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Nigeria Continues Dominance at 2025 All-Africa Senior Badminton Championship in Cameroon

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4 months ago

February 12, 2025

Nigeria continued their impressive run at the 2025 All-Africa Senior Badminton Championship in Douala, Cameroon, on Tuesday, February 11, securing back-to-back victories on the second day of the tournament. Determined to achieve a strong finish, Team Nigeria remains fully focused on the continental showdown, which runs from February 10 to 16. With a ten-player squad evenly split between male and female athletes, the team is competing across five categories—men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles—and has already established itself as a force to be reckoned with.

The West Africans began their campaign on Monday, February 10, with a dominant performance against Zambia, winning all five matches. Nigeria secured straight-set victories in the mixed doubles, women’s singles, and women’s doubles, while the men’s singles and doubles matches were more competitive but ended in 2-1 triumphs for Nigeria.

Building on that strong start, Nigeria delivered another flawless performance in the morning session of Tuesday, February 11, by sweeping Equatorial Guinea in straight sets across all five categories. The men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, and mixed doubles teams showcased their superiority, maintaining Nigeria’s perfect run in the competition. The afternoon fixture against Mauritius posed a tougher challenge, but Nigeria once again proved their resilience. While Mauritius claimed the mixed doubles match in straight sets, Nigeria responded with commanding wins in the men’s and women’s singles. The men’s doubles match was a tightly contested battle, with Mauritius securing a 2-1 victory, but Nigeria’s women’s doubles team sealed the overall win with a hard-fought 2-1 triumph, ensuring three victories out of five matches.

With three consecutive wins and a near-perfect record, Nigeria has firmly positioned itself as a strong contender for the title and remains focused on maintaining their momentum and pushing for continental glory.

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FCT FA Chairman Mouktar Congratulates Muslims on Eid-ul-Adha Celebration

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7 hours ago

June 6, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi
The Chairman, Federal Capital Territory Football Association, (FCT FA), Alhaji Adam Mouktar Mohammed, the Abegyi Bwaya of Bwari Chiefdom is felicitating with Muslims in Nigeria and across the world on this year’s celebrations of Eid-ul-Adha.
He congratulates brothers and sisters in Islam on the occasion, describing it as a time to reflect on the goodness of Almighty Allah.
“I want to congratulate our Muslim brothers and sisters on this beautiful celebration.”
“We should once again be reminded that, the celebration of Eid-ul-Adha is to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim’s devotion to Allah SWT and his readiness to sacrifice his son, Ismail. At the very point of sacrifice, Allah SWT replaced Ismail with a ram, which was to be slaughtered in place of his son. This command from Allah SWT was a test of Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness and commitment to obey his Lord’s command, without question. Therefore, Eid-ul-Adha means the festival of sacrifice.”
“This period and beyond we should be filled with acts of worship and good deeds. It is a time for gratitude to Almighty Allah for His countless mercies upon us as individuals and a nation.”
Mouktar is further charging Muslims and non-muslims to always pray and work towards the growth and development of Nigeria as we navigate the challenging time.

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