Skip to main content

Nigeria’s Oshodi elected as ITTF Vice President in US

Nigeria’s Wahid Enitan Oshodi has been elected as the Executive Vice President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Wednesday November 24 in Houston, Texas, in the United States.

Wahid Enitan Oshodi, Executive Vice President, International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) 


From the 136 votes casted, Oshodi polled 116 which is the 85.29% of the total vote to emerge top among the 14 candidates that vie for the office of the Executive Vice Presidents.


Oshodi is the second Nigerian to be elected to the world body after Segun George and he will serve along seven other Executive Vice Presidents elected at the AGM.


Sweden’s Petra Sorling became the first woman to be elected as President of ITTF. She clinched the office of the 95-year-old international federation unopposed having been nominated by the Swedish Table Tennis Association and accepted by all the 226 member associations across the world.


Egypt’s Alaa Meshref was reelected into the Executive Committee (EC) of ITTF. It is the first time Africa will have two representatives in the EC. Other elected Vice Presidents are Graham SYMONS (AUS), Alaor AZEVEDO (BRA), LIU Guoliang (CHN), Roland NATRAN (HUN), Masahiro MAEHARA (JPN) and Khalil AL-MOHANNADI (QAT)


The new president of the ITTF and the eight elected Vice Presidents will join the ITTF Athletes Commission Chair Zoran Primorac of Croatia and IOC Member Ryu Seungmin of Korea Republic to form the complete ITTF Executive Committee (EC).


From his humble start as Chairman, Lagos State Table Tennis Association (LSSTA) and following his exceptional performance in that post,  Oshodi  was appointed Commissioner for Sports in Lagos State under Governor Babatunde Fashola (2011-2015).  He also served as the President of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) from 2013-2017 and was later appointed as the Chairman of the Nomination Committee of ITTF.


Earlier this year, Oshodi was elected as the Deputy President of African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF). He is an engineer and a lawyer.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Showtime Flag Football Unveils Ambitious Plans for Nationwide Expansion

In the aftermath of the electrifying 2025 Showtime Bowl in Lagos, Azeez Amida, Chairman of Showtime Flag Football, has revealed immediate plans for a nationwide expansion of the league. The sold-out event, which marked the end of the season, drew fans, families, and sports enthusiasts from across the city and showcased the league's potential for growth. Azeez Amida, Chairman of Showtime Flag Football Amida announced plans to expand the league to six states by the end of 2026, signaling a new era for flag football in Nigeria. "We're expanding. By the end of next year, we aim to be in at least six states. The goal is to spread Showtime Flag Football across Nigeria and introduce more communities to this incredible sport," Amida said. Beyond geographic expansion, Amida shared his long-term vision: creating a viable professional pathway for aspiring flag football players within Nigeria. "We want our players to dream big to the point where they can say, 'I want to ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Kwara Governor Visits Sports Minister, Immortalizes Rashidi Yekini

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Thursday visited the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare in his office in Abuja at a meeting that yielded fruitful deliberations as both sports lovers discussed prospects in youth and sports development. Acrobatic Late Rashidi Yekini, Nigeria vs Spain at France '98 FIFA World cup Governor AbdulRazaq announced that progress has been made in immortalizing football icon, Rashidi Yekini by naming the Kwara State Sports Complex Stadium Ilorin after him. L-R: Sunday Dare, Minister for Youth and Sports Development and AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, ExecutiveGovernor, Kwara state. He said, “We will send a bill to the State House of Assembly to immortalize Rashidi Yekini with the name of the stadium changing after the approval.” The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare had told the Governor about the series of letter that the Ministry wrote to the Kwara State Government for the immortalization of the late...
Post a Comment
Read more

We are not going to Ghana for a draw- Sports Minister, Sunday Dare

Nigeria's Sports minister Sunday Dare has declared his readiness to lead the Super Eagles to Kumasi, venue of the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off against the Black Stars of Ghana.  Dressed in one of the latest collections of the William Westmancott suit that sits perfectly on a white long sleeve shirt and a red tie to match, the number one sport man in the country arrived the main bowl of the Moshood Abiola stadium flanked to the right by officials of the Nigeria football federation led by chairman of the league management company, Shehu Dikko, and to the left by Super Eagles interim head coach, Augustine Eguaveon.  Dare used the occasion to encourage the team, reminding them first, of the importance of the world cup ticket to Nigerians and charging them to go all out for maximum points in Kumasi on Friday.  "Let's go and make Ghana work in Kumasi. Let's also be aware of their antics. I am going there too to support the team.  So I wish you the best, all I can do is to ...
Post a Comment
Read more