Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh

Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh (born 12 November 1996) is a Nigerian badminton player.^[2] In 2014, she competed at the African Youth Games, and won two gold medals in the girls' doubles and mixed team event.^[3] In 2016, she was the women's singles runner-up at the Ivory Coast International, and won the mixed doubles title partnered with Gideon Babalola.^[4] In 2017, she and Babalola reached the final round at the Ivory Coast International, but finished in second place.^[5] Ukeh also was the runner-up at the Benin International tournament in the women's singles and doubles events.^[6] At the national event, Ukeh who represented Edo State, was the women's singles and doubles runner-up at the Katsina Golden Star Badminton Championships.^[7]

Uchechukwu Deborah ukeh
Personal information
Country	Nigeria
Born	(1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 28) Edo, Nigeria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	187 (WS 18 February 2020) 82 (WD 17 September 2019) 495 (XD 22 September 2016)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Nigeria African Games 2019 Rabat Mixed team 2019 Rabat Women's doubles 2015 Brazzaville Mixed team African Championships 2019 Port Harcourt Women's doubles 2020 Cairo Women's doubles 2024 Cairo Mixed doubles 2025 Douala Mixed doubles Africa Mixed Team Championships 2019 Port Harcourt Mixed team 2025 Douala Mixed team Africa Women's Team Championships 2018 Algiers Women's team 2024 Cairo Women's team African Youth Games 2014 Gaborone Girls' doubles 2014 Gaborone Mixed team 2014 Gaborone Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

African Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan	Doha Hany Hadia Hosny	9–21, 16–21	Silver

African Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan	Amin Yop Christopher Chineye Ibere	21–14, 20–22, 21–17	Gold
2020	Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan	Doha Hany Hadia Hosny	14–21, 17–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2024	Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt	Alhaji Aliyu Shehu	Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany	9–21, 12–21	Bronze
2025	Gymnase de Japoma, Douala, Cameroon	Alhaji Aliyu Shehu	Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany	20–22, 21–9, 14–21	Bronze

African Youth Games

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Otse Police College, Gaborone, Botswana	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan	Shaama Sandooyeea Aurélie Allet	21–15, 21–15	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Otse Police College, Gaborone, Botswana	Usman Isiaq	Bongani von Bodenstein Anri Schoones	14–21, 21–19, 14–21	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 6 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Ivory Coast International	Lekha Shehani	11–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2017	Benin International	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan	7–21, 18–21	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Nigeria International	Augustina Ebhomien Sunday	Tosin Atolagbe Fatima Azeez	21–18, 21–13	Winner
2017	Benin International	Peace Orji	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Tosin Atolagbe	18–21, 21–16, 12–21	Runner-up
2019	Ghana International	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan	K. Maneesha Rutaparna Panda	11–21, 11–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Ivory Coast International	Gideon Babalola	Tobiloba Oyewole Xena Arisa	21–7, 21–10	Winner
2017	Ivory Coast International	Gideon Babalola	Enejoh Abah Peace Orji	Walkover	Runner-up
2024	Lagos International	Alhaji Aliyu Shehu	Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram Vaishnavi Khadkekar	12–21, 14–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Athlete Profile: Ukeh Uchechikwu Deborah". Rabat 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
2. "Players: Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
3. "AYG: Team Nigeria bags 12 gold". Vanguard. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
4. "Internationaux de Côte d'Ivoire – Résultats". Association Francophone de Badminton (in French). Retrieved 13 November 2017.
5. "Internationaux Séniors de Badminton : Le Nigeria rafle 11 médailles !" (in French). Regionale.info. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
6. "Nigeria's Badminton Team Wins Benin Republic International". Sports Village Square. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
7. "Krobakpor, Adesokan rule Katsina Badminton Championships". GongNews. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

External links

• Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)