Saheed Idowu


Saheed Idowu is a Congolese table tennis player. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's singles, but was defeated in the preliminary round.

2018 ITTF African-Cup

Idowu competed in the 2018 ITTF African-Cup, placing second in group 2 behind Quadri Aruna, dropping the group match to Aruna,allowing him to qualify for the Quarter Finals. In the Quarter Finals, Idowu faced and defeated African Table Tennis legend Segun Toriola. In the Semi Finals, Idowu lost to eventual winner Omar Assar, dropping four straight games. He was then paired against Ahmed Saleh in the placement round, losing that match, finishing the tournament in fourth place.

Playing Style

Like most modern Table Tennis players, Idowu favors a forehand attacking style. His forehand loop is noted as appearing rather relaxed and unorthodox.