The defeat Egypt suffered against Nigeria in the final of the men’s team event of the 2015 African Games is still fresh in the memory of Omar Assar and the Egyptian believes this year’s ITTF African Senior Championship would help to settle score against the West African giant.
Apart from the team event heartache in Congo Brazzaville, Assar has revenge on his mind against Aruna Quadri, whom he said has been in fine form lately.
Assar said: “I do believe that Egypt is the strongest country in Africa and I trust my teammates and coaches that we can show that in Morocco. I look forward to the classic final between Egypt and Nigeria, which has always been very fun to play and to watch as well for the spectators.
“I have been preparing very well for this event and I am looking forward to a great performance.
“I had two weeks of physical, mental and technical preparation in Germany where I had my last training camp so I can say I am waiting for my good performance in Morocco.
“I must admit that Aruna Quadri has played in top level recently in the French league and international events, so it will be interesting to see our match in Morocco, especially in the men’s singles.
“I expect a good start with my teammates in team event first, then in singles I am very hungry to display a very good performance.”
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