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Nigerian doubles players seeded in China ITTF tourney

By EDITOR
15 April 2015   |   11:17 pm
NIGERIAN doubles players taking part in this month’s International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Championships in China are among the seeds listed in the tournament.
Aruna Quadri. Source: http://www.nttf.com.ng/

Aruna Quadri. Source: http://www.nttf.com.ng/

NIGERIAN doubles players taking part in this month’s International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Championships in China are among the seeds listed in the tournament.

In the men’s singles seeding list, Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri is the only player listed among the 64 players seeded for the championship and as African champion, Quadri and Kazeem Makanjuola have been seeded number 11 in the men’s doubles list released on Tuesday by the world table tennis ruling body.
Also seeded from Africa are Egyptian players, including the Assar brothers and the pair of Mohammed El-Beiali and El-Sayed Lashin. In the women’s doubles, Egypt and Congo Brazzaville made the top 32 seeded teams, while Nigerians are seeded in the mixed doubles event. The pair of Quadri and Edem Offiong, as well as Segun Toriola and Funke Oshonaike are in the list of 32 pairs seeded for the event.

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