Sofiat Arinola Obanishola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 16 September 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 252 (WS 17 March 2020) 548 (XD 17 March 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco | ![]() | 21–18, 9–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2024 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 19–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 18–21, 12–12 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda, Algiers, Algeria | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 22–20, 23–25 | ![]() |