German Kit firm Gewo has announced that African number one table tennis player Aruna Quadri formally has joined the firm on a three-year contract Gewo on a three-year-deal.

The Nigerian who ended his ten years association with another firm, Joola, is now expected to be kitted by the German firm and it is understood that the Nigerian open champion will be paid monthly allowance based on the world rating.

According to Wolfgang Sohns who is one of the sport firm officials, Gewo identified Quadri as one of the sports‘ great ambassador, who conduct himself well .

“Aruna Quadri is such a fantastic player who exhibits the qualities of our brand. We are aware of his popularity in Nigeria and Africa as well as large followership across the globe and this also endeared us to him.

He has shown to be a good ambassador of table tennis wherever he goes. He is calm and sociable and for us at Gewo, we value these qualities and that is why we have decided to team up with Aruna Quadri after initially having the Nigeria national team in our fold,” Sohns said.

Gewo came into existence about 120 years ago and the company has developed into one of the leading manufacturers of table tennis tables.