PUNCH
Nigeria’s top-ranked table tennis player, Aruna Quadri, pulled out of the tournament ITTF World Table Tennis Championships which began on Friday, in South Korea, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
The 33-year-old made this known through a post on his Facebook Page on Friday.
Quadri revealed that he withdrew from the tournament because of food poisoning but wished the team good luck in South Korea.
“Unfortunately, I will not be participating in world championships in Busan, I am seriously ill with food poisoning,” he wrote on his Facebook page.
“I wish the team good luck.”
The 2023 African Champion was expected to lead the Nigerian men’s team in their first group match against Japan on Friday but in his absence Segun Toriola’s team were walked over.
