Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) has released a list of 12 players for the 2021 African Senior Championships which holds from September 1st to 7th
Nigeria Table Tennis Federation has released a list of 12 players for the 2021 African Senior Championships which holdsNational cadet champion Samuel Boboye makes the list which has Olympians Quadri Aruna and Olajide Omotayo. The others are national stars Bode Abiodun, Azeez Solanke, and Taiwo Matti.
In the women’s team are national under-21 champion Bukola Ajayi, national champion Fatimo Bello, as well as Olympians Offiong Edem and Olufunke Oshonaike.Cecilia Otu-Akpan, on her part, is returning to the team since her last appearance for the national team at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco.
The tournament, being organised by the African Table Tennis Federation , is the qualifiers for the 2021 ITTF World Championships scheduled for November in Houston, U.S. Speaking on the team selection, Chairman of the NTTF Caretaker Committee, Ishaku Tikon, pointed out that the inclusion of young players was necessary.
“In view of the possible exit of some older players in the National teams in no distant time, we want these young players to play alongside some of the established stars.“It is clear that some of our players will soon leave the stage and it is imperative for us to start building a new team made up of young players.
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