Nigeria: Ndanusa Wants Another Foreign Coach for Badminton
Vanguard NGR Fidelis Ebu,Abuja 9
March 2010
Minister and Chairman National Sports Commission, Engineer Sani Ndanusa, has
directed the Commission's Director General, Chief Patrick Ekeji, to ensure he
signs a tested coach for badminton even if it means hiring a foreign coach for
the sport.
He said that this would enable Badminton Federation of Nigeria to consolidate on
its current soar-away rating in Africa.The minister said that he wouldn't mind a
foreign coach for the sport provided such a coach leads the sport to achieve
results in events like the Olympics.
Badminton players who represented the country at an International Championship
in Kampala, Uganda , won 14 out of available 16 titles to emerge tops among the
fourteen countries that featured at the 10-day tournament.
With the result, Nigeria is now topping the first two spots in the game in the
continent while a total of six players have booked their place in the
prestigious Thomas & Uber Cup, the equivalent of Badminton World Cup, slated for
Malaysia next year.
While reacting to the players' feat, Ndanusa, who received the players and the
accompanying technical crew in his office said the Commission was poised to
assist the sport consolidate on its current achievement by engaging a tested
coach for the badminton.
"The search would not be limited to only local coaches and the NSC would explore
such opportunities as may be available through partnership with international
sports federations.
"We can check for badminton coaches on placement through the African
Confederation and see those that are free. If we can do it for football why not
badminton", engineer Sani Ndanusa said.
Apparently elated at the players' performance, the minister also gave express
approval for the country to host any African tournament to further boost the
appeal of the game locally.
Earlier Chairman of BFN, Danlami Sanchi had implored the minister to engage a
tested national coach for the federation pointing out that, so far the
Federation has relied on coaches from the FCT for its activities.
He also sought the NSC's support as it prepares the athletes for both
Commonwealth games and the World Cup.
He noted that the total of 16 trophies won in Uganda was the product of the
result of the development strides in sports since the coming into office of the
Nadnusa administration while expressing appreciation for the NSC's support for
badminton.
Four Girls and four boys including team captain Fagbemi Olaoluwa, Ocholi Edicha
and Ibrahim Adamu won a total of 14 trophies and medals at the tournament.
Jinkam IFRAIMU
( NGR)
"King
of Africa"
africa-badminton.com.
28/02/2010
En remportant
le MS du All Africa Individual Championships 2010 et l'Uganda
International's 2010, le nigérian Jinkam IFRAIMU aura bien été
le Roi de l'Afrique pendant ces compétitions en Ouganda et les
points acquis dans ces deux tournois vont lui faire faire un bon
dans le prochain classement mondial WBF.
A l'issue des trois manifestations qui
avaient lieu en Ouganda (U18 International - All Africa
Individual Championships - Ouganda International) Africa-badminton
a pu établir un classement des Pays qui font le Badminton en
Afrique (Voir sur la page "Challenge Africa-Badminton 2010"
le système d'attribution des points).
Le Nigeria se classe 1er avec 1565 Pts. suivi de
la R.S.A. 2° avec 990 Pts. L'Ouganda qui se classe 3° a
bénéficié des points attribués au Pays Organisateur.
Si il semble que la hiérarchie soit respectée, la surprise vient
toutefois des Seychelles 8° avec 360 Pts et qui se trouve
classée en "Second League".
La prochaine évolution de ce Ranking Afrique
aura lieu fin Mars à l'issue des U18 de RSA, de Maurice et du
Kenya ainsi que des deux prochains Opens Internationaux de
Maurice et du Kenya.
Ils seront à
Kuala Lumpur en Malaisie du 9 au 16 mai 2010 ......
Pour la seconde fois
consécutive(2008 - 2010), l'équipe masculine du Nigeria
représentera le Continent Afrique dans la Thomas Cup.
L'équipe masculine du Nigeria
s'est qualifiée en gagnant sur le score de 3-1,
éliminant l'équipe de Maurice.
 Elles
seront à Kuala Lumpur en Malaisie du 9 au 16 mai 2010
......
africa-badminton.com
23/02/2010
Pour la quatrième fois
consécutive(2004 - 2006 - 2008 - 2010), l'équipe
féminine de l'Afrique du Sud représentera le Continent
Afrique dans la Uber Cup.
Si Stacey Doubell s'est inclinée
dans le 1er simple dame contre l'Egyptienne Hadia Hosny
(20-22 / 21-15 / 15-21), Kerry-Lee Harrington a gagné
son match contre Noran Hassan El Banna (21-12 / 21-14),
Michelle Edwards le sien contre Alaa Youssef (21-11 /
21-10) et enfin la paire Sud Africaine Michelle Claire
Edwards - Jade Leigh Morgan a conclu la rencontre en
s'imposant contre la paire Egyptienne Hadia Hosny - Dina
Nagy sur le score de 21-15 / 21-15.
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