Nigeria dominated the men's singles category, claiming the bulk of the tickets, with four of the six qualifiers making their Paralympic Games debut.
Nigeria's Kayode Alabi and Ifechukwude Ikpeoyi became the first African couple to qualify for the Paralympic Games after securing their maiden ticket at the ITTF African Para Championships in Giza, Egypt.
Faith Obazuaye also got the first ticket after winning the women's singles class 10 championship. Nigeria added extra tickets in women's classes nine and five in successive sessions, with Kehinde Lawal and Ifechukwude Ikpeoyi topping their events as champions.
13:32 - 05.09.2023
Paris Paralympic Games: Nigeria's Ogunkunle believes he'll be unstoppable in Egypt
The 2023 ITTF African Para Table Tennis Championships which will begin on September 20 in Egypt.
13:36 - 02.09.2023
Heartbreak as Nigeria's participation at Ghana Para Games called off
The Games will commence Sunday in Ghana and will run until September 13th.
Nigeria dominated the men's singles category, claiming the bulk of the tickets, with four of the six qualifiers making their Paralympic Games debut.
Olufemi Alabi and Victor Farinloye will return to the games after competing in the men's classes 10 and 8 in Tokyo.
Isau Ogunkunle, Bolawa Akingbemisilu, Kayode Alabi, and Abiola Adesope won their respective classes and will compete in Paris in 2024.
Ogunkunle, a Commonwealth Games medalist, lost the ticket to Egypt in 2019 during his debut appearance at the continental tournament.
However, Egypt's trio of champions in women's classes one, three, and eight were Ola Soliman, Fawzia ElShamy, and Hagar Elsayed.
17:08 - 14.08.2023
National Youth Games: Bayelsa State Table Tennis set to conquer
The Youth Games is scheduled to be held in Asaba, the Delta State Capital from September 7th - 17th.
09:34 - 01.07.2023
Nigeria's Taiwo Mati wins ITTF Scholarship
17-year-old Nigerian sensation Taiwo Mati has been included in the list of three African Table Tennis stars to benefit from the ITTF 'With The Future In Mind' (WFIM) scholarship.
Egypt's Sayed Youssef became the second Egyptian table tennis player, after Samed Eid-Saleh, to qualify for five Paralympic Games.
Youssef, who has been unbeaten in the men's singles class seven for the last 15 years, competed in Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016, and Tokyo 2020. Now he returns to the games with a chance to improve on his fifth-place performance in earlier editions.