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Table tennis / Olympian
Africa’s leading table tennis player of his generation
NIGERIATable Tennis
Aruna Quadri has been Africa’s leading table tennis player for more than a decade, regularly ranked among the world’s best.
He was named ITTF Star of the Year in 2014, and at Rio 2016 became the first African to reach the quarter-finals of the Olympic singles event.
Career milestones
Trace the moments, achievements and milestones that have defined the journey.
Career timeline
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1990s–2010sFootball
Olympic gold, Atlanta 1996; two-time African Footballer of the Year
1990s–2000sFootball
Africa Cup of Nations winner 1994; Olympic gold, Atlanta 1996
2010s–PresentFootball
Record six-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year
2010s–PresentFootball
African Footballer of the Year 2023; U-17 World Cup winner 2015
1990s–2000sAthletics
Olympic long jump gold, Atlanta 1996: Nigeria’s first Olympic champion
1950s–1970sBoxing
World middleweight and light heavyweight champion
