Their feat made them the first Nigerians to win a gold medal at the ongoing African Senior Championship in Tunis, Tunisia.
Nigeria has won the first gold medal at the ongoing 2023 ITTF Africa Championship through Seven-time Olympian, Funke Oshonaike and Fatimo Bello who partnered in the women's doubles event.
Their feat made them the first Nigerians to win a gold medal at the ongoing African Senior Championship in Tunis, Tunisia.
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The Egyptians started on high notes winning some of the team events and taking away many Olympic slots.
Oshonaike, a seven-time Olympian and African legend, came out of retirement to compete in the women's doubles alongside Bello. In the final, they faced Cameroonian player Sarah Hanffou and her Egyptian teammate Marwa Alhodaby.
The event did not have open qualification for the Olympics, therefore both teams were solely competing for the gold medal.
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Nigerians were knocked out in the first round at the Ongoing WTT contender.
In the semi-finals, Nigeria defeated Mauritius duo, Oumehani Hosenally and Nandeshwaree Jalim 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-7).
Meanwhile, African most ranked player, Quadri Aruna and 2019 African Games champion, Olajide Omotayo have progressed into the men’s singles semi-finals.