Sofiat Arinola Obanishola
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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[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
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21–18, 9–21, 12–21 |  Bronze
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana |
 Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
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 Halla Bouksani Tanina Mammeri
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17–21, 16–21 | Bronze
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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
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 Husina Kobugabe Gladys Mbabazi
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21–18, 19–21, 18–21 | Bronze
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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
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 Jemimah Leung For Sang Ganesha Mungrah
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21–14, 18–21, 12–12 | Bronze
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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
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 Mahmoud Montaser Jana Ashraf
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16–21, 22–20, 23–25 |  Silver
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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