Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna soared past Egypt’s El-Beiali Mohamed on Tuesday to be crowned champion of the men’s singles event at the 2024 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Cup in Kigali, Rwanda. The 35-year-old saw off his North African counterpart 11-5, 11-6, 12-10, 11-3 in four straight sets to regain his title as African men’s champion having lost the last three editions of tournament. The world...
Africa’s badminton champion, Anuoluwapo Opeyori has secured a ticket for the men’s singles badminton event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed Opeyori’s qualification after his participation in various qualifying championships. The announcement that was made over the weekend made the four-time African champion the first Nigerian player to qualify for back-to-back men’s singles event at the Olympics. Opeyori won gold...
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry promoted the Invictus Games in Nigeria on Saturday, May 11 by playing a sitting volleyball exhibition game with injured soldiers in Abuja. Prince Harry - in company of his spouse, the Duchess of Sussex Meghan - arrived Nigeria on Friday at the invitation of the country’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa. Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games...
14-year-old table tennis star, Matthew Kuti has entered the top 200 ranking of the International Table Tennis Federation, occupying the 185th position in the latest standings released on April 30. After helping Nigeria to win the ITTF West Africa Regional Championships in Togo in April, Kuti climbed 750 spots to his new position in the men's singles category. The teenage sensation was a part of the...
Africa's best table tennis players, Omar Assar of Egypt and Quadri Aruna of Nigeria will lead Africa's quest for glory at the Saudi Smash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from May 4. Assar is the best-ranked African player in the ITTF standings as of April 2024, occupying the 13th position in the world while Quadri Aruna is placed 19th. The duo will begin their campaigns for the...
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