Badminton Association Registers 1, 000 Players in Katsina

The Katsina State Badminton Association

says it has registered over 1,000 players as part of its bid to boost the game in the state.

Alhaji Abdullahi Charanchi, the acting state chairman, made the disclosure during the end of year lunch organised for badminton players on Wednesday in Katsina.

He said the registration covered three age categories, U-18, U-30, and the veteran players and that the clubs were over 300 from across the 34 local government areas of the state.

The chairman commended Alhaji Malik Anas, a philanthropist, who had spent over N10 million in constructing a private badminton hall in Katsina metropolis.