Onaopemipo Adegoke

Onaopemipo Adegoke

Nickname(s)	Smiling Assassin
Country	Nigeria
Born	(1999-09-25) September 25, 1999 (age 25) Lagos, Nigeria
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Turned pro	2018
Plays	Right-handed
Coached by	Self-coached
Racquet used	Shahtoosh
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 130 (27 January 2025)
Current ranking	No. 135
Title(s)	3
Tour final(s)	3
Updated on 18 November 2024.

Onaopemipo Adegoke (born 25 September 1999 in Lagos) is a Nigerian professional squash player. He has won three titles on the PSA World Tour, becoming the first Nigerian to win two PSA Challenger titles. ^[1]

Career

Adegoke began playing squash after initial reluctance, encouraged by his brother. He discovered his talent after reaching the semifinals in his first tournament. ^[2] He joined the PSA in 2018 and has since represented Nigeria in multiple international competitions. ^[3]

In September 2023, he won his first PSA title at the Namibian Open in Windhoek, coming back from a 0–2 deficit in the final. ^[4] This victory made him the first Nigerian to win a PSA World Tour title. ^[5]

In November 2024, he won the Squash Inspire Men’s Pro Challenger tournament in Columbia, United States. ^[6]

At the 2023 Lagos Squash Classic, Adegoke defeated Brice Nicolas in the opening round and upset sixth seed Ziad Ibrahim in the second round. ^{[7] [8]}

Adegoke represented Nigeria at the 2022 Men's All Africa Team Championship in Bulawayo, where the team placed third. ^[9] He also competed in the 2023 and 2024 World Team Championships, winning two of four matches in 2023 and three of six in 2024.

In 2025, Adegoke carried Nigeria’s flag solo at the World Games in Chengdu, China, reaching the plate final. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

He has expressed his ambition to become the first Nigerian squash player to compete at the Olympic Games, following squash’s inclusion in the LA28 programme. ^[14]

Achievements

• PSA titles: 3

External links

• Onaopemipo Adegoke at the Professional Squash Association
• Onaopemipo Adegoke at Squash Info
• Profile at Olympics.com

References

1. "Squash: History Made as Adegoke Onaopemipo Becomes 1st Nigerian to Win 2 PSA Challenger Titles". TopMediaNG. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
2. "Meet the Player: Nigerian Adegoke Onaopemipo". SquashSite. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
3. "Onaopemipo Adegoke (Nigeria)". SquashInfo. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
4. "$3,000 Men's BDO Namibian Open 2023, Wanderers Squash Club, Windhoek, Namibia". SquashInfo. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
5. "Challenger Tour Round-Up: Glory for Knudsen, History in Namibia". psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
6. "Onaopemiopo Adegoke Won Squash Inspire Tourney". African Nugget. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
7. "Lagos Squash Classic RD1: Onaopemipo and Shedrack Win On Opening Day". PSA Squash Tour. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
8. "Lagos Squash Classic Day 2: Several Home Hopes Into Quarters". PSA Squash Tour. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
9. "Men's All Africa Team Championship 2022, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe". SquashInfo. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
10. "Adegoke Onaopemipo Eyes History with 2028 Olympic Squash Debut". YouTube. News Central TV. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
11. "From Lagos to the Olympics: Meet Adegoke Onaopemipo, Nigeria's squash 'smiling assassin' hoping to make history at LA28". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
12. "Squash: Nigeria's Onaopemipo reaches plate final at world games, eyes 2028 Olympics". Guardian Nigeria. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
13. "Squash: Onaopemipo Adegoke to represent Nigeria at World Games 2025". Sunrise Times. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
14. "From Lagos to the Olympics: Meet Adegoke Onaopemipo, Nigeria's squash 'smiling assassin' hoping to make history at LA28". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.