Following the success of the 2023 edition, the World Table Tennis (WTT) has fixed June 17 to 23 for this year’s WTT Contender Lagos which is one of three WTT events in Africa this year. The city of Lagos is one of the top cities in the world hosting the WTT Contender Series and the management of WTT has confirmed that the tournament would also provide ranking points for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. More >>
- NTTF picks Aruna, Edem, and others for the African Cup and Olympics Qualifiers in Kigaliby lordkinfulThe Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) has named Quadri Aruna, Offiong Edem, Olajide Omotayo and Fatimo Bello as Nigeria’s flagbearers at the 2024 ITTF African Cup and Olympics Qualification Tournament taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, from May 12 to 18. According to the prospectus of the tournament, each… Read more: NTTF picks Aruna, Edem, and others for the African Cup and Olympics Qualifiers in Kigali
- PRESS RELEASE: Kuti, Udoaka are new West African champions as Nigeria, Togo share titlesby lordkinfulAfrican Games medallists Matthew Kuti and Hope Udoaka showed class against experienced players after the Nigeria national champions emerged as the new West African champions at the 2024 ITTF West Africa Regional Championships, which ended in Lome, Togo, at the weekend. Over 32 men and 29 women from… Read more: PRESS RELEASE: Kuti, Udoaka are new West African champions as Nigeria, Togo share titles
- WTT Contender Lagos 2024 gets a dateby lordkinfulFollowing the success of the 2023 edition, the World Table Tennis (WTT) has fixed June 17 to 23 for this year’s WTT Contender Lagos which is one of three WTT events in Africa this year.The city of Lagos is one of the top cities in the world hosting the WTT Contender Series… Read more: WTT Contender Lagos 2024 gets a date
- PRESS RELEASE: ATTF hails Ghana for table tennis success at African Gamesby lordkinfulThe African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) has hailed the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for putting up a good atmosphere for table tennis at the 13th African Games taking place in Accra, Ghana. The continental body described the quality of play coupled with the conducive atmosphere put in place… Read more: PRESS RELEASE: ATTF hails Ghana for table tennis success at African Games
- South African ladies claim first ever African Games table tennis medalby lordkinfulMarch 8, 2024: For the first time in the history of the African Games, the South African female team has claimed her first medal after settling for a bronze medal at the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. The ladies have also equaled their men’s record after the… Read more: South African ladies claim first ever African Games table tennis medal
- Egypt beats Nigeria, retains team event titlesby lordkinfulEgypt’s dominance of table tennis in Africa continued unabated at the 13th African Games as the North African side retained their titles in the men’s and women’s events of the championships taking place at the Accra International Conference Centre in Ghana. Omar Assar, Youssef Abdelaziz, and Mohamed El-Beiali… Read more: Egypt beats Nigeria, retains team event titles
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- by Ian MarshallPlayers who have enjoyed outstanding success on the global stage, success at the very highest levels, appear prominently on the entry list at the forthcoming I Feel Slovenia Open Thermana Lasko 2024; a four-day tournament play commences on Tuesday 7th May. A factor 40 event for World ranking points, a major tournament in its own […]
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- by Ian MarshallGold medallists at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, when play concluded on Saturday 4th May at the 2024 ITTF Montenegro Para Open in Podgorica, there was a clear message: when the world meets later this year in Paris, players who gained the highest honours in the Japanese capital city are focused on repeating the feat. […]
- by Tristan LavierThe referees´ school for the highest level of table tennis referees has kicked off for this year. It happened twice in 2022 (FIN, SGP), once in 2023 (HKG) and now, in 2024 arrived to Czechia. With the increase of events during the year in either, the ITTF, WTT, WTT youth, PTT and Masters, the need […]
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