Makanjuola, 7 others for World T/Tennis Tourney

Nigeria is among the over 200 countries that have arrived in Japan for the 2014 World Table Tennis Championships which began yesterday.
Eight players will represent the country at the championships slated to hold from April 28 to May 5 in Tokyo.
The Nigerian contingent is led by the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) president, Waheed Enitan-Oshodi, and the technical director, ACP Anderson Bankole.
Also in the contingent is the NTTF secretary, Chinedu Ezealah-Ogundare.
The male players are Segun Toriola, Aruna Quadri, Onaolapo Ojo, and Kazeem Makanjuola.
The female players are Effiong Edem, Cecilia Otu-Akpan, Funke Oshonaika and Tosin Oribamise.
This is the 52nd edition of the tournament and the 7th edition to be hosted by Japan.
Nigeria will today compete against the Czech Republic and Belgium.
The country’s team will also be in action tomorrow where they will play against Bosnia-Herzegovina and on Thursday against Canada.