Nigeria Table Tennis Federation Lost A Player, Seun Ajetunmobi Died At 33

Table Tennis National Player, Seun Ajetunmobi died at the age of 33.

Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) confirmed the death. He died at hospital while he was receiving treatment on Friday June 1, 2018 after domestic accident at his home in Lagos area.

His last competition for Nigeria was at the 2015 African Games in Congo Brazzaville. 

Seun Ajetunmobi was crowned Men's singles Champion at annual Aso Championships held in Abuja last Month.

Secretary-General of NTTF, Idaye Anthony, said in a signed statement:

“On behalf of the President, the executive board members and the entire table tennis family in Nigeria, I regret to announce the sudden death of one of our National Team players Seun Ajetunmobi, which sad event occurred early morning of June 1, 2018, in a Lagos hospital. The Italy-based athlete was on holiday in Nigeria after the end of the season in Italy. The federation sympathised with the player’s family and his supporters in Nigeria and around the World. The burial will be announced later by his family,”