Ramatu Yakubu
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| Country | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 March 1999 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 333 (WS 31 May 2018) 190 (WD 21 September 2017) 394 (XD 19 July 2018) | |||||||||||||||||
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Ramatu Yakubu (born 27 March 1999) is a Nigerian badminton player.[1] Yakubu won bronze medals at the 2018 African Youth Games in the girls' singles and team events.[2]
Career
In 2017, Yakubu competed at the Benin International badminton championships in Cotonou, Benin Republic, and finished as semi-finalists in the women's doubles and mixed doubles events. She later finished as women's doubles runner-up in Lagos International partnered with Zainab Momoh.[3] In 2020, she was registered by the Badminton Federation of Nigeria to compete at the 2020 All Africa Women's Team Championships, but she missed the competition due to team visa application was delayed by the Egyptian Embassy.[4]
Achievements
African Youth Games
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda, Algiers, Algeria |  Linda Mazri
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22–20, 15–21, 18–12 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Lagos International |  Zainab Momoh
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 Thilini Hendahewa Kavidi Sirimannage
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8–21, 5–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Player: Ramatu Yakubu". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "BCA Annual Report 2018" (PDF). badmintonafrica.com. Badminton Confederation Africa. p. 12–14. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Badminton: Mother son Emerge Badminton Mixed Doubles Champions". www.vanguardngr.com. Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Badminton: Nigeria miss doubles event at African Championship". wwww.aclsports.com. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
External links
- Ramatu Yakubu at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com