We take a look at five Nigerian sportspersons who stood out in the year 2017. 2017 wasn’t shorn of some fantastic individual performances from some Nigerians sportsmen and women.In the year under review, Nigerians were impressive in different genres of sports from football to tennis, to combat sports.We take a look at five of those Nigerians.1. Aruna Quadri (Tennis) Aruna Quadri continued his remarkable rise in tennis with an exceptional 2017 after a good year in 2016.In 2016, Quadri was impressive in Rio Olympic Games and ITTF-Africa Senior Championships in Morroco. He got even better in 2017 which saw him become the first African to win the men’s singles event of the ITTF Challenge Polish Open.Quadri achieved this feat by beating Japan’s Kaii Yoshida after six sets (11-7, 11-13 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 14-12) in the final.In 2017, the 28-year-old also won the ITTF Africa Cup, beating Egypt’s Oma Assar in the final in June. 2.
