Sofiat Arinola Obanishola

Sofiat Arinola Obanishola
Personal information
CountryNigeria
Born (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 21)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking252 (WS 17 March 2020)
548 (XD 17 March 2020)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Accra Women's doubles
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Port Harcourt Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Cairo Women's doubles
Africa Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Cairo Women's team
African Youth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Algiers Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 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]

Achievements

African Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco South Africa Johanita Scholtz 21–18, 9–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Borteyman Sports Complex,
Accra, Ghana 		Nigeria Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Algeria Halla Bouksani
Algeria Tanina Mammeri 		17–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

African Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2024 Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex,
Cairo, Egypt 		Nigeria Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Uganda Husina Kobugabe
Uganda Gladys Mbabazi 		21–18, 19–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

African Youth Games

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda,
Algiers, Algeria 		Nigeria Christiana Olajumoke Obasanmi Mauritius Jemimah Leung For Sang
Mauritius Ganesha Mungrah 		21–14, 18–21, 12–12 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda,
Algiers, Algeria 		Nigeria Ahmad Balarabe Umar Egypt Mahmoud Montaser
Egypt Jana Ashraf 		16–21, 22–20, 23–25 Silver Silver

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.
  3. ^ "Athlete Profile: Obanishola Sofiat Arinola". Rabat 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ Shittu, Mudashiru (30 August 2019). "2019 African Games: Nigeria Badminton Scorecard". wildflowers.com.ng. Retrieved 6 July 2020.