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ITTF Africa Cup: Rwanda welcome players with cultural spectacle

ITTF Africa Cup: Rwanda welcome players with cultural spectacle

Players and officials of participating teams at this year’s ITTF Africa Cup were welcomed to Rwanda on Sunday with a full display of the Rwandan cultural. The ITTF Africa Cup is annual competition featuring the best table tennis players on the continent and it will also serve as qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The opening ceremony took place at the BK Arena in...

Egypt’s Sam Morsy captains Ipswich Town to Premier League promotion

Egypt’s Sam Morsy captains Ipswich Town to Premier League promotion

Egypt midfielder Sam Morsy has led Ipswich Town to secure Premier League promotion for the first time since 2002 after their 2-0 win against Huddersfield Town on Saturday. Morsy provided an assist for Omari Giraud-Hutchinson to double Ipswich’s lead after Wesley Burns opened the scoring in the first-half. Morsy played the entire duration of the final game of the season alongside DR Congo-born Alex Tuanzebe as...

Assar & Aruna to lead Africa at Saudi Smash

Assar & Aruna to lead Africa at Saudi Smash

Africa's best table tennis players, Omar Assar of Egypt and Quadri Aruna of Nigeria will lead Africa's quest for glory at the Saudi Smash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from May 4. Assar is the best-ranked African player in the ITTF standings as of April 2024, occupying the 13th position in the world while Quadri Aruna is placed 19th. The duo will begin their campaigns for the...

Egypt midfielder Sam Morsy named Ipswich Town Player of the Year

Egypt midfielder Sam Morsy named Ipswich Town Player of the Year

Championship leaders Ipswich Town have crowned Egypt star Sam Morsy has their best player for the 2023-24 season. The 32-year-old midfielder is leading Ipswich Town's quest for Premier League promotion and has played a majority of the Tractor Boys' games this season, with 39 appearances in the Championship. Kieran McKenna's men are currently top of the Championship table with 89 points in 43 games and they...

2023 African Games: Silver in women’s team tennis as Nigeria finishes second in overall standings

2023 African Games: Silver in women’s team tennis as Nigeria finishes second in overall standings

Nigeria capped off a successful outing at the 13th edition of the African Games in Accra, Ghana, with a silver medal in the women’s team tennis event, losing 2-0 to Egypt at the Borteyman sports complex on Saturday, March 23, the final day of the event. The West African powerhouse finished in second place in the overall medal standings for the seventh time and the third...