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Assar & Aruna to lead Africa at Saudi Smash

Egypt's Omar Assar is back as Africa's top-rated star by moving to 17th in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings after a stellar outing at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Afrosport reports. The Egyptian became the first African to reach consecutive quarter-finals at the Olympics, before losing to Sweden's Truls Moregard. The only other African table tennis player to reach the quarter-final at the...

WTT Contender Lagos: Ovtcharov, Akula claim men’s and women’s singles titles

by Ibikunle Salako

24 June 2024

After his second visit to Nigeria, German international Dimitrij Ovtcharov as well as a regular face in Nigeria, India’s Sreeja Akula claimed the 2024 WTT Contender Lagos singles titles at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium. The final day of the tournament witnessed a day of thrilling table tennis as champions were crowned in the Women's Singles, Men's Singles, Women's Doubles, and...

Paris 2024: Aruna, Omotayo, Offiong & Bello qualify for Olympics

by Taiye Taiwo

19 May 2024

Newly crowned ITTF African Cup champion, Quadri Aruna, Olajide Omotayo, Edem Offiong and Fatima Bello have qualified for the table tennis event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Aruna qualified automatically as the African champion while the three other Nigerians secured their tickets at the African Qualifiers for the Olympics over the weekend. Offiong was the first Nigerian to secure her Paris ticket in the qualifiers...

Paris 2024: Nigeria denied Olympic ticket by Egypt in ITTF African Championships

by Ibikunle Salako

15 September 2023

The Nigerian duo of Olajide Omotayo and the legendary Funke Oshonaike have missed out on a chance to clinch a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games following their 3-1 loss to their Egyptian counterpart on Friday. The duo lost to the Egyptian pair of Omar Assar and Dina Meshref in the mixed doubles final at the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) Africa Senior Championship held...

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Paris 2024: Egypt’s Omar Assar returns as Africa’s top-rated table tennis player

WTT Contender Lagos: Ovtcharov, Akula claim men’s and women’s singles titles

Paris 2024: Aruna, Omotayo, Offiong & Bello qualify for Olympics

Paris 2024: Nigeria denied Olympic ticket by Egypt in ITTF African Championships

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