The newly elected African Desk Tennis Federation (ATTF) Government Council has signed a pact with Ethiopian Airways to develop the game within the continent.
In a ceremony on the Ethiopian Airways Headquarters in Addis Ababa, on October 18, the ATTF and Ethiopian Airways signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), appointing Ethiopian Airways because the Official Airline Companion of the continental physique.
The ATTF delegation, led by its new president, Wahid Enitan Oshodi, included Mr. Tesfaye Bizane, Government Vice President of Media and Public Relations, and Dr. Kweku Tandoh, the Chief Working Officer (COO). They had been acquired by Ethiopian Airways’ Head of ET-Holidays, Firiehiwot Mekonnen, and Senior Gross sales Supervisor of ET-Holidays, Mary Legesse. Talking on the event, Oshodi expressed his gratitude to the airline’s administration for supporting the 2024 ITTF Africa Senior Championships on the Ethiopian Sports activities Academy, Addis Ababa.
“As a continental federation, we purpose to develop into one of many main sports activities in Africa and have determined to collaborate with the world’s main airline by coming into into this necessary partnership. We recognise the power of the airline as a member of the World Star Alliance, and for us at ATTF, we need to be recognized with you. We hope and consider this can be a useful relationship for each events,” Oshodi stated.
Additionally talking the pact, Firiehiwot Mekonnen expressed satisfaction within the partnership and affirmed their assist by providing engaging packages throughout main occasions for the continental physique.
“We’re thrilled to collaborate with ATTF because the Official Airline Companion of the continental physique. Ethiopian Airways is Africa’s largest airline, devoted to transporting 1000’s of individuals to greater than 137 locations worldwide.
“Our partnership with ATTF not solely strengthens our reference to Africa but in addition aligns completely with our imaginative and prescient of fostering unity and celebrating excellence. Because the Delight of Africa, we’re dedicated to youth growth by way of sports activities, and desk tennis being a world sport, we’re excited to assist ATTF in its imaginative and prescient. We perceive the essential function sports activities play amongst our youths in Africa, and as an airline that prides itself because the gateway to Africa, we’re keen to increase our partnership with ATTF by signing this MOU as a proper begin to our long-lasting relationship. With the MOU, we have now now made it official that we would be the companion airline for ATTF occasions inside and past Africa,” she stated.
