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born 1975 Nigeria
Olufunke Oshonaike-Irabor, also known as Funke Oshonaike (born 28 October 1975) is a Nigerian table tennis player. She competed for Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Nothing gives me more joy than seeing all the young, poor players happy with the little I gave them.
Nobody can understand young female athletes more than female administrators and female coaches.
I’ve been going through depression in my life and people don’t know this. They see me smile and play table tennis, but people can’t tell what I’m going through.
I won’t allow my kids to represent Nigeria of today. But if they want to, I won’t stop them.
I started playing table tennis on bricks, then I moved to anything that looked like tables.
Table tennis gave me a better life.
I always remember where I am coming from and the fact that for me to move up in life I have to be focused and steadfast. I am not a star, I just want to be the best.
I was physically, sexually, emotionally and mentally abused. This man beat me for more than three years and I remember always going to UNILAG [University of Lagos] with a battered face but I still never gave up on TT, men or life.
My most exciting time was when I won four gold medals for Nigeria at the 2003 All Africa Games with my child only six months old, and also winning the Africa championship in 2016.
It doesn’t affect me in any way because what I’m doing right now is to enjoy myself, to play good table tennis, to see that I am motivating all the younger women that in any situation they can still be what they want to be. Even married, unmarried, with children whatever they are going through even with age they can still be what they want to be.