The career of badminton players in Nigeria has come under threat due to the recent court injunction stopping the 2021 election into the executive committee of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria.
The court injunction granted by a Federal High Court in Abuja on September 29 has grounded the sport in Nigeria leading to the cancellation of the 6th Lagos International Badminton Classics which is the biggest championship in Africa sanctioned by the World Badminton Federation.
Also, Team Nigeria was withdrawn from the All-Africa Senior Championship which is scheduled to take place in Uganda from October 21 to 28.
Another loss the country has incurred owing to the non-composition of a board is the poor ranking of the country’s players will have to contend with.
The participation of two Nigerian players who qualified for the world championship in Spain in December is also threatened as there is no board in place to handle preparation.
And as a result of the cancellation of the Lagos International as well as the withdrawal of Nigeria from the All Africa Senior Championship in Uganda as a result of the absence of a board, Nigeria will lose two votes out of its voting strength during the AGM next year.
