KUALA LUMPUR (9 MAY 2010) – Malaysia were declared 5-0 winners over Nigeria after they failed to show up at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil for their opening Group B match in the 26th edition of the PROTON-BWF Thomas Cup Finals tonight.
Badminton World Federation (BWF) chief executive officer Thomas Lund told a press conference together with tournament referee, Mojmir Hnilica, that Nigeria’s fate in the tournament will depend on what transpires in the next few hours.
While three Nigerian officials arrived in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon, it is learnt the players have yet to arrive as they took a different flight.
“We have been told the Nigerian team ran into flight snags after their originating flight from Abuja via Dubai was cancelled. The BWF and the tournament referee will discuss the matter further later tonight or the latest by tomorrow morning before deciding on the next move,” said Lund.
“Right now we have no confirmation if the players have boarded the flight or not. There is no communication from them. It is true that there is a ruling that a team must arrive at the tournament venue 48 hours before it starts for the team managers meeting. Nigeria confirmed their participation by phone after running into flight problems,” added Hnilica.
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