Para Table Tennis: 3 Nigerian Players In Slovenia For Tokyo 2020 Games Tickets

Three Nigerian Para Table Tennis stars are participating  at the  World Paralympic Table Tennis qualifiers holding in Slovania.

The players who departed Nigeria shores  on Tuesday night on board Turkish airline at exactly 8.45 pm Nigeria time  include Faith Obiorah, Francis Chukwuemeka and Nasiru Sule.

The trio are under the  supervision of Coach Sunday Odebode of the para-table tennis  fame and popularly referred to as able consultant. The championship which  began on Wednesday will end on 6 June. It is the last stage of the Olympic qualifiers.

Chairman of the  para-table tennis division, Anderson Bankole, a Commissioner of Police said he is optimistic  that the athletes will put up a good fight in Slovania by picking more Tokyo 2020 Paralympics tickets for the country, considering Nigeriain’s pedigree in global table tennis.

It is on record that Nigeria  has already qualified six para table-tennis players for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games prior to the Slovania championship which is the last stage of the qualifiers
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Those already through to the summer games are  Tajudeen Agunbiade, Femi Talabi, Koleosho Ahmed,, Ogunkunle Isau, Faith Obazuaye and Victor Farinloye