2019 All Africa Senior Badminton Championship Begins in Port Harcourt

.....BFN Boss Commend Rivers State Government

The entire Port Harcourt city is currently agog following the commencement of the 2019 All Africa Senior Badminton Championships with 14 countries currently in attendance.

President of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria, Francis Orbih has commended the Rivers State Government for their unalloyed support to the badminton family for agreeing to host the 2019 All Africa Senior Badminton Championships.

Francis Orbih stated that the Senior Badminton Championships here in Nigeria was last hosted in Bauchi 2000 and 19 years after, the badminton family Africa is converging again for Port Harcourt 2019

Speaking during the Open ceremony at the Alfred Diete Spiff Civic Centre, Port Harcourt on Monday, Orbih showered encomiums on the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike for his desire to use sports as a tool for promoting peace and social stability is also a driving force for sports development in the state.

Francis Orbih, BFN President

“I sincerely thanked the Rivers State Government for his support for Badminton in Nigeria, His Excellency Nyesom Wike has showed leadership in using sports to promote social cohesion and development, his strong desire to use sports as a tool for promoting peace and social stability is also a driving force for his ambitious investment in sports development in Rivers State and Nigeria in general,” Orbih stated

“The Rivers State model for sports development is a worthy example other state refers to in their sports development plans”.

“We encourage you all to display a spirit of healthy sportsmanship and mutual respect for one another, sports is a tool for corporation and integration and we are sure you will all be very worthy ambassadors of your various countries”.

“Nigeria has a team, we have the best team in this championship and we are looking forward to lifting that trophy, Nigeria has hosted Africa before, we’ve still not lifted that trophy and I think this year we want to break that jinx”. Francis echoes”.