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Oshonaike: I’m fulfilled with ranking as Africa’s No. 2

Freedom Reporter — Sat, 17 Dec 2016 22:43:06 +0000

Africa’s oldest serving female table tennis player, Olufunke Oshonaike, on Saturday described her No. 2 ranking in Africa after her triumph at the 2016 ITTF African Championships in Morocco as fulfilling. Oshonaike said on telephone from her base in Germany that she was happy and felt complete with the ranking. “This is a ranking I […]

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Table Tennis: Funke showcased my family to world, says father

Freedom Reporter — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 22:09:42 +0000

Olujuwon Oshonaike, father of Nigeria’s ace female table tennis player, Funke, says he has no regret with his daughter’s involvement in the ping-pong game. The father of the 2016 winner of the ITTF Africa Senior Championships said on Monday that his daughter had through the sport brought the family to limelight. “Funke has showcased the […]

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Oshonaike sad as Team Nigeria is walked over in Morocco, says Sports Ministry’s lackadaisical attitude responsible ‘for this international embarrassment’

Freedom Reporter — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 22:22:30 +0000

Nigeria’s women table tennis star, Germany-based Funke Oshonaike, was sad on Monday morning when she was told by the officials of the African Table Tennis Federation that the Team Nigeria women players have been eliminated for not showing up at the much publicized African Championship which started in Morocco at the weekend. The Team Nigeria’s […]

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Rio Olympics table tennis: Toriola advances, as Oshonaike, Offiong crash out

Freedom Reporter — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 19:00:46 +0000

One Nigerian advanced on Saturday to the next round of his event in the table tennis competition of the Rio Olympic Games, while two others dropped to the sidelines. While Segun Toriola advanced to the second round in the male singles, Funke Oshonaike and Edem Offiong could only go beyond the preliminary round of the […]

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Oshonaike is Team Nigeria’s flag bearer

Freedom Reporter — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 21:47:51 +0000

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 […]

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Oshonaike blames absence at Top 16 Cup on funds

Freedom Reporter — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:23:03 +0000

Six-time Olympian, Nigeria’s Olufunke Oshonaike, has blamed her absence at the 2016 ITTF Africa Top 16 Cup in Sudan on paucity of funds. The trio of Aruna Quadri, Segun Toriola and Edem Offiong had to sponsor themselves to the tournament after the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) failed the secure the needed fund for the […]

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