Teams from South Africa, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Namibia, and host-country Botswana are compete in the men's and women's singles and team events of the competition.
At the Southern Africa Regional Championships, which Botswana hosted, South Africa demonstrated its superiority.
Teams from South Africa, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Namibia, and host-country Botswana are compete in the men's and women's singles and team events of the competition.
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South Africa defeated Angola to win the two gold medals in the team competitions. Despite the Angolan women, captained by Isabel Albino, putting forth valiant effort, the South African team's experience allowed them to win the match 3-2. Theo Cogill led the South African to a 3-0 victory in the men's championship match, which was a one-sided contest.
The South Africans once again outperformed everyone else in the singles competition, with Luke Abrahams defeating fellow countryman Chetan Nathoo 4-3 to win the men's singles title in the area after defending champion Theo Cogill lost in the quarterfinal.
After South Africa's Jade Sasman defeated Angolan Ruth Tavares 4-3 to win the fourth gold medal, another fresh face appeared in the women's singles competition.
Motswagole Kudzanani, president of the Botswana Table Tennis Association, praised the participating teams for their behavior and urged all teams to keep working hard to advance the sport in their respective nations.