CALABAR – Solange Ngonda Tibesa, an Ogoja primarily based Cameroonian refugee shall be representing Nigeria on the fifth version of the World Desk Tennis Day 2025 occasion.
The WTTD 2025 is and occasion that’s supported by the Worldwide Desk Tennis Federation (ITTF) to advertise the event of the sport of desk tennis on the grassroots stage all around the world.
In keeping with the ITTF: “30 promoters had been chosen for World Desk Tennis Day (WTTD) 2025. Representing 27 international locations and territories throughout all 5 continents. These passionate people will play a pivotal position in uniting communities and sharing the enjoyment of desk tennis on twenty third April 2025.”
A report 160 individuals utilized to be thought of as a WTTD 2025, promoters, out of which Solange and 29 different candidates from 27 counties and 5 continents utilized to be thought of.
Moreover, the ITTF acknowledged that they may present Solange and the opposite promoters with the monetary help, capacity-building sources, and personalised steerage to align their initiatives with the UN Sustainable Improvement Objectives and the theme of variety and inclusion.
Solange who’s presently a full-time employees of Save the Kids, can also be a skilled netball coach who supervises the obligatory twice per week coaching of the greater than thirty netballers which are primarily based on the Adagom 3 refugee camp.
Throughout a phone interview with our reporter, Solange acknowledged that on twenty third April 2025, she and the Ogoja refugees desk tennis organising committee hope to carry the occasion within the Adagom 1, Adagom 3 and Ukende camps in Cross River State. Over one thousand individuals are anticipated to attend this occasion within the three separate refugee camps. The occasion shall be spiced up with desk tennis problem, reside music, well being and well-being talks, and a few mild refreshment for the spectators.
Solange Ngonda Tibesa
Moreover, Solange acknowledged: “As an skilled neighborhood employee, I do know the essential position sports activities can play in bringing folks collectively and giving them the alternatives to compete with one another beneath set guidelines, in a respectful method.
“I’m additionally conscious that sports activities may very well be used to empower and supplied psychosocial assist to susceptible individuals together with the bodily challenged. We hope to make use of the sport of desk tennis to achieve out to my fellow Cameroonians and members of our host neighborhood in Ogoja.”
Lastly, Solange counseled CSED (Neighborhood Sports activities and Academic Improvement) Initiative for bringing the WTTD 2025 grant commercial to her consideration and inspiring her to use for WTTD 2025.
