{"id":15007,"date":"2017-07-04T12:13:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T11:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=15007"},"modified":"2017-07-04T12:14:54","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T11:14:54","slug":"aruna-quadri-qualifies-ittf-world-cup-defeats-omar-assar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/aruna-quadri-qualifies-ittf-world-cup-defeats-omar-assar\/","title":{"rendered":"Aruna Quadri qualifies for ITTF World Cup defeats Omar Assar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in recent history, Nigeria\u2019s Aruna Quadri surmounted his continental rival \u2013 Egypt\u2019s Omar Assar in the final of the 2017 ITTF Africa Cup to qualify for the ITTF World Cup in France.<\/p>\n<p>Having conquered Egypt\u2019s Mohamed El-Beiali 4-0 in the semifinal, Aruna Quadri showed his class to beat Omar Assar 4-3 in the men\u2019s singles final to the admiration of the fans at the venue.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the encounter, Aruna Quadri who played without any coach was calm throughout the encounter even when Assar was leading, he never gave up but continued to fight.<\/p>\n<p>Without any doubt the match has been described as a good showcase of Africa as both players played their heart out to the excitement of the fans at the venue.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>An elated Aruna Quadri said he believes luck was in his favour as his opponent also played well. \u201cI am so happy and I think luck was in my favour and I look forward to play in the ITTF World Cup later this year in France,\u201d Quadri said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; For the first time in recent history, Nigeria\u2019s Aruna Quadri surmounted his continental rival \u2013 Egypt\u2019s Omar Assar in the final of the 2017 ITTF Africa Cup to qualify for the ITTF World Cup in France. 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