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Anuoluwapo Opeyori wins fifth African badminton championship title
Anuoluwapo Opeyori has won the men’s singles at the 2025 All-African Senior Badminton Championship.
The 27-year-old defeated Egypt’s Adham Elgamal in the final on Sunday inside the Gymnase de Japoma in Duoala, Cameroon.
Opeyori eased past the Egyptian to a 21-7 win for the first set. But the Nigerian had to work harder to claim the second set with his opponent reinvigorated. The set ended 23-22, with both players pushed all the way.
The triumph is Opeyori’s fifth continental title. He has won the last four consecutive gold in the men’s singles.
Opeyori first won a gold medal in the event in 2019 before claiming the title every year from 2022 to 2024.
The victory in Cameroon was redemption for Opeyori after a poor outing at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he crashed out in the group phase.
Opeyori was Team Nigeria’s captain to the 33rd Olympiad.
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