Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh (born 12 November 1996) is a Nigerian badminton player. In 2014, she competed at the African Youth Games, and won two gold medals in the girls' doubles and mixed team event. 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. In 2017, she and Babalola reached the final round at the Ivory Coast International, but finished in second place. Ukeh also was the runner-up at the Benin International tournament in the women's singles and doubles events. 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.
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
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