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Nigeria and Egypt continue to dominate the African Junior, Junior and Cadet Championships of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) as they vie for gold. today in the men's and women's (under 18) men's final at the Emporium Sports Trust in Accra.
The Nigerian women's team (under 18) beat its Mauritian counterpart 3 to 2, while fellow countryman Egypt defeated Tunisia, its sub-regional opponent, 3-0 in the second half. Another semifinal match to set up a final clash between the strongest teams in the division, Nigeria. and in Egypt.
In the men's U-18 semifinals, Egypt beat Tunisia 3-1, while Nigeria beat Togo 3-0. Egypt and Nigeria will meet again in the final. of this division.
The Ghanaian junior girls (under 18) could not settle for fifth place in the team competition after beating Algeria 3-1 yesterday.
The Algerian team, Merzoug Cheima, Melissa Belache and Narimene-Hind Siddeki, was mesmerized by the Ghanaian duo Judith Acheampong and Augustina Baidoo, who demonstrated superior service throughout the match.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Republic of Congo's under-18 men's team defeated their Ghanaian counterparts 3-1 in a consolation game to determine the seventh-place team.
In the match, the Ghanaian Augustine Baidoo started well and beat his opponent Christian Mbongia in the first set to give the hosts the advantage. But Baidoo's compatriots – Benjamin Ofori and Desmond Osei – have weakened against defenders Noredi Bongo. Exavcee Ngefubada respectively.
In addition, Ghana's junior team (under 15), composed of Solomon Danso, Godwin Aseku and Daniel Godsword Tawiah, could not maintain a 2-0 lead early against both. Maurice, Ryan Desscann and Zayyan Hossein, who let their opponents cancel the score. win the match 3-2. This victory put Maurice in fifth place in the junior boys team competition.
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