Quadri, Oshonaike qualify for 2016 Olympics

In from Nifemi Daniel …
For making it to the semifinal stage of the singles event of the 2015 All African Games in Congo Brazzaville, Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri and Olufunke Oshonaike have qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Quadri who defeated Egypt’s Ahmed Saleh 4-1 in the quarterfinal will be making his second appearance at the games after his excellent debut in 2012 when he made it to the second round.
For the semifinal tie, Quadri will battle against Egypt’s Khalid Assar who edged out Nigeria’s Ojo Onaolapo in the quarterfinal.
Beside Quadri who secured a place at the Olympics, other players are Egypt’s Assar brothers, Omar and Khalid as well as Chinese-born Wang Jianan who defeated Segun Toriola 4-1 in the quarterfinal.

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For Oshonaike, it’s a dream come true as she has equaled Segun Toriola’s sixth appearance at the games having made her debut at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games in United States.
To confirm her slot, Oshonaike defeated Egypt’s Yousra Helmy 4-2 to set up a semifinal clash against another Egyptian Nadeen El-Dawlatly on Saturday September 19.
The other three players that secured Olympics slots alongside Oshonaike are Egypt’s Dina Meshref and Nadeen El-Dawlatly as well as Chinese-born Congo Brazzaville’s Han Xing.

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