The Nigerian will not be participating at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender in Lagos.
Africa's Table Tennis star, Quadri Aruna has revealed that he will not be participating at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender in Lagos.
The Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium will host the WTT Contender which is slated for June 12-18.
2 reasons Africa Giant, Quadri Aruna will not participate at WTT Lagos
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Omotayo was eliminated in the first round of the World table tennis championship in Durban.
The Africa giant revealed that he will not be participating at the WTT Lagos due to his club engagements.
The Nigerian joined Russian club, Fakel-Gazprom Orenburg from the Bundesliga in January with the aim to improve his game as well as expose him to world-class training with the Moscow-based team.
He said, "Nothing is as good as playing in front of my country home crowd and its always fun getting the huge support from them year after year, i am very sorry that i will not be able to make it to WTT contender next week in Lagos due to my club engagements."
Aruna urges all his fans to support his colleagues from Nigeria and Africa and appreciate them for their support in years.
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Mati is Nigeria’s best player at the Championships in Durban after reaching the third round.
"I hope all my fans would support all my compatriots and other players that will be playing in Lagos WTT contender. Thank you also for all support over the years and i really to hope see everyone soon in the next coming WTT events," he said.
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