Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) President, Wahid Enitan Oshodi, has emerged as the newly elected President of the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) at the 2024 Annual General Meeting held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Oshodi, a former Commissioner for Youth, Sports, and Social Development in Lagos State, is now the only Nigerian presiding over a continental sports body.
Oshodi’s election follows decades of involvement in table tennis, both locally and internationally. Under his leadership as Commissioner, Lagos became a key destination for table tennis, hosting numerous high-profile events.
Wahid Oshodi’s journey in sports administration started in the year 2000 when he was appointed to the Lagos State Sports Council Governing Board under the administration of Governor Bola Tinubu.
He later became the chairman of the Lagos State Table Tennis Association (LSTTA) under the administration of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos.
He was appointed Commissioner for Youth, Sports, and Social Development in 2011, supervising the most exciting National Sports Festival, tagged Eko 2012.
Thereafter, he was elected President of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), where he brought vibrancy to the sport, unearthing international stars like Quadri Aruna and Olajide Omotayo. Oshodi was recognized by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
He was appointed chairman of its Nomination Committee. In 2019, he was elected Deputy President of ATTF, and in 2021, he defeated candidates from China and Europe to top the voting for the post of Executive Vice President of ITTF.
His ingenuity in sports administration has made Nigeria one of the table tennis hubs in the world.
On October 15, 2024, at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, he was unanimously elected as the 6th President of ATTF.
With his election, Oshodi is the only Nigerian currently presiding over a continental sports body.
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