Olympics Day Four: Team Nigeria’s captain Opeyori takes centre stage in badminton

Nigeria’s Anuoluwapo Opeyori will face Tobias Kuenzi of Switzerland in his first game in men’s badminton singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics. 

Opeyori, who made his Olympics debut in Tokyo, will become the first Nigerian badminton player to represent the country at two consecutive Games.

Opeyori’s first match in Group N will be against Kuenzi. On Wednesday, it will be against China’s Li Shi Feng in the second group game.

The 2024 African Games gold medalist will face the Swiss by 6:30 pm at La Chapelle Arena.

The Team Nigeria’s captain will hope to draw inspiration from D’Tigress’ historic victory over Australia on Monday.

The ladies defeated the Opals 75-62 to claim Team Nigeria’s first victory at the Paris Olympics after a disappointing opening days.

The victory was also D’Tigress’ first win in an Olympic match since Athens 2004, when they defeated South Korea in an inconsequential classification game after crashing out.

BELOW IS THE SCHEDULE FOR TEAM NIGERIA FOR DAY FOUR

Badminton 

Anuoluwapo Opeyori (Nigeria) vs Tobias Kuenzi (Switzerland)

Men’s singles group N

6:30 pm