Sofiat Arinola Obanishola
Nigerian badminton player (born 2003)
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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]
Born16 September 2003
CountryNigeria
SportBadminton
Highestranking252 (WS 17 March 2020)
548 (XD 17 March 2020)
548 (XD 17 March 2020)
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| Born | 16 September 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 252 (WS 17 March 2020) 548 (XD 17 March 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
African Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco |  Johanita Scholtz |
21–18, 9–21, 12–21 |  Bronze |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana |
 Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan |
 Halla Bouksani Tanina Mammeri |
17–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
African Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt |
Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan |
 Husina Kobugabe Gladys Mbabazi |
21–18, 19–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
African Youth Games
Girls' doubles
Mixed doubles
