Experienced and elegant Table Tennis star, Olufunke Oshonaike, will lead out Team Nigeria at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics, at the Maracana Stadium on Friday, August 5.
The graceful and stylish ping ponger, who is competing in her sixth Olympics, is also the assistant Team Captain to Mikel Obi who at the weekend was also named captain of the football team, thereby making him a double captain to the Games.
Funke Oshonaike, no doubt, would treasure to be the flag bearer as marching with her fellow athletes in an opening ceremony is considered by many athletes as the pinnacle of their Olympic journey.
Table Tennis is indeed honoured with yet another player, Segun Toriola whose incredible willpower and perseverance sees him as the Nigerian with seven appearances at the Olympics.
The opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics would also see an athlete take the Olympic Oath during the Opening Ceremony, “In the name of all the competitors”.
