[1] Nigeria was one of the seven African countries that formed the Badminton Confederation of Africa on 31 August 1977.

[3] In 1982, Nigeria hosted the 1982 African Badminton Championships and won their second title in the men's team event.

[5] In 1990, the team failed to qualify for the Thomas Cup after losing their matches in the group stage.

In the wild-card round, the team lost 3−0 to England and failed to enter the quarter-finals.

In their first match against the hosts, the team failed to show up to the venue in time due to flight problems.

The team started off with a 2−0 lead when Victor Ikechukwu and Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori defeated Koceila Mammeri and Youcef Sabri Medel in the singles matches respectively.

[13] In 1980, Nigeria finished behind Zimbabwe in the women's team event at the 1980 African Badminton Championships.

[15] Nigeria were back-to-back champions of the mixed team event at the African Badminton Championships in 1980 and 1982.

[16] In 1988, Nigeria won the mixed team event again at the African championships since their withdrawal in 1984.

In the 1992 African Badminton Championships, the Nigerian team entered the final but refused to play against South Africa who have just returned from suspension.

[17] In 1994, the team were bronze medalists at the 1994 African Badminton Championships after losing to South Africa in the semi-finals.

The team then defeated Latvia 3−2 but lost to Estonia by the same margin and finished in 48th place.