Nigeria’s veteran table tennis star, Segun Toriola has expressed disappointment over comments on social media questioning his participation at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.
Toriola played a key role in the team’s event that won silver losing to India in the final. He also led Nigeria to a 3-2 win over England in the semis of the team event. But was knocked out of the doubles and retired to a knee injury in the men’s singles.
https://twitter.com/NGtabletennis/status/984324376286892032?s=19
The following comments were made by some Nigerian fans after the above tweet by the Nigeria table tennis federation.
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Toriola has come out to rebuke those comments calling for his retirement.
https://twitter.com/ToriolaSegun/status/984621980686012416?s=19
Tennis reporter Latipha Adebayo called on Nigerians to give the legendary tennis star his deserved respect.
