By Anang Bako
Kaduna (Nigeria) – About 400 players from the 36 States of Nigeria including Abuja are participating in the Maiden edition of the Open Badminton Championship in Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria.
This is the first time Nigeria is holding the event aimed at grooming the youth and exposing their talents.
Head Coach and Coordinator of Kaduna State Exclusive Badminton Club, Usman Usman told Africa Prime News the competition was aimed at improving the game and also serve as channel for discovering new talents for the national team.
Emir of Bade Alh. Abubakar Suleiman who was also on ground called for more sponsorship to promote badminton in Nigeria.
He stressed the need for Nigerian Government to assist in sponsorship in other to encourage youths to the game and promote badminton at the grass root.
He added that “Badminton is a game that should be encourage because it helps the youth leave the streets and at the end of the day, they become proffessionals in the field.
The competition is sponsored by Nigerian Aviation Handling Company.
