A Nigerian becomes first African to win International Tennis award

Quadri Aruna, 26, a Nigerian international tennis player, has won the 2014 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), making him the first African to win the coveted prize. 

At an award ceremony held at the Armani Hotel in Dubai, Aruna beat Portugal's Marcos Freitas and Chinese pair Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin to land the coveted prize. He is ranked 30th best tennis player in the world. And that's whatsup!