Sofiat Arinola Obanishola

Sofiat Arinola Obanishola
Personal information
CountryNigeria
Born (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking252 (WS 17 March 2020)
548 (XD 17 March 2020)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
2019 RabatMixed team
2019 RabatWomen's singles
2023 AccraWomen's doubles
African Championships
2019 Port HarcourtMixed team
2024 CairoWomen's doubles
Africa Team Championships
2024 CairoWomen's team
African Youth Games
2018 AlgiersMixed doubles
2018 AlgiersGirls' doubles
2018 AlgiersGirls' team
BWF profile

Sofiat Arinola Obanishola (born 16 September 2003) is a Nigerian badminton player. She has participated in major badminton events at both local and international level. In the junior event, she won a silver in the mixed doubles, and two bronze medals in the girls' doubles and team events at the 2018 Algiers African Youth Games. Obanishola then participated at the 2019 Rabat African Games held in Casablanca, Morocco, and helps the Nigerian team clinched the gold medal, also won a bronze medal in the women's singles event.