Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh has congratulated Team Nigeria athletes for making the country proud at the 2023 Africa Senior Table Tennis Championships, held in Tunis, Tunisia, between September 11 - 17.
Africa's top-ranked player, Aruna Quadri won gold for Nigeria in the men's singles after defeating familiar foe, Ahmed Saleh of Egypt by 4-0 in the final match played in Tunis.
The victory ensured Quadri retained his African title at the same venue where he lost the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games ticket, due to an injury.
In the Women's Doubles event, Nigeria's duo of Funke Oshonaike and Fatimo Bello combined their experience and youthful energy to overpower Cameroon's Sarah Hanffou and Egypt's Marwa Alhodaby 3-2 as the Nigerians clinched gold in the pulsating final.