LAGOS- Nigeria’s Wahid Oshodi on Tuesday got unanimously elected as the sixth President of the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) during the Elective Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Oshodi thus becomes the second Nigerian to lead the continental body, following Segun George who served from 1988 to 1996.
A statement issued by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) disclosed that the election was held at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa.
Oshodi, who is the Executive Vice-President of ITTF, succeeds Egypt’s Khaled El-Salhy who completed three terms as ATTF President.
The 40-member electorate unanimously supported Oshodi, reflecting an overwhelming delegate support for his leadership over the next four years.
With this election, Oshodi stands as the only Nigerian heading a continental sports organisation for now.
Cameroon’s Alfred Bagueka was also unanimously elected as the Deputy President of ATTF.
Additionally, Germain Karou and Andrew Mudibo were elected as Executive Vice-Presidents (EVPs) for Technical and Development respectively.
The jostling for the positions of 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, while Ethiopia’s Tesfaye Bizane became EVP Media/PR with 29 votes.
South Africa’s Hajera Kajee secured the EVP Finance post with 20 votes, and Egypt’s Moataz Ashour became EVP Administration with 32 votes.
Also, Nigeria’s Olabanji Oladapo was elected into the eight-member ITTF Council as a representative from Africa.
Oladapo contested with 15 others, with eight of them making the final list.(NAN)
