombre des compétiteurs africains qui seront en lice pour le Badminton à Pékin en août prochain.

Chez les Dames, Hadia Hosny (EGY) et Kerry-Lee Harrington (RSA) n'ont pas eu la chance des hommes et sont  classées 1ere et 2ème sur la liste complémentaire.

Ebayo Spurs St. Margaret in Badminton   New Vision (Kampala) 17 June 2008 Norman Katende Kampala

HERBERT Ebayo and Shamim Bangi helped St. Margaret School and Taibah High cement their dominance in the schools badminton as the Picfare schools event concluded on Sunday.
Ebayo, who also lifted the boys U-18 title after beating Lubiri SS' Ivan Mayega 21-13, 21-16, helped St. Margaret beat Lubiri SS in two straight sets in the team category. St. Margaret also won the U-15 boys title.
In the girls' category, Our Lady of Good Counsel's hope of winning a title after over two years of waiting, was again left in tatters after Mariam High took both the U-15 and U-18 titles.
For Mariam High to stake their claims, the girls' U-18 and U-15 finals were a contest between the school's stars.
Shamim Bangi beat Jovia Kyomuhendo 21-19, 21-14 in the U-18 event, while Daisy Nakalyango beat Aisha Nandudu 2-1 in the U-15 category. Picfare sunk sh13m into the three-day tournament.

Picfare Event to Involve Foreigners  The Monitor (Kampala)  11 June 2008 Douglas D. Bugingo Kampala

This year's edition of the Picfare schools badminton tournament has been widened to include foreign schools. The annual event, that is strictly for school going children and starts June 13-15 at the Lugogo indoor courts, received a cash donation of shs12m.
The event coordinator Simon Mugabi, while addressing the press at a function where sponsors Picfare Group of Companies unveiled their package, disclosed that two schools from Nairobi have agreed to play.
"I have got confirmation from two schools from Kenya willing to send four players to take part in the event. They are yet to get in touch with me for the final up date," said Mugabi. Picfare have funded the event for the last 13 years.
The company's distribution manager Deepask Chadah said they are very willing to continue sponsoring the annual event because it's the only tournament on the Uganda Badminton Association (UBA) calendar that gathers school children.
Besides the financial boost, Picfare also donated 30 tins of shuttle cocks, 400 t-shirts, certificates and trophies. "The cash prize will go out to winners of the U-18 category while the trophies will be given to U-10, U-13 and U-15."

Nabil LASMARI (ALG) perd sa place de 1er en simple homme Afrique ....
C'est Edwin EKIRING (UGA) qui se positionne comme leader.    Africa-badminton.com 29/05/2008

Nabil LASMARI, qui occupait depuis de nombreux mois la place de 1er Afrique en simple Homme est passé à la seconde place lors du classement WBF du 29 mai 2008. C'est l'Ougandais Edwin EKIRING avec 354 points de plus (BCA) qui prend donc la place de leader.
Au World Ranking WBF du 29 mai, Nabil LASMARI occupe désormais la 101ème place avec 13250 points, derrière Edwin EKIRING classé 97ème avec 13840 Points.
La participation de Nabil LASMARI aux Volants d'or de Toulouse (France) devrait lui permettre de retrouver sa place malgré son élimination en 1/16° de finale contre l'indonésien Kusuma Stenny (192° WBF).
Lors du classement de fin juillet, il devrait perdre les 3000 points acquis le 19/08/2007 lors des 16th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007.
Par contre, sa qualification aux Jeux Olympiques de Pékin 2008 devrait lui donner un nombre de points (en fonction de son classement) suffisants pour lui permettre de regagner la 1ère Place Afrique en Simple Homme.
La course pour la place de leader Africa est donc bien réelle entre l'algérien et l'ougandais.

Ekiring's Olympic Chances Dwindle   New Vision (Kampala) 14 May 2008 Norman Katende Kampala

CHANCES of Uganda's leading badminton ace Edwin Ekiring making it to the Beijing Olympic Games dwindled yesterday, after the Badminton World Federation (BWF) entered his name only on the reserves list for the men's singles.
Ekiring, who had broken into the top 100 in the BWF rankings, is now fifth of an eight-man team that is on standby.
"The following players (reserves) may qualify if the above (other top) players are not able to compete," read a BWF statement.
Ekiring's conqueror in the All Africa Games in Algeria, Lasmari Nabil, made it to the games as the best African ranked player. BWF rules call for each continent to be represented by its highest ranked player at the games in case they fail to get one during the selection process.
"Let's pray that something can happen. Only 38 players from the top 100 secured places," said national coach Simon Mugabi, who is currently in Jarkata attending the BWF general assembly.
Ekiring,24, is under the Olympic Solidarity programme that has sponsored him for over a year in the Germany academy.
The Ugandan, ranked 94th, failed to amass enough points from qualifiers for an automatic slot.

The road to Beijing 2008 - matches played since 2007 (W.B.F.)

BWF ID : 52645 GIVEN NAME : Edwin FAMILY NAME : EKIRING NAC : UGANDA GENDER : M DATE OF BIRTH :

Event Date	Event Name	Round
24 Avr 2008	VICTOR DUTCH  INTERNATIONAL 2008	Quarter-Finalist
17 Avr 2008	NIGERIA  INTERNATIONAL 2008	Semi-Finalist
30 Mar2008	KENYA  INTERNATIONAL 2008	Semi-Finalist
17 Mar 2008	PORTUGUESE INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS	1/16
09 Mar 2008	CROATIAN INTERNATIONAL 2008	1/32
24 Feb 2008	MAURITIUS INTERNATIONAL 2008	Winner
27 Jan 2008	UGANDA INTERNATIONAL2008	Quarter-Finalist
22 Dec 2007	HELLAS INTERNATIONAL 2007	1/16
14 Dec 2007	VII ITALIAN INTERNATIONAL	Qualifier
05 Dec 2007	INDIA INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE 2007	Qualifier
18 Nov 2007	NORWEGIAN INTERNATIONAL 2007	Qualifier
04 Nov 2007	YONEX HUNGARIAN INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007	1/32
14 Oct 2007	CYPRUS BADMINTON INTERNATIONAL.	Quarter-Finalist
07 Oct 2007	BULGARIAN INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS	1/32
09 Sep 2007	YONEX BELGIAN INTERNATIONAL 2007	1/32
02 Sep 2007	TURKIYE INTERNATIONAL 2007	1/16
03 Jun 2007	LE VOLANT DOR DE TOULOUSE - BLAGNAC	1/64
26 May 2007	ALL AFRICA CHAMPIONSHIPS	Semi-Finalist
20 May 2007	MAURITIUS INTERNATIONAL 2007	1/16
29 Apr 2007	POLISH INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007	1/16
22 Apr 2007	PORTUGUESE INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007	Qualifier
15 Apr 2007	VAN ZUNDERT VELO HOLLAND OPEN 2007	Qualifier
04 Mar 2007	CROATIAN INTERNATIONAL 2007	Qualifier

 

Ekiring Falls to Dane in Third Round of Dutch Meet New Vision (Kampala) 27 April 2008  Phillip Corry Kampala

UGANDA'S top badminton player and Africa's number two, Edwin Ekiring, was stopped in the third round of the Victor Dutch International on Saturday in Wateringen, Holland.
The Ugandan badminton star lost to Denmark's Emil Vind 21-15 21-12 in the third round of the last Olympic qualifier before the final rankings are released by International Badminton Federation on May 1.
"I am glad with his performance. He has improved in all the tournaments where he has participated," Simon Mugabi, Ekiring's coach said. "He has done enough to raise his ranking points to enable him qualify for the Olympics," Mugabi added.
Ekiring, who got a walkover in the second round, beat Germany's Sven Eric Kastensin in the first round 15-21 21-18 21-16.
He is ranked 103 in the world, with 13390 points. The ranking is expected to rise when the new listings come out next month.
Last week, Ekiring won two bronze medals at the Nigeria International Badminton Championships.
Victor Dutch International Third Rd results E. Vind bt E. Ekiring 21-15 21-12

Ekiring Snatches Bronze in Nigeria New Vision (Kampala) 21 April 2008 Phillip Corry Kampala

UGANDA'S top badminton player Edwin Ekiring boosted his chances of qualifying for the Olympic Games by snatching two bronze medals at the Nigeria International. Ranked 107, Ekiring needs to jump into the top 100 in the world to stand a chance.
He now awaits the latest World Badminton Federation rankings before he competes in the final qualifier in Holland this weekend.
Ekiring fell at the semi-final stage in both the singles and men's doubles. He was beaten Alexandra Paixao from Portugal 21-14 11-21 22-19 in the singles and settle for a bronze medal.
His doubles team with Zambia's Elly Mwabe lost to the Nigerian pair of Greg Okunoghae and Akeem Oguhseye in the doubles semi-final. Ekiring has benefited from training abroad by the Olympic Solidarity. He early this year won the Mauritius International .
"He needs to do well in Holland. I am very optimistic but his fate will be decided when the new rankings are released to determine players who have won their tickets to Beijing," coach Simon Mugabi said.

Ekiring Snatches Bronze in Nigeria New Vision (Kampala) 21 April 2008 Phillip Corry Kampala

UGANDA'S top badminton player Edwin Ekiring boosted his chances of qualifying for the Olympic Games by snatching two bronze medals at the Nigeria International. Ranked 107, Ekiring needs to jump into the top 100 in the world to stand a chance.
He now awaits the latest World Badminton Federation rankings before he competes in the final qualifier in Holland this weekend.
Ekiring fell at the semi-final stage in both the singles and men's doubles. He was beaten Alexandra Paixao from Portugal 21-14 11-21 22-19 in the singles and settle for a bronze medal.
His doubles team with Zambia's Elly Mwabe lost to the Nigerian pair of Greg Okunoghae and Akeem Oguhseye in the doubles semi-final. Ekiring has benefited from training abroad by the Olympic Solidarity. He early this year won the Mauritius International .
"He needs to do well in Holland. I am very optimistic but his fate will be decided when the new rankings are released to determine players who have won their tickets to Beijing," coach Simon Mugabi said.

Nigeria Test for Ekiring  New Vision (Kampala) 14 April 2008  Norman Katende Kampala

VICTORY for Edwin Ekiring at the Nigeria International in Lagos this week will boost his chances of making it to the Beijing Olympics.
The All Africa Games medalist is ranked 107 in the world, and needs to break into the top 100 to stand a chance. Automatic qualification is only assured for the top 70, many of who are from the same Asian power-houses, which gives Ekiring a chance.
Ekiring had improved his International Badminton Federation standings from 104 to 101 before dropping due to inactivity.
"I should be able to break into the top 100 in the world after the Nigeria tournament," Ekiring said.

Ekiring fights for Beijing Olympics slot         Tuesday, 1st April, 2008 By Phillip Corry and Reuben Olita NewVision Uganga

UGANDAN badminton star Edwin Ekiring will continue his pursuit for points to qualify for the Beijing Olympics when he participates in the last leg of the African circuit, the 2008 Nigeria Internationals in Lagos, on April 17-19.
“We shall be sending a team to Africa’s last circuit event which gives our players the last chance to get ranking points,” Simon Mugabi, national badminton coach said. “We hope to send three players if we can raise the funds.”
Ekiring, All Africa bronze medallist, has participated in three circuits including the Uganda International, Mauritius International and Kenya international where he finished as a quarter-finalist, winner and semi-finalist respectively.
The prize money at stake in Nigeria is $5,000 (sh 8.5m).
The Ugandan will then proceed for the $15,000 (sh25.5m) Victor Dutch International set for April 24-27 in Wateringen, Holland.
Ekiring has gathered a total of 12310 points on the African badminton rankings, while his compatriot, Wilson Tukiire, is number ten with 2655 points.
At the Kenya International Badminston championships in Nairobi on Sunday, Ekiring was beaten by India’s Chetan Anand in the semis.

Ekiring in hunt for Beijing ticket in Nairobi Wednesday, 26th March, 2008 By Silvano Kibuuka NewVision Onlines Uganda

UGANDA’s top badminton player Edwin Ekiring is in Nairobi for the Kenya circuit due this weekend. The event is part of an international series lined up in six African countries.
The continent’s top names will from Nairobi move to Algeria, South Africa, Mauritius, Nigeria and then to Kampala.
Competitors will use the the Africa Badminton Federation sanctioned events to qualify for the Olympic Games due in  Beijing in August.
Ekiring, fresh from the international badminton training centre in Germany, is looking for a double success after winning the Mauritius International Open in February. Ekiring is the second seed in Africa and is ranked 104 in the world.
National coach Simon Mugabi said that Ekiring would qualify for the Beijing show if he is among the top 100 players after the international circuit.

Ekiring poised  Uganda News vision Onlines 05/03/2008
Ugandan badminton ace, Edwin Ekiring has boosted his chances of qualifying for the Olympics in Beijing, after winning the Mauritius International recently. He will qualify if he does well in the next two qualifiers. Ekiring beat Spanish star Carlos Long 2-1 (21-15 13-21 21-09) in a highly contested event in Rose Hill City. The event attracted stars from 13 countries including Ali Hossohan of Iran who beat Ekiring in the Roofings International in Kampala in January.

Taibah Sinks Sh4m in Badminton Tourney     New Vision (Kampala) 4 March 2008 Phillip Corry Kampala

TAIBAH Schools have sunk sh4m into the third event on the Uganda Badminton Association calendar.
"Taibah Schools will continue supporting badminton," said Oskar Semweya Muwanga, a principal at one of the Taibah Schools, at the launch yesterday of the tournament.
"We want to be known for excellency and to us sports is a very big ingredient to education," Muwanga added.
The Taibah tournament will be held this weekend at Lugogo indoor stadium.
UBA tournament director Simon Mugabi said that he was delighted with The Taibah group's commitment to the development of the sport among the youth especially at school level. Last year's edition had 450 players from various schools around Kampala participating in the event. This year's edition is expected to attract close to 800 boys and girls.
Thirty schools have so far registered for this edition and players will be vying for accolades in U-10, U-13, U-15, U-16 and U-18 crowns on both individual basis and team events.
UBA has so far held two events the Roofings International and the Aqua Sipi Badminton championships that where held in January and February respectively.

MAURITIUS INTERNATIONAL 2008 Rose-Hill (Maurice) 21 - 24 Février 2008
S.H. Edwin Ekiring ( Ouganda)

Ekiring wins in Mauritius  Douglas Bugingo Kampala Monitor Daily 25 February 2008

Ekiring a wake-up call The Monitor (Kampala)COLUMN 25 February 2008

Edwin Ekiring is poised to break into badminton's top one hundred after his exploits in Mauritius.
The development of the young man's talent over the last year or so has been accelerated, thanks to the Olympic Solidarity scholarship that has seen him hone his skills in Germany.
A cursory inquest would tell you that programs like the one Ekiring is on are available in their hundreds, and all that our local federations have to do is spot worthy young talent and then chase after these scholarships for them.
If there was an Ekiring or two in each of our competitive sports disciplines on a program which is as good as it is free, the country would not struggle for medals at major events.
Tennis star Duncan Mugabe's progress is owed to a similar program in South Africa.
It is needless for me to return to the multi-pronged merits of international sporting success for the individuals involved, their federations, other aspiring youngsters and the country.
What continues to baffle and disappoint is how the men and women who run our federations close their eyes to such programs, and yet continue their petty and myopic squabbling over power and other embarrassingly trivial issues.

Uganda's top ranked badminton player Edwin Ekiring has improved his chances of qualifying for the Beijing Olympic Games, as he raised his world rank by three places.
After the recent Roofings Kampala International Badminton Championship, where Ekiring lost in the quarter-finals, International Badminton Federation (IBF) revised his rank from 121st to 109th position.
"We were unlucky that he did not make it to the semi-finals. The higher the round, the more points you earn. We are hopeful that he might even make it among the top 100 if he takes part in more international tournaments," said leading local coach Simon Mugabi.
Ekiring, who is currently taking part in the Mukwano Aqua Sipi tournament, was expected to travel to Nairobi for the Kenya International Championships, but the post-election chaos in the country saw the organizers push it to a later date.
"We are now going to see whether he can make it to the Mauritius Open. We will see what the Olympic Solidarity has to offer," Mugabi was quoted by Sunday Vision as saying.
According to IBF regulations, the top ranked 70 men, with a maximum of two players from each country, will make it to the Olympic Games.

Top seed Ekiring is Aqua Open master Sunday, 10th February, 2008 By Phillip Corry  New Vision Olines

Aqua Sipi Open (selected results)
Men: Ekiring bt Tukire 21- 17, 21-18
Boys U-15: D. Mihigo bt J. Lubega 21-14, 21-09
Girls U-15: D Nakalyango bt B. Mugabi 11-15, 15-6, 15-10
AFRICA’s number two player and Uganda’s top seed Edwin Ekiring lived to his status by winning the annual Aqua Sipi badminton Open on Saturday.
The Olympic Solidarity scholar cruised to a 21-17, 21-18 win over Wilson Tukire at Lugogo.
Ekiring’s superior game plan earned him the win.
Ekiring, due back at the Solidarity camp whose participants are gearing for the Olympic Games in Beijing in August, boosted his African ranking after the victory.
Ritah Namusisi claimed the women’s crown with a 21-9,21-13 victory in the sh5m Mukwano Industries sponsored tournament that attracted 200 participants. Winners in various categories walked away with cash prizes, trophies and certificates.
The event was the second on the domestic badminton calendar after the Roofing’s International Open.

FIRST OUGANDA INTERNATIONAL 2008 Kampala - Lugogo (Ouganda) 25 - 27 Janvier 2008
Tous les résultats  : Simple Hommes - Simple Dames - Double Hommes  (Source WBF)
S.H. Kestutis Navickas ( Lithuanie)	S.D. Agnese Allegrini  ( Italie)

E. Ekiring UGA	R. Rai USA	J. Coleman USA	B. Leverdez FRA	A. Alegrini ITA	P. Abian ESP	L. Tavera ESP	Y. Martinez ESP
G. Daniel NIG	M. Gideon NIG	E. Mambwe ZAM	M. Vasconceslos POR	A. Moura POR	R. Pacheco PER	C. Rivero PER	K. Raffeiner ITA
F. Lamy POR	S. Pohl USA	P.W.Chung MAL	C.Longo ESP	K. Navickas LIT	A. Paixao POR	O. Siamupangila ZAM	A. Wogute UGA
N. Karunaratne SLK	T. Santos POR	S. Prutsch AUT	K. Ludikova CZR	A. Shahhosseini IRA	K. Foo-Kune MRI	H. Hosny EGY	J. Komuhendo UGA

Et beaucoup d'autres encore ........ (Source Africa-badminton.com)

It was an action packed weekend for badminton players as the local sport’s governing body, Uganda Badminton Association, hosted the Roofings International tournament. Above, the women’s singles runner-up, Claudio Rivero (left), and the men’s singles winner, Navickas Kestutis, pose with their silverware at Lugogo on Sunday .

Foreigners dominate Roofings Open  The Monitor (Kampala) 28 January 2008 DOUGLAS BUGINGO KAMPALA

LITHUANIA'S badminton star Kestotis Navickas and Italy's Agenes Allegrini produced excellent displays to win the respective men's and women's finals of  the Roofings Uganda Badminton Championship that ended yesterday at Lugogo Indoor Courts.
Navickas, 24, who is ranked 67th in the world, used his attacking game to register a 2-0 (21-19 and 21-13) victory over Sri Lanka's Niluka Karunaratine. 
Allegrini was equally imposing in the women's category, stopping Peru's Claudia Rivero with a 2-0 (22-20, 21-11)  victory. The winners pocketed Shs8.5m in prize money.
Uganda's flag in the finals was held by Wilson Tukire and Brain Ssuna but the duo fell in straight sets to Sri Lanka's Dinuka Karunaratine and Diluka Karunaratine.
In the mixed doubles, Portuguese pair Talive Santos and Alexandria Paixio beat Zambians Olgar Siamupangila and Elly Mambwa to be crowned champions.
Uganda's German based player Edwin Ekiring failed to make the finals after losing to Iran's Ali Shalihassein at the quarter-final stage.
Ekiring, who is seeded second in Africa had a good start with two wins against Peru's Pachero Rodrigo and Malaysia’s Pei Wee Chung.
The event that lasted for three days was the first ever-international badminton championship to be held in Uganda.

Kestutis, Agnese Win Roofings Titles    New Vision (Kampala)  27 January 2008 Kampala

UNSEEDED Navickas Kestutis of Lithuania and top seed Allergin Agnese of Italy were crowned champions of the inaugural Roofings Uganda Badminton international at Lugogo yesterday.
Kestutis, a member of the Olympic Solidarity training camp in Germany where Uganda's Edwin Ekiring is also based, stopped Sri Lanka's Niluka Karunaratine in straight sets (21-13, 21-16) to take the men's title.
"I am happy not only to come to Uganda but also to win," Kestutis said.
Ekiring lost to Ali Shahhossen of Iran in the quarter-finals of the three-day sh20m competition.

Ekiring star shines the brightest  by Norman Katende SundayVision (Kampala) 27 January 2008 Kampala

E. Ekiring bt P. Rodrigo (Peru) 2-1
E. Ekiring bt M. Vasconcelos (Portugal) 2-0
EDWIN Ekiring’s world ranking is destined to improve after he upset world number 42 Marco Vasconcelos. Ekiring won in straight sets at the Roofings Uganda Badminton International at Lugogo Friday afternoon.
The unseeded Ekiring, who is ranked 132 in the world, dispensed off the tournament seed two 21-18, 21-18 to set up a mouth-watering clash against Chinese-born Malaysian Pei Wee Chung in the third round. The event ends today with the finals at 1pm.
“It was a good game. He is improving fast,” said his coach Simon Mugabi as he congratulated the player.
The win followed an earlier dismissal of Peru’s Pachero Rodrigo, when he came from a set down to take the game 16-21, 21-18, 21-13.
“The coach has tapes of most of the stars and we really brain storm before any game,” an excited Ekiring revealed.
The Ugandan is hoping to get maximum points in the tournament that might help him qualify for the Beijing Olympic Games scheduled for August.

In Brief : Ekiring wins   New Vision (Kampala) Friday, 26th January, 2008

EDWIN Ekiring and Margaret Nankabirwa secured stunning wins in the second round of the Roofings Uganda International badminton championship at Lugogo yesterday.
Ekiring, who had earlier in the day recovered from a set and 11-15 down to eject Peru’s Rodrigo Pachero, this time beat world number 42, Portugal’s Marco Vasconcelos in straight sets. Quarter-final action is on today.

Ekiring Faces Peruvian     The Monitor (Kampala) 25 January 2008 Douglas Bugingo Lugogo

UGANDA'S top badminton player Edwin Ekiring faces seeded Pachero Rodrigo from Peru in the opening game of the Roofings Uganda International Badminton Championship this morning at Lugogo Indoor Stadium.
The event organised by Uganda Badminton Association and sponsored by Roofings to the tune of Shs20m has attracted 20 foreign countries.
Ekiring is ranked 121st in the world and was not seeded at this first ever worldwide tournament to be held in Uganda. Rodrigo is ranked 140th globally.
Spanish star player Pablo Abein and Portugal's Marcus Vaconcelos have been seeded first and second in the men's singles while Alluriani Anges (Italy) and Claudia Livero (Peru) are ranked first and second in the women's category.

German coach confident on Ekiring New Vision (Kampala) Wednesday, 23rd January, 2008 By Norman Katende

EDWIN Ekiring’s German-based coach, Croona Per Henrik, is confident that the Ugandan rising star will shine with more training and exposure.
The Swedish Henrik, who travelled to Uganda with Ekiring and over ten foreign players from the Olympic Solidarity academy, added that the sh20m Roofings Uganda International badminton tournament will help gauge Ekiring more.
“The performance has been improving though he has not had a chance to reach the semi-finals in any international events he has competed in against top class athletes in Europe,” said Henrik.
He added: “He has got on well with the basics and techniques. He will surely shine with a supportive home crowd.”
Ekiring, who had relaxed at Kampala Club, as Lugogo underwent final touches ahead of the championship, looked forward to a great event.
“I look forward to playing in front of home fans. I will give it my best, though there are many players ranked ahead of me. I will not to let you down,” said Ekiring.

Filipa Lamy no Open do Uganda Alvorada Online 2008-01-23

Filipa Lamy, atleta de Badminton integrada no Projecto Pequim do Comité Olímpico de Portugal, seguiu hoje para Kampala onde disputará a edição deste ano dos Campeonatos Internacionais do Uganda.
Face ao cancelamento do torneio do Brasil, Filipa Lamy e o seu treinador Daniel Moura tiveram que incluir no calendário de provas pontuáveis para a qualificação olímpica a prova africana, que inicialmente não constava no seu calendário pessoal.
Quanto a quadros de jogos e listas de inscritos nada de concreto se pode avançar, visto que a Confederação Africana de Badminton não disponibilizou quaisquer documentos antecipadamente, conduta frequente nos restantes torneios.
Filipa Lamy inicia a sua competição no dia 25 de Janeiro disputando a primeira ronda, tendo como objectivo mínimo a chegada à meia final do torneio.
Antes de partir, Filipa Lamy afimou que "estou preparada para alcançar um bom resultado, procuro iniciar no Uganda um ciclo de competições e pretendo começar bem atingindo 1750 pontos. Contudo não conheço a lista de jogadoras inscritas no torneio, detalhe que dificultou a preparação do torneio por parte do meu treinador".

Roofings injects Shs20m into tourney  Douglas Bugingo Lubowa The Monitor (Kampala) 22 January 2008

Edwin Ekiring - Dutch Open 2006

Wogute Wins Baroda Open  The Monitor (Kampala) 18 December 2007 James Sekandi Lugogo

TOP seed Abraham Wogute cruised to a two-game straight win over Wilson Tukire to win the Baroda Badminton Open at Lugogo over the weekend. Wogute was always the better player but Seed Three Tukire put up a brave performance in the first set before losing 21-17.
But Wogute commanded proceedings in the second set, winning 21-11 to take home a Shs0.2m cash prize. "Such tournaments give us a chance to test ourselves besides keeping us in great shape," Wogute said. Adding; "Hopefully I can maintain the great shape for the forthcoming Uganda Open where we shall be facing some of the best players in Africa."
The ladies singles were tightly contested with Rose Nakalya scrapping past Anita Alube in straight sets 21-20, 21-18. Despite losing the final, Alube left with her head high, having dumped top seed Rita Namusisi in a three-set semifinal thriller. Alube lost the first set18-21 but overwhelmed the national team captain Namusisi 20-17 and 21-19 to book a place in the ultimate fixture.
In the mixed doubles, Tukire combined with Nakalya, overcoming Wogute and Naiga 21-15, 21-16. The three-day tournament that ended on Sunday was the last on this year's calendar before the Ugandan Open on January 25.
Men singles
Wogute bt Tukire 21-17, 21-11
Women singles
Nakalya Rose bt Alube Anita 21-20, 21-18
Mixed doubles
Tukire/Nakalya bt Wogute/Naiga 21-15, 20-18, 21-16

A section of the winners of Baroda Badminton Open display the trophies after the prize giving ceremony at Lugogo on Sunday

BARODA BADMINTON OPEN
Men final
A. Wogute bt W. Tukire 2-0
Women final
R. Nakalya bt A. Alube 2-0
Doubles
Men: A. Wogute & B. Okumu
Women: Namusisi & Nakalya
Mixed: Tukire & Nakalya
ABRAHAM Wogute and Rose Nakalya lifted this year’s Baroda Open men and women titles in straight sets on Sunday, reports Norman Katende.
Wogute had to come from 11-6 down to take the second set 21-14 to be declared champion over Wilson Tukire at Lugogo. He had taken the first set 21-16. Baroda injected sh5m in the event. Nakalya went past Kenyan Anitta Alube, whom she beat in straight sets.
The winners also took the doubles title. Wogute combined with Brian Okumu and Nakalya paired with Rittah Namusisi.
Nakalya took home another title after she combined with Tukire to down Wogute and Agnes Naiga in the mixed doubles final. The event was the last on the badminton calendar. Next will be the Uganda International next month.
Other results: U-18
Boys: Ivan Mayega (Lubiri)
Girls: S. Bangi (Mariam HS)
U-15; Girls:
S. Bangi (Mariam HS)
Boys: D. Muhiigo (Rail’s PS)
U-13; Boys:
D. Muhiigo (Railways PS)
Girls: Nalubega (St. Peters)
U-10; Boys:
F. Feda (St. Peters)
Girls: S. Kyazike (St. Peter)

BANK of Baroda has increased its annual sponsorship towards the Baroda Badminton Open Championship from Shs3m to Shs5m.
Douglas Bugingo  KAMPALA Daily Monitor 13/12/2007
The Bank's Managing Director K.K Shukla (right) disclosed the development at a press gathering held at the bank's main branch on Kampala Road yesterday.
“We discovered that the event has grown to international standards because it attracts players from foreign countries. That is why we decided to increase on the package so that it can suit the budget of the organisers,” Shukla said.
This year's event scheduled for December 14 at  Lugogo Indoor Stadium will attract local players in the junior and senior category as well as foreign players from Kenya.
“Our Kenyan friends have confirmed their participation and will be sending a team of 20 players. Rwanda will not make it but promised to be here next year,” event coordinator and national team coach Simon Mugabi said.
Winners of the men's and ladies singles will pocket Shs 200,000 and Shs150,000 respectively while winners of the men's doubles will get Shs 140,000.
The ladies doubles champions will bag Shs130,000 and the same prize will be given to the winners of the mixed doubles.
Over 400 participants are expected to take part in the event that climaxes the Uganda Badminton Association local calendar.

National Badminton players set for All Africa under 15 Tournament     01/12/2007 UGANDA -WBS Reporter WBS-TV
Six National Badminton players led by national coach Simon Mugabi are due to leave for Pretoria South Africa tomorrow ahead of the All Africa under 15 Tournament scheduled for 2nd to 9th December 2007.  
While receiving an air ticket from Post Bank's Executive Director Operations James Karama, the national coach reveals that Uganda Badminton Association is grooming the youth for the national team.  
He commends Karama for the timely contribution to Shamim Bangi's trip to South Africa , saying that the number of players taking part in the All Africa Badminton Championships has raised to 10.   The Juniors who leave on Saturday include Herbert Ebayo, Rogers Bakaki, Jovia Komuhendo and Bangi Shamin.  
Speaking to Sports Scribes at Post Bank, Karama says, Ugandan players are limited to excelling in games because of lack of resources and pledged more support to Badminton.   Recently the bank bankrolled Uganda Pool Association to take part in the South Africa Pool Tournament.

Bangi (left) and Komuhendo will represent Uganda at the U-15 All Africa event

FOUR Ugandan junior badminton players will represent the country at the All Africa U-15 badminton championship in Pretoria, South Africa, Dec 2-9.
Bridget Bangi and Jovia Komuhendo of Mariam High School together with Rogers Bakaki and Herbert Ebayo of St. Margret High School Makerere, will compete with participants from over 10 countries.
Post Bank has facilitated Bangi’s travel with visa fees and an air ticket. National Council of Sports, Housing Finance, and Orient Bank have bailed out the rest of the team.
Post Bank’s executive director in charge of operations James Karama said the gesture was one way of instilling financial discipline among Ugandan sportsmen and women with talent but lack resources to realise their potential.

Four for Africa U-15 Badminton   New Vision (Kampala) 27 November 2007 Michael Nsubuga Kampala
FOUR Ugandan junior badminton players will represent the country at the All Africa U-15 badminton championship in Pretoria, South Africa, Dec 2-9.
Bridget Bangi and Jovia Komuhendo of Mariam High School together with Rogers Bakaki and Herbert Ebayo of St. Margret High School Makerere, will compete with participants from over 10 countries.
Post Bank has facilitated Bangi's travel with visa fees and an air ticket. National Council of Sports, Housing Finance, and Orient Bank have bailed out the rest of the team.
Post Bank's executive director in charge of operations James Karama said the gesture was one way of instilling financial discipline among Ugandan sportsmen and women with talent but lack resources to realise their potential. 

Ekiring beaten to bronze Wednesday, 17th October, 2007  By Norman Katende

Cyprus International results
Q/finals
C. Anand bt E. Ekiring 2-0
8th round
E.Ekiring bt N. Lasmari 2-1
7th round
E. Ekiring bt M. Kronborg 2-1
Bulgaria International
Fourth round
E. Ekiring bt V. Paskov 2-0
Quarter-final
J. Frohlich bt E. Ekiring 2-0
EDWIN Ekiring missed out of a bronze medal, but was contented when he beat All Africa Games gold medallist Nabil Lusmari from Algeria in the Cyprus International badminton Open over the weekend.
Lusmari stopped Ekiring in Algeria at the semi-final stage, leaving Ekiring to come back home with a bronze medal from the games.
However in Cyprus, the unseeded Ekiring had to fight on and dispense off Lusmari, the tournament’s fifth seed, 2-1 (21-14, 18-21 and 21-16), to book a quarter-final berth after 40 minutes of action.
Ekiring could however not go past second seed, Indian Chetan Anand in the quarter-final, the Ugandan falling 2-0 (21-10, 21-14).
It was the second time in two weeks that Ekiring was denied a semi final berth from a top seed.
The first was in the Bulgarian International when he lost 2-0 to tournament seed two Jan Fronlich from the Czech Republic on October 5.

Ekiring Signs for German Club  The Monitor (Kampala)  27 September 2007 Douglas Bugingo Kampala
ALL Africa Games bronze medallist Edwin Ekiring has signed to feature for Luxemburgish in the Germany Badminton League. This was revealed by national badminton coach Simon Mugabi.
He told Daily Monitor that the lanky Ugandan number one has signed a one-year deal with the side.
"The club made consultations with us and there was no obstacle hindering the player from joining them. The federation is happy about the move because this will help the player keep active," Mugabi said.
The former Sharing Badminton Club star is in Germany on an Olympic Solidarity Course ahead of next year's Games in Beijing, China. He has been in Germany since January and becomes the first Ugandan badminton player to play in a professional league.
Meanwhile, German national team players have made a donation of badminton equipment to the Uganda Badminton Association.
The consignment includes over 50 rackets, T-shirts and shoes. A Germany Embassy representative, Herbert Ott made the official hand over of the consignment to Mugabi at Kampala Club on Tuesday.

L'Ouganda va accueillir le Championnat international de badminton OUGANDA ...

L'Association ougandaise de badminton (UBA) va accueillir son premier événement international : le Championnat international de badminton en début d'année prochaine du 25 au 27 janvier 2008 au stade couvert de Lugogo, Kampala. ... 

L'Ouganda va accueillir le Championnat international de badminton OUGANDA - 19 septembre 2007 - XINHUA
L'Association ougandaise de badminton (UBA) va accueillir son premier événement international, le Championnat international de badminton en début d'année prochaine. "Notre proposition d'organiser le tournoi international a été acceptée par la Fédération internationale de badminton", a déclaré avec enthousiasme Simon Mugabi, coordinateur national de Badminton. "Nous avons lancé cette offre il y a quelques années et enfin, notre lobbying a porté ses fruits", a déclaré M. Mugabi, cité mercredi par le journal local New Vision.
Le tournoi, premier du genre organisé en Ouganda, coûtera 18 millions de shillings ougandais (soit environ 10 600 dollars américains).
Le prix global est de 8,5 millions de shillings ougandais ( environ 5 000 dollars).
Les plus grands joueurs de badminton du continent et du reste du monde participeront à cet événement, qui aura lieu du 25 au 27 janvier au stade couvert de Lugogo, Kampala.
Le médaillé de bronze des Jeux africains, Edwin Ekiring, qui s'entraîne actuellement en Allemagne en préparation des Jeux Olympiques de Beijing, participera également à cet événement sportif.
Roofings Uganda, entreprise leader qui soutient le développement du badminton en Ouganda, sera le sponsor officiel de ce tournoi international.

Uganda: Uganda to Host International Badminton Rating Tournament - New Vision (Kampala) 18 September 2007 Phillip Corry

UGANDA Badminton Association is bracing to host an international event, the Uganda International Badminton Championship next year.
Roofings Uganda, a leading company that supports badminton development, will be the official sponsors of the world-ranking tournament.
The biggest event on the local calendar is set for January 25-27 at Lugogo Indoor Stadium.
"Our bid to host the world ranking tournament has been granted by Badminton World Federation," an excited Simon Mugabi, the national badminton coordinator said.
"We placed the bid some years ago and finally our lobbying has paid off."
The tournament, the first of its kind in Uganda will cost sh18m to organise. The total prize money is $5,000(sh8.5m).
The men and women singles, doubles and mixed doubles will share the cash prizes.
Top badminton players on the continent and the world will grace the event.
All Africa games bronze medallist Edwin Ekiring, undertaking training at the World training centre in Saarbrucken, Germany for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, will participate in the tournament.
Roofings, sponsors of the annual Roofings Open badminton tournament, are already working around the clock to fund the event.

Uganda Open Badminton Championships accorded the international status   WBS Reporter | WBS-TV  Ouganda 05/08/2007
The Uganda Open Badminton Championships has been accorded the international status during the Africa Badminton federation technical meeting held today in Algiers - Algeria.  
Uganda ’s national coach Simon Mugabi who attended the meeting says this is a blessing to Uganda Badminton players who have been lagging behind in the World rankings.  
Besides the rankings, players will gain a lot of experience when they take on experienced players from the African continent and Europe. The Uganda open is set for January 2008 in Kampala with many African and European nations expected.  
The federation also gave Botswana a chance to host the All Africa Junior badminton Championships that will be held in Gabarone from 16 th to 26 th August this year where Uganda will take part.  
In today’s singles Edwin Ekiring and Abraham Wogute, qualified for the third round after getting a bye in the second round while Gloria Najjuka lost in the ladies singles.  
Wogute eliminated Ethiopian Tewodoros in straight sets 21-12 and 21-10 while Ekiring ejected Salah of Egypt 21-10 and 21-13.

Ekiring showed glory in small sports  Thursday, 19th July, 2007  New Vision Online Uganda
By James Bakama and Norman Katende

Age: 23
World Ranking: 133
African Ranking: 2
Accolades: All Africa Games Bronze medallist;
Africa Badminton Championships Bronze medal

AFTER years of benefiting from the Olympic Solidarity training programme, preparing for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Edwin Ekiring has started proving his worth at international level.
The Kampala Club player, also USPA badminton Player-of-the-Year, has stood out on the local scene. He has not lost a set in the last three years. He has even taken his challenge higher by taking on not only the continents but the worlds best.
His performance at international level has brought a ray of hope for the hitherto small sport.
Ekirings racket technique was boosted by the training stint in South Africa. He is currently in the high training centre in Germany.
He is the most exposed Ugandan player currently and has had a chance of playing against the world top brass in either training or international tournaments. This has helped him gain experience in international competitions and giving him a better approach to the game, his coach Simon Mugabi said of the player, who is set to celebrate his 23rd birthday on December 28.
His approach to the game has greatly improved as exhibited at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games where the world body  The International Badminton Federation  reviewed him as the new badminton wonder-kid on the continent.
His appearing could not be reflected better than the experience Ekiring has had after in international tournaments like the Hungary Invitational, Dutch Open and Scottish Open. He was stopped in the second round in both the Hungary and Scotland events, and in the fourth round in the Dutch Open. In Scotland, he was beaten by Stephen Vaughan, the player who had beaten him in the finals of the Kenyan Open.
Meanwhile, the world badminton body has granted Uganda an international ranking tournament.
The good news was announced yesterday at a IBF meeting in Algiers, also attended by Mugabi.
This is a big boost for Uganda, noted Mugabi explaining that Ugandan players without an opportunity to feature in such tournaments abroad, now have a chance to score points locally.
The annual tournament will be called the Uganda International. The first edition will be staged in January at Lugogo.

Ekiring redeems Uganda with Tennis medal Wednesday, 18th July, 2007 New Vision Online Uganda By James Bakama in Algiers

Ekiring ensured Uganda wouldn’t return empty-handed.

 

Results
badminton
Q-final
E.Ekiring bt W. Viljoen (RSA) 21-14, 21-10
3rd round
Ekiring bt G.Okonghae (NIG) 21-9, 18-21, 21-9
L.Nabil(Alg) bt A.Wogute 21-5, 21-8
Today
Semi-final 11.00am
Ekiring v E.Mambwe (Zambia)

badminton singles player Edwin Ekiring has finally given Uganda something to smile about. Ekiring showed the benefit of his Olympic Solidarity training in Germany by beating the top seed from Nigeria, Greg Okonghae — on his way to the medal-bracket semi-finals.
Like in boxing — where Uganda had a rather forgettable campaign — there are four medals won in badminton with the semifinal losers assured of bronze.
Ekiring will today take on Elli Mambwe in the last four to try and get into the gold and silver medal bracket.
Mambwe (ranked 139th in the world) and Ekiring (133) are both Olympic scholarship beneficiaries in Germany.
“I told him to engage Willem Viljoen in an attacking game and he did exactly that,” Ekiring’s coach Simon Mugabi said.
+Commonwealth 10,000m champion Boniface Kiprop will be seeking his first All Africa Games medal at 10pm tonight. He finished fourth in 2003.
Earlier, a muscle pull had sprinter Stephen Odwar failing to advance from the 100m heats. Benjamin Kiplagat was also blown away by the 3000m SC field.

Uganda national badminton coach names the final squad of 4 players for the All Africa games 
WBS Reporter | WBS-TV OUGANDA   ../07/2007
The Uganda national badminton coach Simon Mugabi has named the final squad of 4 players for the All Africa games that begin next month in Algeria capital Algiers. Uganda ’s top seed Edwin Ekiringi and second seed Abraham Wogute make up the men’s team while ladies number one Riita Namusisi and seed two Gloria Najjuko form the ladies side.
Mugabi says all the 4 players are well experienced especially Ekiringi who has a lot of experience at international tournaments having won a bronze at the All Africa championship this year. Ekiringi is apparently in German for a coaching course and will link up with his teammate’s days before departure.
Mugabi named the squad at the closing of the week long national badminton open championship at Lugogo which saw St Peters primary school taking the under 10 boys and girls team event titles. Nakasero took the girls under 13 team event trophy while Railway primary school lifted the girls award as the under 15 girls went to Mariam High for keeps with St Magret winning in boys.
Lubiri SS scooped the under 18 boys accolade with Kadijja Apollo emerging best under 18 girls individual players.