Shuttle Time Tutor, Badminton Federation of Togo Childhood Days I spent my childhood in Sokodé, central Togo. It’s the stronghold of Togolese soccer and sport in general. Early on I loved playing soccer. Later, I decided to learn sports, so I went to the INJS (National Institute of Youth and Sports) and that’s where…
DetailsCoordinator, Badminton South Africa I was born in 1959 and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. I was raised in a modest but loving home, the third child in a family of four, with three sisters. It was school that my love for badminton developed and grew into what I have today with the…
DetailsShuttle Time Tutor: Badminton Federation of Niger Ï spent my childhood in Niamey (Niger Republic) with my parents, brothers and sisters. It was a peaceful life. When I was child I like to study and followed my father and my brothers to the bush with our animals and sometimes I rested at home to…
DetailsBadminton Association of Burkina Faso Growing Up Years I grew up in a village called Ilou, in the commune of Guibaré, as a shy child passionate about sport, mainly football. In primary school, I was selected for school games. After my primary school certificate (CEP), I discovered other sports in high school such as…
DetailsShuttle Time Trainer, Badminton Federation of Ivory Coast Growing Up With Volleyball I grew up in a town called Bouaké in the interior of Ivory Coast. Early on I discovered sport in the military barracks where we lived. Although my father strictly forbade me from playing volleyball, I managed to keep practising and went…
DetailsShuttle Time National Coordinator, Mozambique Badminton Federation A Sporting Childhood I come from a sporting family; my father was a accomplished in both futsal and football. I am the fifth of six brothers and we all have multifaceted sporting skills. We grew up in the city of Beira in Mozambique, without many resources; sports…
DetailsNational Shuttle Time Coordinator, FEBaD Childhood Days I was born in a small coastal village in the town of Mbini, in a large family of eight children. My mother lost three of her first children at childbirth because of the precarious situation she was in, as a single mother. We moved to Gabon for…
DetailsEritrean National Badminton Federation Growing Up Years I grew up in Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea. Ever since I was 12, I was interested in sports such as acrobatics, aerobics, running and basketball. My parents motivated me to have a regular schedule to attend different sports after school. I had great interest in…
DetailsCentral African Badminton Federation I spent my childhood in a working class neighbourhood and my family was attached to the community. This allowed me to be in contact with a group of young people from our neighbourhood. I saw badminton for the first time in 2001, in a military camp where the chief was playing…
DetailsBadminton Federation of Nigeria My parents encouraged me to pursue education and sports. I excelled in both. I am a graduate of University of Ilorin where I’m a lecturer teaching badminton and squash. I was a national player before I became a national coach and National Shuttle Time Coordinator. Early Days I got into…
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