Sofiat Arinola Obanishola

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Sofiat Arinola Obanishola
Personal information
CountryNigeria
Born (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 20)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking252 (WS 17 March 2020)
548 (XD 17 March 2020)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Rabat Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Rabat Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Accra Women's doubles
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Port Harcourt Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Cairo Women's doubles
Africa Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Cairo Women's team
African Youth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Algiers Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Algiers Girls' doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Algiers Girls' team
BWF profile

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]

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Achievements

African Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco Flag of South Africa.svg Johanita Scholtz 21–18, 9–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2023 Borteyman Sports Complex,
Accra, Ghana
Flag of Nigeria.svg Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Flag of Algeria.svg Halla Bouksani
Flag of Algeria.svg Tanina Mammeri
17–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

African Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2024 Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex,
Cairo, Egypt
Flag of Nigeria.svg Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Flag of Uganda.svg Husina Kobugabe
Flag of Uganda.svg Gladys Mbabazi
21–18, 19–21, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

African Youth Games

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda,
Algiers, Algeria
Flag of Nigeria.svg Christiana Olajumoke Obasanmi Flag of Mauritius.svg Jemimah Leung For Sang
Flag of Mauritius.svg Ganesha Mungrah
21–14, 18–21, 12–12 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda,
Algiers, Algeria
Flag of Nigeria.svg Ahmad Balarabe Umar Flag of Egypt.svg Mahmoud Montaser
Flag of Egypt.svg Jana Ashraf
16–21, 22–20, 23–25 Med 2.png Silver

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References

  1. "Player: Sofiat Arinola Obanishola". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. "BCA Annual Report 2018" (PDF). badmintonafrica.com. Badminton Confederation Africa. pp. 12–14. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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