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| Country | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 252 (WS 17 March 2020) 548 (XD 17 March 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sofiat Arinola Obanishola (born 16 September 2003) is a Nigerian badminton player.[1] She has participated in major badminton events at both local and international level. In the junior event, she won a silver in the mixed doubles, and two bronze medals in the girls' doubles and team events at the 2018 Algiers African Youth Games.[2] Obanishola then participated at the 2019 Rabat African Games held in Casablanca, Morocco, and helps the Nigerian team clinched the gold medal, also won a bronze medal in the women's singles event.[3][4]
Achievements
African Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco |  Johanita Scholtz |
21–18, 9–21, 12–21 |  Bronze |
African Youth Games
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda, Algiers, Algeria |
 Christiana Olajumoke Obasanmi |
 Jemimah Leung For Sang Ganesha Mungrah |
21–14, 18–21, 12–12 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda, Algiers, Algeria |
Ahmad Balarabe Umar |
 Mahmoud Montaser Jana Ashraf |
16–21, 22–20, 23–25 |  Silver |
References
- ↑ "Player: Sofiat Arinola Obanishola". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ↑ "BCA Annual Report 2018" (PDF). badmintonafrica.com. Badminton Confederation Africa. pp. 12–14. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ↑ "Athlete Profile: Obanishola Sofiat Arinola". Rabat 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ↑ Shittu, Mudashiru (30 August 2019). "2019 African Games: Nigeria Badminton Scorecard". wildflowers.com.ng. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
External links
- Sofiat Arinola Obanishola at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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