Nakalyango, Bangi enter medal bracket

Feb 18, 2010

THE Ugandan pair of Daisy Nakalyango and Shamim Bangi are assured of a medal after reaching the semi finals of the Africa U-18 Badminton Championships at Sharing Youth Centre, Nsambya, in Kampala.

By Norman Katende

THE Ugandan pair of Daisy Nakalyango and Shamim Bangi are assured of a medal after reaching the semi finals of the Africa U-18 Badminton Championships at Sharing Youth Centre, Nsambya, in Kampala.

The two fought their way to the last four of the girl’s doubles event yesterday when they saw off Kenya’s Sheila Gakii and Lavina Martins in straight sets, 21-9 21-15.

They made up for a poor day of Uganda’s outing, after most of their counterparts failed to make it to the quarterfinals in both the boys and mixed doubles.

In the boys’ singles, Rogers Bakaki is Uganda’s last man standing with all other seeds having fallen out of action. He was due to play Nigeria’s Clement Krobakpo in the fourth quarter-final match. A win in this contest due today would assure him a medal position too.

Top seed Herbert Ebayo, who had earlier beaten Algerian Adel Hamek 2-1, also fell to Nigerian Gideon Babalola in straight sets

In a related development, Roofings Limited yesterday offered the local organising committee $5,000 (sh10m) for the cash prizes to be given to the top performers in the Roofings International event, which starts next week.

The prize money will be split by the Badminton World Federation.

Roofings director Anisha Lalani and Oliver Lalani handed over the package to Oscar Kambona, the treasurer of the local organising committee.

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AFRICA U-18 C’NSHIPS
Mixed doubles
Sekina/Khaled (EGY) bt
Kabagambe/Nabasirye (UGA) 2-0
Krobakpo/Atolagbe (NIG) bt
Ebayo/Bangi (UGA) 2-0
Sakyi/Amassah (GHA) bt
Muhigo/Nalunga (UGA) 2-1
Semi finals
Krobakpo/Atolagbe (NIG) v
Sam/ Osei (GHA)
Babalola/Christopher (NIG) v
Stephen/Solademi (NIG)

Boys doubles
Sam/Donko (GHA) bt
Bazira/Kintu (UG) 2-0
Babalola/Stephen (NIG) bt
Odock/Waya (UGA) 2-0
Belarbi/Amek (ALG) bt
Kabagambe/Senono (UGA) 2-0
Semi finals
Krobakpo/Oyeniran (NIG) v
Belarbi/Amek (ALG)
Babalola/Stephen (NIG) v
Sam/Donko (GHA)

Girls doubles
Amassah/Osei (NIG) bt
Ashini/Joseph (KEN) 2-1
Atolagbe/Azeez (NIG) bt
Khaled/Mahmoud (ALG) 2-0
Bangi/Nakalyango (UGA) bt
Gakii/Martins (KEN) 2-0
Semifinals
Atolagbe/Azeez (NIG) v
Bangi/Nakalyango (UGA)

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