Africa’s high desk tennis abilities have clinched their locations within the 2025 ITTF World Cup by advancing to the semifinals of the continued ITTF Africa Cup in Tunis, Tunisia.
The standout gamers embody Quadri Aruna, Omar Assar, Hana Goda, Dina Meshref, Mariam Alhodaby, and Fatimo Bello. Hana Goda of Egypt was the primary to safe her ticket with a commanding 4-1 victory over Tunisia’s Maram Zoghlami. Following her lead, Nigeria’s Fatimo Bello additionally triumphed 4-1 towards Tunisian teenager, Ela Saidi.
Omar Assar, a five-time Africa Cup champion, confronted a harder problem. The Egyptian was pushed to his limits by Algeria’s Mehdi Bouloussa within the males’s quarterfinals, however in the end prevailed 4-2 to qualify for the World Cup.
Benin Republic’s Abdel-Kader Salifou earned his maiden ITTF World Cup ticket after defeating Egypt’s Mohamed El-Beiali 4-1 within the quarterfinals.
In the meantime, nine-time African Cup champion, Dina Meshref of Egypt overwhelmed Nigeria’s Aminat Fashola to make her return to the ITTF World Cup.
Mariam Alhodaby added a 3rd ticket for Egypt with a dominant 4-0 win over Algeria’s Lynda Logrhaibi, securing her place in Macao, China. It was easy crusing for Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna, who defeated Cote d’Ivoire’s Oba Oba Kizito 4-0 to return as an everyday face on the ITTF World Cup. Cameroon’s Ylane Batix additionally secured his maiden ticket to the ITTF World Cup after a 4-2 victory over Madagascar’s Antoine Razafinarivo within the quarterfinals.
Within the semifinals, Aruna will face Batix, whereas Assar will compete towards Salifou within the males’s singles. Within the ladies’s singles semifinals, Goda will battle Bello, and Meshref will tackle Alhodaby within the race to the rostrum in Tunis.
