Sofiat Arinola Obanishola
Sofiat Arinola Obanishola 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.
Achievements
African Games
Women's singles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco |  Johanita Scholtz | 21–18, 9–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
African Youth Games
Girls' doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda, Algiers, Algeria |  Christiana Olajumoke Obasanmi |  Jemimah Leung For Sang Ganesha Mungrah | 21–14, 18–21, 12–12 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda, Algiers, Algeria | Ahmad Balarabe Umar |  Mahmoud Montaser Jana Ashraf | 16–21, 22–20, 23–25 | Silver |