Aruna Quadri Set To Lead Africa To 2020 ITTF World Cup
Nigeria and Africa’s number one Table Tennis star, Aruna Quadri, has been selected by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) to participate in the ITTF Men’s World Cup which is scheduled to hold by November 2020, in China. Aruna who finished the 2020 African Cup in Tunisia as runner-up made the top 20 list […]
Nigerians In Sports: Aruna Quadri Climbs To 18th On Global Ranking
Nigeria Table Tennis star, Aruna Quadri, has started this year in a fine mood after going up two places to be ranked 18th in the January 2020 Table Tennis ranking released by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The Nigerian ended 2019 placed 20th on the global log but the latest ranking has seen Quadri remain […]
Golden Moments In Sports: When Nigeria’s Junior Tennis Team Stunned Africa At The 2016 ITTF
Nigeria’s victory at the 2016 ITTF Junior Circuit, tagged ‘Egypt Open’, was not an easy one for the tennis junior team who had their work cut out for them from the preliminary stages of the continental event. Tennis stars Junior players, Amadi Omeh and Azeez Solanke, won Nigeria’s first gold medal at the tournament, after […]
ITTF Ranking: Quadri Now 21 Best Player In The World
Nigeria’s table tennis maestro and the best ranked player in Africa, Aruna Quadri, has moved up two places in the recent world tennis ranking released by the International Table Tennis Federation on Tuesday, July 2nd 2019. Quadri was the world’s number 23 best player in June, however, after the July update, the Nigerian has now […]
MOC Kickoff Media Accreditation For Seamaster ITTF Challenge Plus Nigeria Open
The media accreditation process has officially begun for the upcoming Seamaster ITTF Challenge Plus Nigeria Open, scheduled to take place at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos from August 7 to 11, 2019. According to the Main Organizing Committee (MOC) of the championship, plans are already underway to make the table […]
Golden Moments In Sport: How Nigeria’s Male Team Ended Their Campaign At The Rio Olympics
Table tennis trio, Segun Toriola, Aruna Quadri, and Bode Abiodun, all made history at the Rio 2016 Olympics, and this made their exit from the games an even more emotional moment for Nigerian fans everywhere. Team Nigeria was outclassed by a more tactical Chinese team led by Olympic and World Champion, Ma Long. Emotions began […]
Golden Moments In Sports: When Aruna Quadri Won Africa’s First ITTF International Title
On Sunday, October 8th 2017, Aruna Quadri, broke through the world of table tennis, to win Africa’s first ever ITTF title outside the continent. Quadri, emerged the champion of the ITTF Challenge tagged ‘Polish Open,’ after he defeated Japan’s Kaii Yoshida, 11-7, 11-13 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 14-12 (4-2), in a very thrilling encounter. Despite being […]
Aruna Quadri Aims For Gold In 2018 ITTF World Cup
Today, all eyes will be on the Disneyland Arena in Paris, where the Liebherr Men’s World Cup 2018 will take centre stage, for a three-day event that promises to thrill spectators all around the world. The table tennis games will begin as the world watches to see who will take home the coveted crown, in […]
ITTF Salutes Nigeria’s Win Over Egypt
Its only been a few days since the Nigeria men’s team put an end to Egypt’s prolonged reign at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Championships, held in Mauritius, and the victory is yet to grow cold as the ITTF president has issued a congratulatory message to the Nigerian team for a job well […]
Breaking: Team Nigeria To Represent Africa At 2019 ITTF World Team Cup
After a ten-year wait, Team Nigeria regained the Men’s Team title at the 2018 ITTF-African Championships staged in Port Louis, Mauritius on Wednesday 5th September. Aside from winning the gold medal, Nigeria will represent the continent at the ITTF Team World Cup to be held in Tokyo, Japan. Nigeria, the top seeds of the competition, […]
Table Tennis: World Team Cup Battles Begin for Africa in Mauritius
22 teams across Africa will be battling each other at the 2018 ITTF African Championships (2018 ITTFAC) for a place in the 2019 ITTF World Team Cup (2019 ITTFWTC). Khaled El-Salhy, President of the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF), believes that by the end of the championships in Mauritius, Africa would have both male and […]
ITTF Ref: Don’t Doubt Nigerian Umpires
As the ITTF Challenge Nigerian Open draws near, assistant referee, John Peters, has assured players and fans that there is no cause to be bordered about the moral credibility of officiating Nigeria umpires at the competition. Peters strengthened the trust of the players and fans on the umpires, stating that they should only expect the […]
ITTF Ranking: Quadri Now 20th Best Player In The World
Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri has displaced Egypt’s Omar Assar as Africa’s best player – moving two steps forward on the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Ranking to becoming the 20th best player in the world. winning In June, the player was ranked 22nd in the World, but in the latest ranking released on Monday, Aruna has […]
ITTF Nigeria Open To Go Live On Twitter
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and Twitter have struck a deal for the 2018 ITTF Nigeria Open to be live-streamed on twitter. Twitter and the ITTF for Wednesday, finalized the details of the deal which involved the live-streaming of of the ITTF’s 2018 Challenge Series events. This agreement came as a result of the […]
Olufunke Oshonaike Is the New African Women’s Singles Table Tennis Champion
On Sunday, Nigeria’s Olufunke Oshonaike claimed the African Women’s Singles Table Tennis title at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Championships, held in Agadir, Morocco. Oshonaike took the gold medal after overcoming Egypt’s Dina Meshref 4-2 in a hard-fought final game. The 42-year-old veteran’s victory on the African stage is her second in 16 […]
Animasahun Leads Nigerian Contingent to ITTF Junior Circuit
The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) has confirmed that teen star, Abayomi Animasahun will lead a four-man team to the 2016 ITTF Junior Circuit in Egypt. The tournament, which will expose the youngsters to world-class competition, starts on March 23 to end on the 27th at the Cairo Stadium in Egypt. Animasahun is expected […]