Former England no.1 shuttler Aamir Ghaffar training Murad Ali & Junior players in Pakistan
Peshawar-born Aamir Ghaffar, who competed professionally for England, is in Peshawar for training Pakistan's No.1 badminton player Murad Ali and other notable players and coaches.
Peshawar-born Aamir Ghaffar, who competed professionally for England, is in Peshawar for training Pakistan's leading seniors & junior players and coaches.
Aamir is most famous for winning the Canadian Open in 2004 and the men's singles title at the English National Badminton Championship in 2004 and 2005 and reaching the final in 2008.
His notable achievements are his victories over 2004 Olympic silver medalist Shon Seung Mo of Korea at the World Championship 2005 in California, World No. 5 Bao Chunlai at the All England Open 2004 and World No. 8 Dicky Palyama at All England Open 2005. He won a silver medal at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth games in the team events.
Aamir reached world no. 21 at his peak and currently trains students at Isleworth and Syon School for Boys. He also trained the Afghan player Abdul Jalil.
In 2008, Ghaffar released his own footwork video called "Aamir Ghaffar, Its all about the recovery" in which he demonstrated how to improve the Badminton footwork and how the top players make it look so easy on the court.
He trained boys at the Dome Silver Performance centre, Hounslow. Aamir make comeback, as he won the Oxford Senior Silver Singles Event.
