A total of 160 players hailing from 27 different states are set to compete for honors as the fourth edition of the Mutual Benefits National Badminton Championship kicks off on November 29 at the NIS Gym, National Stadium in Lagos. After a hiatus of three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the championship makes a return, with the last edition taking place in 2019.
The event promises a vibrant display of badminton prowess as participants from across the country vie for victory in this eagerly awaited competition.
Players will be playing for a total N5,340,000 prize money and ranking points to improve their national rankings, with the finals and closing ceremony billed for Saturday, December 2.
The national rankings will be major criteria for inviting players to the national camp next January to select the national team for the two major continental events in the first quarter of next year: the All Africa Senior Badminton Championship in Egypt in February and the All Africa Games scheduled for Ghana in March.
The NBF president, Francis Orbih, promised to look at other possible meets to “keep the players calendar crowded”, as he pledged years ago before being elected to his first term in office.
