Akanbi, whose inconsistency has dropped his national rating worked his way to the top of the men’s singles after edging out title contenders like Amadi Omeh and Azeez Solanke before finally ending the unbeaten run of Taiwo Mati in the final to emerge as the new national champion.
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Nigeria and host nation Cote d’Ivoire emerged as champions at the maiden ITTF West Africa Challenge concluded at the weekend in Abidjan.
The Nigerian teams had on their way to the final beaten Kenya 3-0, Ethiopia 3-0, Chad 3-0 and South Africa 3-0
In the men’s singles, two members of Team Nigeria to next week’s ITTF World Junior Championship in South Africa, Azeez Solanke and Rilwan Akanbi will be playing in the semifinal after they both defeated their opponents in the round of 16 and quarterfinal matches played on Thursday