Sofiat Arinola Obanishola

Sofiat Arinola Obanishola (born 16 September 2003) is a Nigerian badminton player. 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. 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.

Achievements

African Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco Johanita Scholtz 21–18, 9–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Borteyman Sports Complex,Accra, Ghana Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Halla Bouksani Tanina Mammeri 17–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

African Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2024 Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex,Cairo, Egypt Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Husina Kobugabe Gladys Mbabazi 21–18, 19–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

African Youth Games Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda,Algiers, Algeria Christiana Olajumoke Obasanmi Jemimah Leung For Sang Ganesha Mungrah 21–14, 18–21, 12–12 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda,Algiers, Algeria Ahmad Balarabe Umar Mahmoud Montaser Jana Ashraf 16–21, 22–20, 23–25 Silver Silver