Godwin Olofua

Godwin Olofua
Personal information
BornGodwin Richard Olofua
(1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 27)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportBadminton
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking139 (MS 26 November 2019)
49 (MD 23 March 2021)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
Gold medal – first place2019 RabatMixed team
Silver medal – second place2019 RabatMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2023 AccraMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2023 AccraMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2019 RabatMen's singles
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Port HarcourtMixed team
Silver medal – second place2019 Port HarcourtMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2024 CairoMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2019 Port HarcourtMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2020 CairoMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2020 CairoMen's doubles
Africa Team Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 AlgiersMen's team
Silver medal – second place2024 CairoMen's team

Godwin Richard Olofua (born 18 April 1999) is a Nigerian badminton player who participated at local and international badminton competitions representing Nigeria and has won several trophies. Olofua won gold medal in the mixed team event with silver and bronze medals in singles and doubles events at the 2019 African Championships in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He also won gold during the 2019 African Games in the mixed team, a silver in the men's doubles and a bronze in the men's singles. Olofua won the men's doubles title at the 2018 Côte d'Ivoire, 2019 Benin and Cameroon International tournaments partnered with Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

African Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco Mauritius Julien Paul 17–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze
2023 Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 23–21, 17–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center,
Casablanca, Morocco		 Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Mauritius Aatish Lubah
Mauritius Julien Paul		 9–21, 18–21 Silver Silver
2023 Borteyman Sports Complex,
Accra, Ghana		 Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Youcef Sabri Medel		 6–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

African Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 17–21, 21–16, 17–21 Silver Silver
2020 Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt Mauritius Julien Paul 14–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre,
Port Harcourt, Nigeria		 Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Youcef Sabri Medel		 21–18, 16–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze
2020 Cairo Stadium Hall 2,
Cairo, Egypt		 Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Mauritius Aatish Lubah
Mauritius Julien Paul		 14–21, 25–27 Bronze Bronze
2024 Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt Nigeria Nusa Momoh Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Youcef Sabri Medel		 12–21, 8–21 Silver Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 6 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Lagos International Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori India Manu Attri
India B. Sumeeth Reddy		 13–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Côte d'Ivoire International Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Denmark Mathias Pedersen
Germany Jonathan Persson		 21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Zambia International Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Azerbaijan Ade Resky Dwicahyo
Azerbaijan Azmy Qowimuramadhoni		 19–21, 21–18, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Uganda International Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori India Siddharth Jakhar
Egypt Ahmed Salah		 21–18, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Benin International Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori India Aravind Kongara
India Venkatesh Prasad		 21–19, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Côte d'Ivoire International Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Egypt Adham Hatem Elgamal
Egypt Ahmed Salah		 20–22, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Ghana International Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori India Arjun M. R.
India Ramchandran Shlok		 11–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Cameroon International Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Egypt Adham Hatem Elgamal
Egypt Ahmed Salah		 21–12, 11–21, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Uganda International Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori India Tarun Kona
India Shivam Sharma		 15–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Kenya International Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori India Kathiravun Concheepuran Manivannan
India Santosh Gajendran		 12–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Benin International Nigeria Ogunsanwo David Oluwasegun Nigeria Joseph Emmanuel Emmy
Nigeria Victor Ikechukwu		 22–20, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Badminton: Nigeria miss doubles event at African Championship". ACLSports. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Athlete Profile: Olofua Godwin". Rabat 2019. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Players: Godwin Olofua". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Daniel Etchells, ed. (28 April 2019). "Nigeria's Opeyori and Adesokan claim singles titles at All-African Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "African Games 2019: Anuoluwapo Opeyori wins gold as team Nigeria emerge overall champions". Badminton Nigeria. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Olofua Godwin". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.