Aruna Quadri is the only African player ranked among the top 20 players in the world.
The victory of Nigeria table tennis star Aruna Quadri at the just concluded African Championship in Rades, Tunisia is yielding an instant impact.
At the recent tournament in Tunisia, while Nigeria in the team game final succumbed to Egypt, Aruna Quadri pumped up the volume to retain his African crown at the expense of Egypt's Ahmed Saleh in the Singles Men final. "I am happy with the title because I have a good and bad memory of Tunis, having got injured here during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualification," the 35-year-old said.
Since 2018, Aruna has secured three African singles titles, triumphed in doubles three times, and lol) victorious in two team events.17 year old, Taiwo Mati is the second Nigerian to feature in the top 100 in the world though he dropped two places again to 92nd in the world with 207 points.
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