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Olajide Omotayo gave an inkling of what he has in stock again at the 12th African Games as the Nigerian defeated one of the continent's most celebrated star - Egypt's Ahmed Saleh 4-3 in the quarterfinal of men's singles to berth in the semifinal of table tennis. A jubilant Olajide Omotayo Omotayo was all over the Egyptian in the encounter which had the fans glued to their seat throughout the match. The Nigerian combined his backhand with forehand smoothly and this confused the Egyptian who had to surrendered to the youthful Nigerian star. Aside Omotayo, Aruna Quadri also walloped Congo Brazzaville's Saheed Idowu 4-0 to berth in the last four and set up a rematch of the ITTF Africa Cup against Egypt's Omar Assar on Thursday August 29. Seven-time Olympian Segun Toriola was at his very best when he also beat Egypt's Khalid Assar 4-3 to set up a semifinal clash against Omotayo. In the women's event, Olufunke Oshonaike played her last game after going ...

Team Nigeria medal score card at the ongoing All African Games Nigeria is currently placed 6th in overall medal's table

The dominance of Egypt in the table tennis event at the ongoing 12th African Games was halted on Monday August 26 after Nigeria and Algeria claimed gold medals in the women and men doubles event. Algerian team celebrating their 1st ever AAG table tennis Gold triumph The rivalry between Nigeria and Egypt came to fore in the semifinal of the women's doubles at the 12th African Games with the West African team halting the dominance of their North African counterpart. Having ruled the team and mixed doubles events, the Egyptians were stopped from making a clean sweep of gold medal in the doubles event after they were beaten in the semifinal of the women's doubles by Nigeria. Nigerian pair of Edem Offiong and Cecilia Akpan were the ones that stopped Egypt's Dina Meshref and Yousra Helmy from berthing in the final with a 3-2 (12-10, 11-9, 7-11, 7-11, 11-8) win to set up a Nigerian affairs in the final. A comeback from Olufunke Oshonaike and Fatimo Bello against Algeria...

The battle between the bigwigs in African table tennis brought out the best in Nigeria and Egypt at the 12th African Games with Egypt securing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games tickets in the men and women events after emerging as the continental champions. Olmpics bound Egypt's team, the Undefeated Champions in the respective men's team and women's team events at the 2019 Africans Games. With this development, the Egyptian teams became the first country to berth in Tokyo and was also rewarded with two gold medals to increase the medal haul of Egypt in Morocco. It was the Egyptian ladies that first secured their slot after beating Nigeria 3-2 in the final. The comeback of the Nigeria team was thwarted by Dina Meshref. The Nigerian ladies were down 2-0 but spirited efforts from Edem Offiong and Olufunke Oshonaike put the match at par but the Egyptians Meshref's damped the African champions hope of sensational back-to-back All African Games' tennis gold medals in ...

The Nigeria Ambassador to Morocco, Baba Garba could not hide his passion for table tennis when he was on hand on Thursday August 22, to cheer the players during the quarterfinal tie against Morocco at the Salle Moulay El Hassan Hall, venue of the table tennis event of the 12th African Games in Rabat, Morocco. The Ambassador was accompanied by some officials of the mission including the Head of Chancery, Adamu Ibrahim Gombe took time to chat with the players while urging ensure they pick the continental sole ticket to Tokyo 2020. He however, promised to cheer the team in the finals which hold on Friday August 23, 2019. "We just need to continue to inspire our athletes as my coming here is to motivate the players to give their best and make the country proud. We are excited with their performance and I am looking forward to cheering them during the finals," the envoy said. For Olufunke Oshonaike, the presence of the ambassador was commendable and we hope we can do our best...

The two powerhouses in Africa, Nigeria and Egypt played with ease in their group matches of table tennis event of the 12th African Games holding in Rabat, Morocco. As the top seeds in men and women events, Kenya and Madagascar were no match to the Nigerians while the Egyptian men also thumbed Eritrea and Congo DRC to top group A and B. They are expected to get a bye to the quarterfinal stage. Just like it happened in the men's event, so it was in the women category, as the Nigerian ladies led by six-time Olympian Olufunke Oshonaike walloped Congo Brazzaville and Uganda 3-0 while Egypt also inflicted same defeat on Morocco and Kenya to progress to the last eight of the competition. But the order was tilted in Group D of the men's event as unseeded Senegal upset number four seed, Algeria 3-2 to top the group, while Togo also beat Ghana by same margin to emerge as the top team in Group E. The battle for the continental sole slot in the men and women event for the Tokyo 202...

The Edo State Sports Commission in conjunction with the Edo State Football Association have concluded plans to welcome the Football Coaches Association of Africa Nations (FCAAN) to Benin-City for a week long Coaching Course for grassroot football coaches. Speaking in Benin-City after reaching an agreement with the founder of FCAAN, Dr Babatunde Terry Eguaoje all the way from the USA, Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission, Barrister Godwin Dudu-Orumen disclosed that the training and re-training of Coaches is of utmost importance to the game of football at this stage of our football development. Godwin Dudu-Orumen, Chairman Edo State Sports Commission "We have just concluded plans with Dr Babatunde Terry Eguaoje to bring the FCAAN training model to Edo State. Our focus now in Nigeria just like any other serious nation should be on grassroot youth soccer development and coaching education. Football Coaches in Nigeria needs a re-training of their mind and re-orientation ...