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...
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna on Wednesday exited the 2025 ITTF World Cup in Macao, China, following a 4-0 loss to Sweden’s Anton Kallberg, Afrosport reports. Despite having an edge in the first two sets, Aruna fell to the 27-year-old Kallberg, who advanced to the second stage after recording scores of 14-12, 13-11, 11-9, 11-2. Meanwhile, the end of the road at the 2025 ITTF World Cup came...
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna will lead a historic seven-player African contingent at the ITTF World Cup scheduled to take place in Macao, China, from 14-20 April, Afrosport reports. For the first time in history, seven players—four men and three women—will represent Africa at the ITTF World Cup. Egypt leads the charge with five players, including 2025 ITTF Africa Cup winners Omar Assar and Hana Goda. Nigeria and...
Africa’s top table tennis players, Nigeria's Quadri Aruna and Egyptian Omar Assar have been listed among the top seeds for the 2025 WTT Star Contender Chennai, Afrosport reports. Aruna, Africa's number one ranked player, enters the tournament as the fourth seed, while Assar is behind as the fifth seed. Both Aruna and Assar have received byes to the second round (last 32) in the men’s singles,...
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...
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