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...
The quest for honours at the ongoing 2024 ITTF Africa Championships has landed in the medal zone where the continent's table tennis powerhouses face a formidable challenge to their dominance from a strong field of emerging battlers. With the men’s defending champion absent, the stage is set for Nigeria, Algeria, Tunisia, and Ethiopia to vie for top honours in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Nigerian men’s team,...
Nigerian tennis table player and former West African champion Taiwo Mati has joined French Pro B side Le Havre in his quest to reclaim his place in the national team, Afrosport reports. After two seasons in Portugal, Mati, who last represented Nigeria at the 2023 African Games in Ghana, is hoping that his move to France will enhance his chances of securing a call-up to the...
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...
Team Nigeria’s start to life in the table tennis tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics did not end on a positive note as the duo of Quadri Aruna and Omotayo Olajide were both knocked out in the Round of 64 in the men’s singles event. Aruna, who is one of the 16 top-ranked men’s players at the Olympics, was stunned by Romanian teenager Eduard Ionescu, who...
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