tennis star, Quadri Aruna.
The President of TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell (TTC),
Stefan Frauenholz, has tipped Africa’s top table tennis player,
Quadri Aruna, to be among the top five performers in the 2020/2021
Table Tennis Bundesliga (TTBL) season.
Frauenholz is backing his words on the recent form of Aruna and
the records he has set in the last six years.
The Nigerian, who replaced departed TTC top performer Croat
Tomislav Pucar, is hoping to lead the team in accomplishing the
top-four target set by the club’s management.
“The newcomer will be among the five best Bundesliga players. In
Fulda, however, Aruna also has big footsteps to fill in
“After all, Tomislav Pucar left the TTC for Russia after two
extremely successful years,” Frauenholz said.
On Sunday, Aruna will lead TTC away to TSV Bad Königshofen who
will be playing without their performance following COVID-19 scare
in the team.
TSV Bad Königshofen started as a contender for the playoffs last
season but they were unfortunate to finish in ninth place.
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For the new season, the squad seems to be a bit weaker than last
year, at least on paper following the exit of Japanese Mizuki
Oikawa – a top performer from previous years.
With the signing of Frenchman Abdel-Kader Salifou, a former
player with TTC Neu-Ulm last season, the club believes Salifou is a
good match for Bad Königshofen, as his new teammate Bastian Steger
had already explained when he introduced the Frenchman.
“He is a fighter with a great attitude who never loses a
sentence, Salifou said, adding, “Our viewers will like that,
especially since he has a very attractive style of play and an
extremely strong forehand.”
The team will, however, depend more on Kilian Ort’s fitness
level as the 24-year-old was forced to watch for a long time last
season final placement of Bad Königshofen.