Ramatu Yakubu

Ramatu Yakubu
Personal information
CountryNigeria
Born (1999-03-27) 27 March 1999 (age 25)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking333 (WS 31 May 2018)
190 (WD 21 September 2017)
394 (XD 19 July 2018)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Nigeria
Africa Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Cairo Women's team
African Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers Girls' team
BWF profile

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
2018 Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda, Algiers, Algeria Algeria Linda Mazri 22–20, 15–21, 18–12 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runner-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Lagos International Nigeria Zainab Momoh Sri Lanka Thilini Hendahewa
Sri Lanka Kavidi Sirimannage 		8–21, 5–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Benin International Nigeria Grace Gabriel Uganda Husina Kobugabe
Uganda Gladys Mbabazi 		22–20, 21–23, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Player: Ramatu Yakubu". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ "BCA Annual Report 2018" (PDF). badmintonafrica.com. Badminton Confederation Africa. pp. 12–14. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Badminton: Mother son Emerge Badminton Mixed Doubles Champions". www.vanguardngr.com. Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Badminton: Nigeria miss doubles event at African Championship". wwww.aclsports.com. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.