Gets new two-year deal with JoolaNIGERIA'S Aruna Quadri's superb form in the Portuguese table tennis league continued to improve as the 23-year old aided his team's dominance of the league.Also, two years after his engagement by Germany-based sports manufacturing firm, Joola, the company has agreed to extend the player's contract for another two years.Aside helping his team to dominate the league, Quadri has remained unbeaten this season after playing 13 matches without losing any. Quadri's team, GDSR Os Toledos, won all its matches - both home and away - with 27 points from nine matches to land at the pinnacle of the Portuguese League.As the team concludes the first half of the league recently, it handed a 4-0 routing to Grupo Desportivo Juncal, a top side in the elite league that has another Nigerian, Bode Abiodun, in its fold.Quadri started the onslaught when he overcame Francisco Santos 3-0. His teammate, Diogo Silver, continued what he started with a 3-1 win over Abiodun to increase the tally to 2-0. What would have been a setback for Quadri's team was, however, averted by Sas Lasan, who came from 0-2 down to beat Juncal's Chinese player 3-2.To complete the 4-0 routing, Quadri partnered Diogo in the doubles to beat Abiodun and his Chinese teammate 3-0.When the league resumes in January, Quadri will lead his team against Sporting Club of Lisbon. And in readiness for the 2012 London Olympic Games, he is hoping to participate in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Pro Tour - the Hungary Open - in January.'We have a tough match against Sporting in January when the second half of the league resumes, and I am also commencing my build-up to the London 2012 Olympics by taking part in the Hungary Open Pro Tour as well,' he said.'I hope and pray that the preparation will be better than the Maputo All Africa Games preparation. I also hope that Nigeria will feature in the coming World Championship in Germany in March because this kind of event will determine how prepared we are for the Olympics.'Meanwhile, the Nigeria Civil Defence Corps officer is targeting sponsors, who he said would help them do well in London. He said: 'I pray to get more support from different bodies in order to feature in more Pro Tours before the month of Olympic Games.'I am also hoping that the sports ministry will organise training tour for the team so as to have access to latest facilities. I believe if all these are put in good condition, there will be better outing at LondonOlympics.
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