By: Adeosun Ewatomi
Quadri Akinade Aruna (born 9 August 1988) is a professional Nigerian table tennis player. He competed for Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals in 2016.
He is the first African player to be ranked in the top 10 in the world.
At the World Cup 2014, he reached the quarter-finals in the Men's Singles competition.
In the 2017 ITTF World Challenge Bulgaria Open, he advanced to the semi-finals, where the eventual winner Dimitrij Ovtcharov defeated him in a tight match. Aruna is known for his forehand-oriented playing style, which has earned him many wins. He is a Gewo-sponsored player.
In 2014, he was ranked number 30 in world table tennis, and the International Table Tennis Federation named him the Star Player of the Year.
He was also part of the Nigerian team that won bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
At the club level, Aruna Quadri recently teamed up with TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell, a top German Bundesliga Table Tennis club.
In 2018, he was declared as Africa's most successful Olympic table tennis player of all time by the Olympics in an article.
With KOK as our representative, he will bring back the hype to table tennis, like it was in the past when every home had a table.
It will bring back our lost glory and put us amongst the top table tennis nations.
For positivity purposes and good representation, Hon. Kehinde Bamigbetan (KOK) is the real deal.
As someone who has been utilizing his weekly community newspaper, Echonews, to promote sports, KOK will continue to champion youth sports development when he represents the constituency in the 11th National Assembly.
Let's rally behind Hon. Kehinde Bamigbetan (KOK) in his bid for the National Assembly, come 2026/2027, and support his vision for effective representation.