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Goda won her second ITTF-Africa Cup earlier this month after announcing herself to the world in Durban with plenty of optimism.
15-year-old, Hana Goda defeated Rachel Moret of Switzerland 4-1 to advance to the Women's Singles round of 64 at the 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Durban (11-7, 11-5, 11-3, 9-11, 13-11).
Pulse Sports reported that Goda won her second ITTF-Africa Cup earlier this month after announcing herself to the world in Durban with plenty of optimism.
The Egyptian made her World Championships Finals debut, as she displayed excellent composure in her first game.
Despite being the younger player by some 18 years it was Goda who looked more comfortable at the table, embracing the occasion as one of Africa’s leading hopes at the first World Championships Finals to touch down in the continent for 84 years.
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My hope for World Championships is high - Hana Goda
The talented teenager admitted after the match that her hope for the World Championships is high.
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TABLE TENNIS 15-year-old set to defend ITTF Africa Cup
Hana Goda won the ITTF Africa Cup when she was 14 in Lagos and became the youngest player to win the championship.
She said, “I’m ranked high in the tournament, but then also this match being the first one is a little nerve-wracking with a lot of expectations put on me. But I really didn’t think about them, I thought I have to play my best, do good and just play, and thankfully I won.
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“I started out really well; I was leading 3-0. I was going to win the fourth set but I lost. I thought ‘my goodness. No let me win!’ And when it was 11-10 in the fifth to her, I thought, ‘okay, are we going to stay around here for a while?’ I was a little nervous because she was stepping up her game. She was getting the serves that she was missing. The match started to get tougher. I was nervous that if it became 3-2, I would be even more nervous!.”
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TABLE TENNIS Hana Goda ranked No.1 in ITTF Latest Ranking
she became the youngest table tennis player to win an African senior continental event with her triumph in Lagos last year.
Goda will battle Li Yu-Jhun in round 64 of the championships on Tuesday.
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