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Egypt’s Omar Assar successfully defended his title after a 4-1 victory over archrival Aruna Quadri in the men’s singles final of the 2023 ITTF-Africa Cup in Nairobi, Kenya.
Egypt’s Omar Assar successfully defended his title after a 4-1 victory over archrival Aruna Quadri in the men’s singles final of the 2023 ITTF-Africa Cup in Nairobi, Kenya.
The ITTF Africa Cup is an annual table tennis competition held by the International Table Tennis Federation and the African Table Tennis Federation.
Pulse Sports reports that the Table Tennis Africa Cup started on Thursday and ended on Saturday at Moi International Sports Centre in Kasarani, Kenya.
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Assar, who won the competition in Lagos last year and defeated Quadri in the championship match, has now won the competition three times. He first accomplished this achievement in 2018 and then again in 2022.
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Offiong Edem set to organize a mini-table tennis tournament for children
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Nigerian table tennis star Aruna Quadri has opened up on why he lost to Egyptian star Omar Assar in the final.
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Aruna said, “I think I did my best, but it was one of those days. Things were not really working for me. Table tennis is a game of chances, and you have to charge from the word go. I should have been more patient with the game."
15-year-old Hana Goda rules Africa again
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Omar Assar beat Quadri Aruna to retain ITTF Africa Cup
The Egyptians beat Aruna for the second time in two years to win the Africa Cup.
In the women’s singles, 15-year-old Egyptian Hana Goda successfully defended her title in a thrilling 4-3 win over her compatriot Dina Meshref.
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The next stop for the players is the WTTC Durban that will be held at the Durban International Convention Centre between May 20 and 28, 2023, in Durban, South Africa.
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