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Nigeria’s Quadri wins gold in ITTF African Championships  

2024 ITTF Championships: Nigeria, Egypt dominate team event in Addis Ababa

Nigeria and Egypt emerged victorious in the team events at the 2024 ITTF Africa Championships, held in Addis Ababa on Monday, October 14, Afrosport reports. In the men’s event, with Egypt absent, Nigeria faced Algeria in a thrilling final. Olajide Omotayo battled Sami Kherouf in a suspenseful match, but Kherouf secured a 3-2 victory, giving Algeria a 1-0 lead. Milhane Jellouli then faced Quadri Aruna, who...

Nigeria Table Tennis Federation releases squad list for ITTF African championships

Nigeria Table Tennis Federation releases squad list for ITTF African championships

The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) on Wednesday announced a 10-member squad for the 2024 ITTF African championships scheduled to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from October 12 - 19, Afrosport reports. Defending men singles champion, Quadri Aruna, leads the final team list released by the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF), which also include Olajide Omotayo, Ajoke Ojomu and Fatimo Bello. The team also comprises...

Assar & Aruna to lead Africa at Saudi Smash

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

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

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

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

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

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...