The Nigerian who was ranked 123 before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games gained seven steps up the ladder to be rated 116 in the world, the third best African player in the world behind Egypt’s duo of Dina Meshref and Yousra Helmy who were ranked 37 and 101 respectively in the latest world rating.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Omotayo was humiliated with 0-4 defeat by Tiago Apolonia of Portugal.
The deal was signed by the former President of the NTTF, Ishaku Tikon, while Florian Wehner signed on behalf of Gewo.
The $200,000 prize-money tournament is the first official WTT event with 298 players from 66 countries taking part, just as the highest ranked African star Quadri Aruna gets set to compete from the main draw of the men’s singles.
The two events, which have $600,000 as prize money, will take place at Lusail Sports Arena in Doha.
Following the qualification of the trio of Olufunke Oshonaike, Olajide Omotayo and Offiong Edem for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the President of Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, Ishaku Tikon, has said the sport in its usual nature has justified its status among all sports in Nigeria.
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
Highest-ranked African player Quadri Aruna, Olajide Omotayo and Offiong Edem on Monday all won their first games at the ongoing International Table Tennis Federation Africa Top 16 Cup in Tunis.
Unfavoured Nigeria’s Olajide Omotayo conquered three of the best players in Africa to be crowed the champion to come out of the continent.
Olajide Omotayo gave an inkling of what he has in stock again at the 12th African Games as the Nigerian defeated one of the continent’s most celebrated star – Egypt’s Ahmed Saleh – 4-3 in the quarterfinal of men’s singles to berth in the semifinal of table tennis.
The final of the African Table Tennis Club Championships witnessed what could be expected at the 2019 ITTF Africa Cup when Nigeria’s Olajide Omotayo dazzled the fans inside the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos with an out-of-this-world performance against Egypt’s Omar Assar.
After making the semifinal stage of the men’s singles at the last ITTF African Championships in Mauritius as an unseeded player, Olajide Omotayo believes he is yet to fulfill his potential.
After losing earlier to the same side at the event’s group stage, the trio of Aruna Quadri, Olajide Omotayo and Bode Abiodun appeared unfit to break down their opponents.
Seye Ogunlewe and Enoch Adegoke, representing Nigeria in the 100 metres men’s race, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, representing Nigeria in Shot Put, Bode Abiodun and Olajide Omotayo, representing Nigeria in the men’s table tennis team amongst others reinforced the undeniable truth that Nigeria and indeed Africa is overflowing with talents that refuse to be buried regardless of unfavourable conditions. They have again permanently etched Nigeria on the international sports terrain.
The trio of Olajide Omotayo, Bode Abiodun, and Segun Toriola, earned Silver for Nigeria after they lost in the finals 0-3 to India’s Sharath Achanta, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Harmeet Desai.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that that Nigerian team had earlier defeated Belize 3-0 and Malaysia 3-1 respectively in their group games on Thursday.
Olajide Omotayo defeated Chee Feng from Malaysia in three straight sets, recording 13-11, 15-13, 11-7 in his second match of the day.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Team Nigeria defeated Malaysia and Belize in their opening two ties on Thursday.
The deal involves Omotayo getting table tennis equipment as well as get 1500 euro annually to attend major tournaments within Europe.
Also, Nosiru will battle Austria’s Chen Alexander and Iran’s Wahid Habibie in Group 24, while Aiyelumo will slug it out with Russia’s IVONIN Denis and Netherlands’ Oostwouder Ewout in group 37.