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Malaysia were awarded a 5-0 win against Nigeria after the African qualifiers failed to show up for their opening Group B match of the Thomas Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.Although suffering a plane cancellation, the Nigerian team were expected to touch down at Kuala Lumpur airport three hours before the match, but when the 6 p.m. (local) starting time came, only the Malaysian team were at the venue, Malaysian news agency Bernama said.The Badminton World Federation (BWF) dithered in deciding whether to give a walk-over win to Malaysia or wait for the Nigerian team to arrive three hours after the starting time, "causing the 200 fans in the stadium to shout," Bernama said.The BWF then issued a statement cancelling the match.BWF official Thomas Lund told reporters Nigeria could be disqualified on Monday if lacking a valid excuse."But flight problems are uncontrollable ... If the Nigerian excuse is valid, we'll allow them to play in the second match," he said.Nigeria are scheduled to play Japan on Monday.The Thomas Cup, badminton's biennial men's team world championship, runs until May 16 in Kuala Lumpur.(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Kevin Fylan and Pritha Sarkar; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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