Olajide Omotayo has secured a spot in the men’s table tennis event at the 2024 Olympic Games.

Omotayo earned a berth at the games following a comfortable 4-0 victory over Congo-Brazzaville’s Saheed Idowu in their semi-final contest at the qualifying tournament in Kigali, Rwanda.

He will be making his second appearance at the Olympics.

Similarly, Offiong Edem secured her place in Paris 2024 after a hard-fought 4-2 semi-final victory over Tunisia’s Fadwa Garci in the women’s category.

The 37-year-old will be making her fifth Olympics appearance in Paris.

The qualifying tournament will end on Saturday (today).

Chelsea manager, Mauricio Pochettino, has picked the match that made him fear he would be sacked by the Premier League.

According to him, it was the 4-2 home defeat to Wolves in February.

The result saw the Blues drop into the bottom half of the table.

When asked if there had ever been a moment he believed he was about to be sacked, Pochettino replied: “I can be honest. I think after Wolves. Remember what happened after, also?

“I didn’t think we were going to be sacked, but it was a tough moment. That defeat at home was really tough, really tough.

“At this moment, as a coach and staff, you feel loneliness. When you feel like everyone is seeing you as if you’re guilty of something and you don’t know what’s going on.”


Chelsea has, however, hit good form recently, winning their last four matches to climb to sixth place in the Premier League ahead of the final day of the season.

Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has been announced as the Premier League’s Player of the Season on Saturday.


Foden has enjoyed the best campaign of his career, as the champions stand on the verge of their fourth consecutive league title.

The 23-year-old has scored 17 goals and laid on eight assists in 34 league games.

Should Pep Guardiola’s side eventually win the title, Foden will become the youngest player ever to have won six Premier League trophies.

“To win this award is an achievement that I am extremely proud of,” Foden said in a statement.

“The Premier League is acknowledged as the greatest league in the world, and it is a pleasure to have been nominated with so many other great players who have all enjoyed special seasons for their clubs.