Aruna loses to Egypt’s Assar at ITTF Africa Cup
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna, on Saturday, lost in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa Cup final match to arch-rival and defending champion, Omar Assar of Egypt.
The game played at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi saw the top African player losing 1-4 (8-11 13-15 7-11 11-9 7-11) to the Egyptian.
To get to the final, Mr Aruna had defeated Egyptian Mohamed Youssef 4-0 (11-9 11-5 11-3 12-10) in the semi-finals played also on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the women’s event final saw 15-year-old Egyptian, Hana Goda, successfully defending her title against compatriot Dina Meshref 4-3 to clinch the trophy.
Three other Nigerians who participated in the tournament could not make a podium finish.
The tournament which began on Thursday ended on Saturday.
(NAN)
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