Two days after losing two gold medals to Egypt in the table tennis single events, Team Nigeria, again, fell to the superior power of the Pharaohs
in the team event decided yesterday some hours before the opening ceremony of the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. in the team event decided yesterday some hours before the opening ceremony of the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana.
Also, the Egyptian female team continued their unbeaten streak dating back 2011 in the table tennis women’s team event after beating Nigeria 3-0 in the final. The two countries had lived up to expectations from the group matches to the knockout rounds of the team event, pummeling most of their opponents on their way to the finals.
Yesterday’s defeat in Accra, Ghana was the second since their last meeting at Rabat 2019 Games, Egypt prevailed in the men’s event to dethrone Nigeria. The Egyptians have dominated the women’s event in the last three editions of the African Games.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.
Nigeria’s U-20 national team, Flying Eagles, will take on their Ugandan counterpart in the football event of the ongoing African Games, which begins officially today.