ITTF Lists Two Nigerian Umpires For Olympics, Paralympics

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The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has listed two Nigerian umpires for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic games in Brazil.

Nigeria’s John Peters and Cecilia Arinye will join 47 other umpires listed by the world table tennis ruling body for the tournament.

Peters, who is among the longest serving umpires in Africa, will officiate at the Olympic Games while Arinye, who is the Director of Sports, University of Lagos will be in action at the Paralympic Games.

Aside Nigeria, Algeria and Egypt are the only countries in the continent that will have umpires at the games, as listed by ITTF.