More accolades are coming the way of African champion, Aruna Quadri, as he was named the Player of the Year by the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation.
Veteran ping ponger, Funke Oshonaike, also bagged the Woman Player of the Year award. Quadri has been phenomenal this year; the 26 year-old Portugal-based athlete leapt from 237th position in February to 30th in October in the International Table Tennis Federation world rankings following his scintillating outing at the World Cup held in Dusseldorf, Germany.
According to the secretary general of the NTTF, Chinedu Ezeala- Ogundare, the award which was held during the final of the President’s Cup was staged to motivate the players as well as to inspire the upcoming ones to aim high in their careers.
Similarly, Oshonaike, who has been a role model for young players with her conduct on and off the table, was adjudged the senior female player of the year. Olasunkami Oginni and Ajoke Ojomu won in the junior player of the year category, while Abayomi Animashaun and Muyibat Bello claimed the cadet of the year awards. The coach of the year went to Olawale Ajetunmobi of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), while Opeoluwa Osoba is the match official of the year.
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