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Bolaji outclassed Australia’s Celine Vinot 2-0 (21-8, 21-14) to progress to the next stage, while Nnanna suffered a 2-0 (21-12, 24-22) loss to his Indonesian opponents, with Orbih regretting the narrow loss.

“The two players did very well, but Nnanna couldn’t make it to the next stage, which he was close to doing because he lost narrowly to his opponent, with the second set ending 24-22. But Bolaji advanced after beating her opponent 2-0, and I trust her to go far in the competition and probably make a podium finish, said Orbih, a council member of the Badminton Confederation Africa (BCA).

Bolaji is revved up for a podium, looking to win a medal in honour of her late coach, Bello Rafiu Oyebanji, who died in a motor accident three years ago.

The confidence personified, who arrived in Paris as the name to beat in women’s singles SL3, having won six of her last seven tournaments, had a sound start at her first Paralympics, beating India’s Mandeep Kaur in straight games, and declared that she was in pursuit of a medal to dedicate to her late coach.

“This is amazing; it’s something I’ve dreamed of,” Bolaji said. “I was training for Tokyo 2020 in mixed doubles, but I lost my coach. So, it is an honour for me to be here.

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