Ocholi Edicha

Ocholi Edicha
Ocholi Edicha
Personal information
Birth name	Ocholi Abel Edicha
Country	Nigeria
Born	10 May 1979 (age 45); Kaduna, Nigeria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	397 (MS 22 April 2010); 145 (MD 9 September 2010); 464 (XD 31 October 2013)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Nigeria
All-Africa Games
African Championships
Africa Team Championships
	BWF profile

Ocholi Abel Edicha // ^ⓘ (born 10 May 1979) is a Nigerian badminton player.^[1] He was the men's singles gold medalist at the 2003 All-Africa Games,^[2] also in the mixed team event in 2007.^[3] He competed at the 2002 and 2010 Commonwealth Games.^[4]^[5]

Edicha started his career in badminton at the young age. With the support from his father, he joined Enugu Sports Council. He was recruited by Nigerian Army in 1996, spent for 23 years. He stopped playing for his country after the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games.^[6]

Achievements

All-Africa Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria	Ola Fagbemi	–, –	Gold

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria	Jinkan Ifraimu		–, –	Bronze

African Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Sharing Youth Center, Kampala, Uganda	Ibrahim Adamu	Jinkan Ifraimu Ola Fagbemi	12–21, 21–16, 14–21	Silver
2002	Casablanca, Morocco	Ola Fagbemi	Stephan Beeharry Denis Constantin	1–7, 1–7, 1–7	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Multi-Purpose Sports Hall, Bauchi, Nigeria	Grace Daniel	Denis Constantin Selvon Marudamuthu	14–17, 17–15, 7–15	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Kenya International	Abraham Otagada	Kenneth Omoruyi Olorunfemi Elewa	21–18, 12–21, 21–19	Winner
2002	Nigeria International	Dotun Akinsanya	Yuichi Ikeda Shoji Sato	3–15, 1–15	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

References

^ "Players: Ocholi Edicha". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
^ "Badminton in Nigeria". badminton.sitesng.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^ "All Africa Games 2007 Alger (Algérie)". www.africa-badminton.com (in French). Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^ "Edicha Ocholi". cwgdelhi2010.infostradasports.com. New Delhi 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
^ "Badminton successes for Northern Ireland and African nations". m2002.thecgf.com. Manchester 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
^ Olusesan, Ajibade (27 April 2019). "Mum starved me because of badminton –AAG gold medallist, Edicha". www.newtelegraphng.com. New Telegraph. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

External links

Ocholi Edicha at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com

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[1] "Players: Ocholi Edicha". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

[2] "Badminton in Nigeria". badminton.sitesng.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

[3] "All Africa Games 2007 Alger (Algérie)". www.africa-badminton.com (in French). Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

[4] "Edicha Ocholi". cwgdelhi2010.infostradasports.com. New Delhi 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

[5] "Badminton successes for Northern Ireland and African nations". m2002.thecgf.com. Manchester 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

[6] Olusesan, Ajibade (27 April 2019). "Mum starved me because of badminton –AAG gold medallist, Edicha". www.newtelegraphng.com. New Telegraph. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

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