The poster boy of Nigerian table tennis, Aruna Quadri is expecting stiffer challenges when he resumes with his new club TC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell in the German Bundesliga.
Earlier this year, Quadri signed for TC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell and he will be the only African competing in the German elite league this year after Egypt’s Omar Assar quit Borussia Dusseldorf to move to France.
This is after more than a decade plying his trade in the Portuguese League where he has established himself as the number one player.
He said “For years, many people are aware that the German league is the toughest and strongest in Europe and for myself I have no doubt about that. I am fully aware of what I am going to be facing with the start of season 2020/21.
“The Portuguese league is entirely different from the German league, there is an enormous difference regarding the level. For me, the German league is of the highest level, while the Portuguese league is a normal one, but not too bad. The German Bundesliga has several players rated top 100 or even top 10 in the world. For this reason, the level is high and the competition is tough.”
