Nigeria, April 26 -- In a landmark moment for Nigerian badminton, President of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN), Francis Orbih, has been elected as a council member of the prestigious Badminton World Federation (BWF).

The election took place during the BWF Annual General Meeting held on Saturday, 26 April, in Xiamen, China, where Mr Orbih overcame stiff competition from top badminton administrators across Africa.

His victory sees him join Cameroon's Odette Assembe Engoulou as Africa's representatives on the BWF Council, while Chipo Zumburani of Zimbabwe and Hadia ElSaid of Egypt missed out.

Elated after the announcement, Mr Orbih expressed his deep appreciation for the confidence shown in him by badminton leaders around the wo...