Ogun State-born 33-year-old Para Table Tennis player, Isau Ogunkunle over the weekend made a name for himself at the 2019 Africa Para Table Tennis Championships in Alexandria, Egypt, when he caused the biggest upset at the tournament.
Ogunkunle, who is competing in Class Four as one of Nigeria’s representatives was set up against Egypt’s Mohamed Sameh Eid who is the current world number 11 and Africa’s number one ranked player.
Isau Ogunkunle did the impossible in front of the Egyptian fans when he humbled the home hero in the first round of the Class Four singles event.
From the start of the encounter, the unseeded Nigerian was full of confidence against the tournament’s number one seed by winning the first game at 11-8.
But Mohamed Sameh Eid relied on experience with a lot of topspin from the backhand to win the next two games at 8-11, 6-11.
Having discovered the weakness of his opponent after losing the second and third games, Isau Ogunkunle played more to the Egyptian’s forehand and it worked for him as he won the fourth game by 11-2.
The final and deciding game went the way of the Nigerian who led from the start to the end to win at 11-7.
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