Elegant Table Tennis star, Funke Oshonaike, will lead out Team Nigeria at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics at the Maracana Stadium on Friday.
The graceful and stylish ping ponger, who would be competing in her sixth Olympics, is also the assistant Team captain to Mikel Obi who, at the weekend, was also named captain of the Football team, thereby making him a double captain to the Games.
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.
Table Tennis, is indeed, honoured with yet another player, Segun Toriola, whose incredible will power and perseverance sees him as the Nigerian with seven appearances at the Olympics.
The opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics will also see an athlete take the Olympic Oath ”In the name of all the competitors”.
