Nigerian Foreign Table Tennis Players Hail Oshodi's Election.

Nigerian foreign table tennis players have described the election of Lagos State Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Social Development, Wahid Enitan Oshodi as President of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation has a new era for the sport.

The nation's ping pongers from Germany, France and Portugal, reacted positively to Oshodi’s election which came up yesterday in Abuja as Oshodi displaced the former President, Kayode - Omotoshe.

Six-time Olympian and former African champion, Segun Toriola, who expressed his happiness over the outcome of the election, said Oshodi was righ candidate to head the Federation due to his unflinching support to the growth of table tennis.

Toriola who was furious over the late change of the name of the athletes’ representative, Nosiru Sule by the former board of NTTF prior to the election, said that efforts to uphold mediocre had been thwarted with the result of the election.

From Hamburg, Germany, Funke Oshonaike could not hide her joy as she described the election of Oshodi as a new dawn for table tennis.

Portugal-based Aruna Quadri, who is at present featuring in the ongoing World Championship in Paris, France, was so happy that the right hand has been elected at NTTF boss.

Also, Italy-based coach, Michael Oyebode expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the election, saying the federation is now on the right path to greatness.