The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has congratulated Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori on his victory at the All Africa Individual Badminton Championships in Kampala, Uganda.
The Minister commended Opeyori for doing Nigeria proud and displaying the unconquerable Nigerian spirit at the championships in spite of being the country’s sole representative.
This was disclosed in a statement shared on the official Facebook page of the Ministry on Wednesday.
Opeyori defeated Brian Kasirye of Uganda in straight sets, winning 21-14, 23-21 to emerge as the new African champion.
He had earlier beaten the 2017 champion Adel Hamek of Algeria in straight sets in the semifinal.
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