Contender Lagos 2026Osun State\u2019s fast-rising table tennis sensation, Khadijah Musa, has secured qualification to the second phase of the ongoing WTT Contender Lagos 2026 after finishing second in Group B of the women\u2019s singles event at the Sir Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall, Lagos.The talented young athlete displayed remarkable resilience and determination throughout the group stage campaign, bouncing back strongly after an opening defeat to advance among the top two players from her group.Khadijah began her campaign in Group B of the women’s event with a challenging encounter against Nithya Mani from India, suffering a 3-0 loss in her first group match. However, the Osun-born star responded brilliantly in her subsequent fixtures, showing composure, confidence, and fighting spirit against tough opposition.In her second match, Khadijah produced an impressive performance to defeat a fellow Nigerian, Onyinyechi Mbah 3-1, reigniting her hopes of qualification. She then sealed her place in the next phase with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Madinath Yessoufou from the Republic of Benin in a thrilling contest that showcased her determination and growing maturity on the international stage.Her qualification marks another important milestone in the career of the teenage sensation, who continues to make Osun State and Nigeria proud with her outstanding performances at one of Africa\u2019s biggest international table tennis tournaments.The WTT Contender Lagos 2026 has attracted elite players from across the world, providing a major platform for emerging African talents to compete at the highest level while earning valuable international exposure and ranking points.With qualification now secured, attention turns to the next phase of the competition as Khadijah Musa continues her quest for success against some of the world\u2019s best players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Contender Lagos 2026Osun State\u2019s fast-rising table tennis sensation, Khadijah Musa, has secured qualification to the second phase of the ongoing WTT Contender Lagos 2026 after finishing second in Group B of the women\u2019s singles event at the Sir Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall, Lagos.The talented young athlete displayed remarkable resilience and determination throughout the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/osunpolitico.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/osunpolitico.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/osunpolitico.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osunpolitico.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osunpolitico.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/osunpolitico.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20,"href":"https:\/\/osunpolitico.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions\/20"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osunpolitico.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/osunpolitico.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osunpolitico.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osunpolitico.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}