The Executive Vice President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), Wahid Enitan Oshodi, has succeeded Egypt’s Khaled El-Salhy as the president of the African Table Tennis Fédération (ATTF).
Oshodi was unanimously elected by a 40-member electorate who rallied behind him massively to take over from the Egyptian who completed his third term.
By virtue of the victory, Oshodi stands as the only Nigerian heading a continental sports organization.
Others who won elective positions included Cameroon’s Alfred Bagueka who was also unanimously elected as the Deputy President of ATTF.
Additionally, Germain Karou and Andrew Mudibo were elected as Executive Vice Presidents (EVP) for Technical and Development, respectively.
The positions for EVP Administration, Finance, Media/PR, and Marketing saw keen competition among candidates from Egypt, Algeria, South Africa, Sudan, Ethiopia, Mauritania, and Uganda.
For EVP Marketing, Ghana’s Mawuko Afadzinu triumphed over Uganda’s Robert Jjagwe with 22 votes to 18.
Ethiopia’s Tesfaye Bizane won EVP Media/PR with 29 votes. South Africa’s Hajera Kajee secured EVP Finance with 20 votes, and Egypt’s Moataz Ashour won EVP Administration with 32 votes.
Also, Nigeria’s Olabanji Oladapo was elected into the ITTF Council as one of the eight-member Council from Africa.
Oladapo contested with 15 others, with eight of them making the list.
Oshodi becomes the second Nigerian to lead the continental body, following Engr. Segun George, who served from 1988 to 1996.
