Specifically, he charged the players to take a cue from Aruna who has been described by WTT as one of the most consistent players in terms of performance and participation in international competitions.
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El-Salhy who was elected for a third in office as president of ATTF at the 2021 virtual General Assembly of the federation at the weekend said the addition of new faces to the Executive Council would surely bring vibrancy to the administration of table tennis in the continent.
Aruna, who was beaten 3-1 by Chinese Taipei’s Yun-Ju Lin in the quarterfinal, may likely square up against Japanese sensation Harimoto Tamakazu in the third round if he scales through from the second round.
The continental table tennis ruling body, African Table Tennis Federation, has insisted that Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri is Tokyo bound based on his world rating.
At the grand finale of the table tennis event at 12th African Games in Rabat, Morocco, Peters was honoured by the President of ATTF, Khaled El-Salhy.
For the first time in the history of the African Junior and Cadet Championships, an entry record will be achieved this year in Accra, Ghana as over 180 players from 20 African nations will be competing at the continental tournament.
The already confirmed 22 teams, including continent’s powerhouses, Nigeria and Egypt, are expected to battle for the 2019 ITTF World Team Cup at the 2018 ITTF African Championships holding in Mauritius on September 3 to 9.
The tournament ought to help to groom players for the senior national team as Africa’s powerhouses in table tennis, Nigeria and Egypt, will use the competition to renew their rivalry at junior level in Tunis
He said: “I must admit that all the African players did their best in the singles, while the extra ordinary outcome was through Aruna Quadri for his superb performance against the top ITTF ranked players like Chinese Taipei’s CHUANG Chih-Yuan and Germany’s Timo BOLL. In my opinion the achievement of Aruna Quadri in Rio will be of great impact to Africa and all players as well as help to break all barriers, raising the ceiling of ambitious player at all World and Olympic title events regardless of their opponents
Disclosing this at the weekend, the President, African Table Tennis Federation, Khaled El-Salhy, quoted the Chief Executive Officer of ITTF, Judit Farago, as confirming the development