Quadri has been without a coach for a while, working with fellow tennis player Olajide Omotayo and coaches at his club, Sporting Clube de Portugal.

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Ahead of the 2017 ITTF World Cup which will hold from 20th to 22nd of October, Nigeria’s top-ranked tennis player will work with Adomeit who has been hired by Joola, -sportswear brand- the kit sponsor of Quadri.

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The 29-year-old worked with the German at the 2014 ITTF World Cup when he reached the quarter-final stage, the first African player to do that.

He also worked with Adomeit who was part of Nigeria’s technical crew to the 2015 African Games. Quadri and his Nigerian teammates beat Egypt in the final of the men’s team event to win the title.

Adomeit, a former table tennis player,  led the German women's national team to several international successes.

As a coach, he led the German women's team to three consecutive European league titles and the two back to European Ladies Team Cup in 1998 and 1999.