Abiodun leads Nigeria against Belize, Malaysia in table tennis

BODE Abiodun will lead Nigerias quest for honours against Belize and Malaysia in the first round of the mens team event of table tennis at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, following the late arrival of Aruna Quadri and Segun Toriola in Australia.Abiodun, who will arrive early today, will lead the duo of Olajide Omotayo and Azeez Jamiu against Central American nation of Belize.Portugal-based Abiodun is expected to arrive early today just a few hours before the first game against the Belize side.Club engagement delayed Quadri and Toriola, who are expected to join the team tomorrow, with the hope of featuring in the quarter-final tie.The youthful Belize team will be led by Devesh Hukmani as well as Rohit Pagarani and Terry Su and they are expected to play on table four at the Oxenford Studios.In the second group match, the Nigerian side will battle the talented Malaysian side led by Javen Choong, as well as Chee Feng Leong and Muhammad Ashraf and the clash will be played on table two to decide the two teams that will advance to the knockout stage (main draw).The post Abiodun leads Nigeria against Belize, Malaysia in table tennis appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.
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