The African table tennis champion made the revelation on Wednesday in a lengthy post on her Facebook page.
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Oshonaike had made history as she participated in a record seventh Olympics, delayed since last year by COVID-19
Former Nigeria table tennis Captain and 1976 African Table Tennis champion, Kasali Lasisi, says Nigeria table tennis coaches are too lazy.
Meanwhile, Aruna Quadri, the world number 18 ranked player, was forced to withdraw from his last qualification match against Hman Adam of Tunisia in the men’s singles due to a recurring thigh injury
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
Olufunke Oshonaike may be making her last appearance at the global showpiece when the 2019 ITTF World Championship serves off in Budapest, Hungary next month, having made her debut at the 1991 edition in Chiba, Japan.
It was an exhilarating moment at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Abuja National Stadium, venue of the table tennis event of the ongoing National Sports Festival as 19-year-old Nimota Aregbesola beat former African champion, Funke Oshonaike in the quarter-finals women singles.
Nigerian table tennis star, Funke Oshonaike, says if she qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in 2020, she will go down in history as the only female in Africa to participate in seven Olympics.
It was in Agadir, Morocco that Egypt’s Dina Meshref surrendered her title to veteran Olufunke Oshonaike of Nigeria at the 2016 ITTF African Championship. But this year in Mauritius, the African Games champion is eager to reclaim her title and also enjoy the beautiful Island.
In the seeding list released by the table tennis ruling body, events like the 2015 World Championships, 2016 ITTF-European Championships, 2016 ITTF-Oceania Championships, 2017 ITTF-Asian Championships, 2016 ITTF-African Championships and 2016 ITTF-Latin American Championships count for the doubles seeding for 2017 World Championships
According to the rules of ITTF, players from different countries are allowed to pair themselves in the doubles and mixed double events of the global tournament
It’s the funding to continue to expose them to the best coaching better tournaments and of course to keep them equipped. We must continue to try and find the money to get them playing on the junior professional tour
Oshonaike said: “I desire to participate in the next Olympics but it’s not totally within my power. I will do my best if invited; hence I will continue to train to get better
Majority of these Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports officials are collecting between $300 to $400 per day while the athletes are on $150
Toriola, who is making a record appearance in the competition, beat Dmitrij Prokopcov of the Czech Republic 4-2 in the Men’s Singles Round One
Oshonaike, no doubt, would treasure to be the flag bearer as marching with her fellow athletes in an opening ceremony is considered by many athletes as the pinnacle of their Olympic journey
In the singles, Edem Offiong, who had boasted that she would win gold, was bundled out by Joanna Drinkhall in the round of 64 (main draw)