Sofiat Arinola Obanishola
Appearance
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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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
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
[edit]African Games
[edit]Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco | Johanita Scholtz | 21–18, 9–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana |
Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan | Halla Bouksani Tanina Mammeri |
17–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
African Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2024 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt |
Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan | Husina Kobugabe Gladys Mbabazi |
21–18, 19–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
African Youth Games
[edit]Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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 |
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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
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- Sofiat Arinola Obanishola at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
Categories:
- 2003 births
- 21st-century Nigerian sportswomen
- African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
- African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in badminton
- Competitors at the 2019 African Games
- Competitors at the 2023 African Games
- Living people
- Nigerian female badminton players
- Yoruba sportswomen