Gideon Babalola

Gideon Babalola (born 11 February 1994) is a Nigerian badminton player. He was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2019 African Games.

In 2016, he won the mixed doubles title at the Ivory Coast International, partnered with Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh. In 2017, he and Ukeh reached the final round at the Ivory Coast International, but finished runners-up.

Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2013 Kenya International Subhankar Dey 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2016 Ivory Coast International Edwin Ekiring 13–21, 21–12, 10–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2021 Benin International Habeeb Temitope Bello Daniel Steyn Bongani von Bodenstein 21–18, 21–17 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Ivory Coast International Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Tobiloba Oyewole Xena Arisa 21–7, 21–10 Winner 2017 Ivory Coast International Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Enejoh Abah Peace Orji Walkover Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament