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Quadri Aruna ousts Pitchford to progress into WTT Star Contender Doha third round

Nigeria’s Aruna retakes Africa’s top spot from Assar in latest ITTF ranking

Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna has leapfrogged Egyptian Omar Assar to become Africa’s highest-ranked player in the world following the Week 12 ranking released on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. Aruna, who now sits 18th in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Ranking, moved a spot upward to overtake Assar, who dropped two places to now occupy the 19th position. Albeit finishing as runner-up at the 2025 ITTF...

Aruna rises in new ITTF world ranking, reclaims top spot in Africa  

Nigerian table tennis star Quadri Aruna has returned to the top of the African ranking, less than two months after relinquishing his place to Egyptian rival Omar Assar. The 35-year-old Nigerian, who recently won the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Cup in Kigali, Rwanda, also rose in the world ranking, taking a leap from 19th to 17th in the new rankings released for Week 22...