Egypt once again underlined their dominance in African table tennis, claiming both the men’s and women’s team titles at the 2025 ITTF Africa Championships in Tunis, Afrosport reports. Led by Omar Assar, Egypt’s men’s team reclaimed the crown by defeating Algeria in the final, having edged out defending champions Nigeria in the semi-finals. The women’s team rode on the form of Hana God to retain their...
The battle for Africa’s eight qualification spots at the 2026 ITTF World Team Championships heats up Friday, at the ongoing 2025 ITTF Africa Championships in Tunis, Tunisia, Afrosport reports. The event, taking place at the Rades Multidisciplinary Complex, features 16 men’s teams and 14 women’s teams competing from the group stage, with Egypt and Nigeria entering as the top seeds. The ultimate prize is qualification for...
Omar Assar and Hana Goda continued Egypt’s dominance in African table tennis with historic wins at the 2025 ITTF Africa Championships in Tunis on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. Assar claimed his fifth Men’s Singles title, while 17-year-old Goda became the youngest African to win three consecutive Women’s Singles crowns. In one of the tournament’s most thrilling matches, Assar was pushed to the limit by compatriot Youssef Abdelaziz...
A wave of young talent took centre stage at the ongoing ITTF-Africa Championships in Tunis, Tunisia, as teenage debutants stunned seasoned veterans in the second round of the singles events — marking what many are calling a generational shift in African table tennis. Veterans such as Monday Olabiyi and Farouk Salifou of Benin Republic, Amgad Mahrous of Sudan, and Simon Ebode of Cameroon all crashed out...
Egypt’s Omar Assar advanced to the second round of the men’s singles event at the ongoing 2025 ITTF World Championships in Doha, Qatar, with a dominant 4-1 victory over Croatia’s Frane Kojic on Sunday. Assar, a quarterfinalist at the 2023 edition in Durban, South Africa, took control early in the match, winning the first set comfortably, 11-7, before dropping the second 9-11. The 33-year-old star regained...
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