ITTF Africa Youth Championships: Nigeria Qualifies For WYC , Edges Egypt To U-19 Title – National

Nigeria’s U-19 staff to the 2022 ITTF Africa Youth Championships secured their slot on the World Youth Championships after beating Egypt 3-1 within the closing of the staff occasion on Saturday July 23.

The win helped Nigeria to halt the dominance of Egypt within the staff occasions of the 2022 ITTF Africa Youth Championships as Taiwo Mati turned the hero for Nigeria on the expense of the North African.

The continental youth championships is making a return for the reason that final version held in Accra, Ghana in 2019 following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic with Tunis internet hosting among the greatest kids in Africa.

In accordance with the Africa Desk Tennis Federation (ATTF), the match serves as qualifiers for the World Youth Championships going down later within the yr in the identical venue in Tunisia.

On the ultimate day of the staff occasion, Egypt had dominated the women’ U-19 and U-15 whereas the additionally avenged their group stage 3-1 loss to Nigeria as they had been at their greatest in opposition to the trio of Matthew Kuti, Mustapha Mustapha and Musa Mustapha within the boys’ U-15 closing.

Within the boys’ U-15 closing, Egyptian trio of Gaber Yassin, Abdelaal Anas and Elsayed Abdelmalk performed their greatest sport in opposition to the Nigerian kids as spirited effort by Kuti was thwarted by Yassin within the fourth sport for the Egyptian aspect to say a 3-1 win.

With three gold medals already of their kitty on the ultimate day of the staff occasion, Nigerian trio of Taiwo Mati, Boboye Samuel and Muiz Adegoke ensured that the Egyptian made a clear sweep with a convincing 3-1 win over the Egyptian.

It was Mati that began the marketing campaign on a profitable observe in opposition to Egypt’s GAMAL Marwan with a 3-1 (11-1, 10-12, 11-8, 12-10) win whereas Boboye failed in his quest to extend the tally for Nigeria when he fell 2-3 (5-11, 11-9, September 11, 11-9, 11-13) to AZZAM Mohamed.

Adegoke restored Nigeria’s lead with a 3-1 (8-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-8) win over ELSHAWA Ziad.

The star of the Nigerian staff Mati accomplished the 3-1 rout for the West African aspect with a 3-1 (5-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9) win to halter Egypt’s medal sweep within the staff occasion.

The singles occasion of the match served off on Sunday July 24 with Mati listed as high seed within the boys’ U-19 and have been given a bye to the following spherical, the Nigerian sensation is predicted to face Kenya’s Shah Heeray within the second spherical of the singles on Monday July 25.

Present Africa girls champion, 14-year-old Hana Goda will probably be aiming to dominate the junior degree after ruling the senior cadre just a few weeks in the past in Lagos.

The match ends on July 27 with Egypt, Nigeria and Tunisia already securing their locations on the 2022 World Youth Championships.

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