Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- By hosting five international table tennis tournaments in five weeks, Nigeria is making a bold statement to the rest of the world: the sport has found a true home in Africa's most populous nation.

At the centre of this momentum is Tayo Adesoji, vice president of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF). In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES at the WTT Contender Lagos, Mr Adesoji shares deep insight into Nigeria's ongoing transformation in the sport, the growing influx of global talent into Lagos, and the deliberate nurturing of the next generation of champions.

Excerpts.

PT: You're witnessing five back-to-back table tennis events hosted here in Lagos, the WTT tournament, the Hopes event, and more. As NTTF Vice Presi...