Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) has announced a 10-man squad for the 2025 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Championships in Tunis, Tunisia.
This year’s ITTF championship is scheduled to take place from October 12 to 19.
The tournament will serve as the qualifier for the 2026 ITTF World Team Championships in London, United Kingdom—a landmark edition marking the centenary of the World Championships, returning to the city where it all kicked off in 1926.
For the men, Nigeria will parade Africa’s top-ranked player, Quadri Aruna; 2019 African Games gold medalist, Olajide Omotayo; two-time West African champion, Matthew Kuti; Taiwo Mati and rising talent Abdulbasit Abdulfatai.
The women’s team features promising young players such as Favour Ojo, Aishat Rabiu, Kabirat Ayoola, and Sukurat Aiyelabegan while Veteran Ajoke Ojomu will lead the squad as captain in Tunis.
Meanwhile, top-performing countries in both the men’s and women’s categories at this year’s ITTF championship will earn qualification for London 2026.
In the men’s division, Nigeria and Egypt lead a competitive field that includes Tunisia, Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Uganda, Ethiopia, South Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Benin Republic, DR Congo, and Morocco.
The women’s competition will feature Egypt, Nigeria, Benin Republic, Ghana, Ethiopia, Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, Madagascar, DR Congo, Cameroon, South Africa, Angola, Algeria, and host nation Tunisia.
