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The Nigerian male
and female table tennis teams look good for promotion as both teams
continue their fine display at the ongoing World Table Tennis
Championships in the Russian capital of Moscow.

The female team,
led by German-based Oshonaike Funke, are currently playing in the third
division where it hopes to move up into the second division, while the
male are in the second division and dream of moving up to into the top
echelon.

Awesome display

The Nigerian ladies
are currently occupying the top spot in Group I after winning all their
previous matches against Pakistan 3-0, Macao 3-1, Montenegro 3-0, and
Kazakhstan 3-0.

The team would
attempt to keep the perfect winning record intact as it plays its last
group match later today against Latvia who have so far lost two games
in the tourney.

The male team have
also been impressive winning all their matches; 3-0 whitewash of
Scotland, beat Turkey 3-2 and Netherlands 3-0 but still have high
riding Serbia and the group’s whipping boys; United States to contend
with.

The male players
representing Nigeria includes highest rated Nigerian player, Segun
Toriola, and Monday Merotohun, who are both based in France; alongside
Seun Ajetumobi and Bode Abiodun, who both ply their trade in Portugal;
while home-based Aruna Quadri completes the list.

For the female
team; Funke Oshonaike, who plays in Germany, leads the quartet of
home-based Ganiat Ogundele, Janet Offiong, Atinuke Olaide and Edem
Offiong.

The ongoing world
championship is the first to be handled by the Kayode
Abdulwahab-Omotose-led Nigeria Table Tennis Federation board, which
assumed office last year. The country hopes to use the tourney to shape
up for the Commonwealth Games holding later in the year in New Delhi,
India.

The World Table Tennis Championships runs through May 30 in the Russian Capital of Moscow.