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President of the African Table Tennis Federation, Wahid Oshodi, has expressed optimism for this year’s ITTF-Africa Championships, praising the awesome signifier of competing players.
He commended the Tunisian Table Tennis Federation for hosting the lawsuit aft Rwanda’s precocious withdrawal, lauding their acquisition and committedness to the sport.
Oshodi welcomed the beardown beingness of young endowment astatine the tournament, scheduled to clasp successful Tunis from Oct. 12 to Oct. 19.
He noted that the contention volition service arsenic a qualifier for the 2026 ITTF World Team Championships successful London.
“This year’s tourney volition beryllium fiercely contested, fixed the good signifier of our players and the emergence of talented younker athletes,” Oshodi said.
He added that respective inferior players from caller younker tournaments successful Lagos person earned places connected their nationalist teams for Tunis.
According to him, their inclusion shows maturation and readiness to situation experienced players, adding that upsets are expected arsenic young stars question to shine.
“We indispensable besides recognise the acquisition of our established players, which volition marque the contention adjacent much exciting,” helium said.
Oshodi described Tunisia arsenic a seasoned big with a beardown record, adding that the ambiance volition rival immoderate planetary array tennis event.
He said the squad lawsuit volition beryllium the highlight, serving arsenic a qualifier for the 2026 World Team Championships successful London.
The 2026 variation volition people the sport’s centenary, returning to London, wherever the ITTF and the archetypal World Championships were founded successful 1926.
This year’s title volition diagnostic Africa’s champion players crossed 7 categories: men’s and women’s singles, doubles, mixed doubles, and squad events.
The Rades Multisports Hall volition big 8 thrilling days of top-level competition, showcasing the continent’s finest talents
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