Nigeria battles Egypt for supremacy in singles at the ITTF African Junior and Cadet Championships on Friday, April 12 in Accra, Ghana.
The conclusion of the team events, the individual events – singles and doubles take centre stage at the ongoing ITTF African Junior and Cadet Championships holding in Accra, Ghana.
In the boys’ junior and U-21, Nigeria’s Azeez Solanke and Egypt’s Mamoud Helmy have been tipped as favourites having guided their teams in the team event with Helmy yet to taste defeat in the competition.
The only defeat suffered by Solanke was against Helmy in the semifinal of the U-21 which was won by Nigeria.
Nigeria seems to be the topped with three gold medals and two silvers while Egypt is playing second fiddle to the West African giant in the competition.
In the women’s singles, the battle for the titles will be among Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria.
According to African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF), the quality of play continues to improve especially with the commencement of the singles event with over 180 players competing for the six gold medals at stake in singles and doubles events.
