Nigeria men’s table tennis team have made it to the semi finals of the 2022 Commonwealth Games after edging out Malaysia 3-2 in the group match.
Nigeria will now square up against India in the semifinals of men’s Table Tennis team event, looking to earn a spot in the final.
The match is the 2nd semifinal, and it will be played today by 4.30pm -9.30pm Nigerian time.
The team led by Aruna Quadri qualified for the semi-finals in the table tennis event after edging out Malaysia 3-2 in the doubles and singles to advance into the last four.
The tie kicked off with the doubles with Javen Choong and Qi Shen beating Bode Abiodun and Olajide Omotayo 3-1 (6-11, 12-10, 12 -10,11-7).
Aruna then got Nigeria back on track as he defeated Chee Feng Leong 3-1 (9 -11,11 – 6,5 -11, 5-11) in the first singles tie.