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Badminton President, Francis Orbih shower praises on Eniola for winning bronze at Paralympics
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Following Mariam Eniola’s podium finish at the ongoing 2024 summer Paralympics in France, President of the Nigeria Badminton federation, Francis Orbih Esq, is satisfied and delighted with the remarkable feat Eniola has achieved at the event.
According to him, the Badminton family feel very proud to be associated with this very moment that history was made, not just for Nigerian’s, but for the entire continent.
Eniola was the first African athlete to win a medal in Para-Badminton, winning a Bronze medal for Nigeria in the women’s Singles SL3.
She defeated her Ukrainian opponent, Oksana Kozyna, in straight sets 2-0 (21-9, 21-9) to win Nigeria’s 1st Paralympics medal in Paris.
Speaking to journalists at the Moshood Abiola National stadium on Tuesday afternoon in Abuja, Francis Orbih said, helping Eniola’s course at the event was as a result of the support and encouragement she received from BFN in exposing her to international play before the start of the Paralympics.
He also expressed confidence that by 2028 Paralympic games, Eniola will usurp this present performance to clinch gold for the country.
“Seriously every member of the badminton family, particularly every Nigerian feels very proud to be associated with this very moment that history has been made”
“Eniola was the first African to win a medal either at the para or the normal Olympics, it’s a moment of joy and we’re very happy”
“What we needed to do as a federation was to give her enough support, encouragement and expose her to more international play, and if at 18 she’s already been able to win a bronze medal, you can imagine what she’ll be before the next Olympic and am confident before then, she’ll become the world champion”
“Eniola’s victory is a preparatory ground for something big to happen to Para badminton in Nigeria” he stated.
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Agada Shines with Brace as Orijent Beat Karlovac 2-0
Nigerian forward Charles Adah Agada scored twice as HNK Orijent secured a 2-0 away victory over Karlovac 1919 in the Croatian SuperSport Prva NL on Saturday.
Orijent produced an impressive performance at the Branko Čavlović-Čavlek Stadium in Karlovac to claim all three points in the league encounter.
Agada, a former Mavlon FC of Lagos attacker, was the standout performer, finding the net twice to help the visitors overcome their hosts and strengthen their position in the league campaign.
Orijent went into the half-time break with a 1-0 advantage before extending their lead in the second half.
The Nigerian striker completed his brace with the goal that made it 2-0 in the 57th minute.
Karlovac were unable to find a response as Orijent held on to their advantage to secure victory away from home.
The result represents an important boost for Orijent, who will look to build on the performance in their subsequent league fixtures.
For Agada, the brace underlines his value to the team as Orijent continue their campaign in Croatia’s second-tier football competition.
He has built an important role on loan at the club and has successfully established himself as a regular fixture in their lineup, appearing in all 8 league matches so far this season.
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