Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- Matthew Kuti has leapfrogged 2019 African Games gold medallist Olajide Omotayo to become Nigeria's second-highest-ranked male table tennis player, according to the latest ITTF World Rankings for Week 32 of the 2025 season.

Riding high on his title-winning run at the 2025 West Africa Regional Championships in Lagos, Kuti climbed six places to 194th in the world.

That standout performance earned him 75 points, with additional contributions from the ITTF World Championships Finals in Doha (10 points) and WTT Contender Lagos (4 points), bringing his total to 89 points.

Meanwhile, Omotayo's stock has dipped, as a disappointing outing in Lagos saw him drop 37 places to 198th, now sitting on 78 points and flirting with a po...