Table Tennis
Mustapha Mustapha, Nigeria’s number one supporter and one day number one player?
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Friday, 12 April 2019 13:17
by Ian Marshall, Editor Supported by his father, an engineer by profession, following the conclusion of the ITTF World Junior Circuit tournament, Mustapha Mustapha has remained in Accra to watch play progress in the 2019 Africa Youth, Junior and Championships. He is just a little too young to be playing; he is only eight years old. Sitting in the stands,…
Africa honours Ghana’s legend
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Thursday, 11 April 2019 07:47
Now 76 years old, she was welcomed by Khaled El-Salhy, the President of the African Table Tennis Federation and Mawuko Afadzinu, the President of the Ghana Table Tennis Association. A special award was made in her honour. “I am so happy that this long awaited recognition finally was given to me even in my life time. I am grateful to…
Revised and expanded Hopes Programme launched
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Thursday, 11 April 2019 08:28
The number one goal of the Hopes Programme remains to encourage national associations to run Talent Identification Programmes and also to promote and work with young talented players for future success and growth. In particular, the latest modifications and improvements to the Hopes model will ensure that every Hopes player has a clear High Performance pathway in front of them,…
Splendid attitude, Oumehani Hosenally setting the example for Mauritius
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Thursday, 11 April 2019 10:38
After Naneshwaree Jalim had given Mauritius the lead by beating Samar Hichri (11-6, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8), Oumehani Hosenally accounted for Fadwa Garci, one of the leading names in tournament, she kept her nerve to win a five games contest by the very narrowest of margins (5-11, 11-6, 8-11, 13-11, 13-11). Mauritius 2-0 ahead but it was not to be a…
The players going it solo in Budapest
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Thursday, 11 April 2019 12:21
Carrying the torch for Panama, Omer Avi-Tal will be hoping to do his nation proud in Budapest – A member of the Zhang Jike fan club, Avi-Tal became a crowd favourite at the 2016 China Open so don’t be too surprised if he receives a similar reception in the Hungarian capital. Perhaps the biggest name set to be her national…
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