Nigeria’s Para Badminton team won a total number of 14 medals at the 2026 Uganda Para Badminton International Championship, held from 7 to 12 July 2026.
The medals comprising of nine gold and five silver medals, further reinforcing the country’s growing status as one of Africa’s leading forces in para badminton.
Lyka Brown claimed gold in the WH1 Women’s Singles and partnered with Chukwuemeka Ijeoma Gift to secure another gold medal in the WH1 & WH2 Women’s Doubles.
Chukwuemeka Ijeoma Gift also emerged victorious in the WH2 Women’s Singles, adding another gold to Nigeria’s tally.
In the men’s wheelchair events, Emmanuel Ifeanacho Ohaeri won gold in the WH2 Men’s Singles and teamed up with Lyka Brown to capture gold in the WH1 & WH2 Mixed Doubles.
