Wale Jagun
The Nigeria U-19 Boys’ Team has claimed victory to returned to the continental table tennis engagement after wining gold in the final of the ongoing ITTF Africa Youth Championships, Lagos 2025.
Kuti Matthew, Abdulbasit Abdulfatai, Fabunmi Matthew, and Atunwon Quadri recorded the victory by defeating Tunisia 3-2, at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
The Nigerian team recovered from a 0-2 deficit in the semifinals to edge Egypt 3-2, before defeating Tunisia by the same scoreline in the final.
With the win, Nigeria secured its place at the 2025 World Youth Championships (WYC) in Romania after emerging victorious.
In the girls’ U-19 final, Egypt emerged victorious with an emphatic 3-0 win over Nigeria, to claim its fourth consecutive team title and the sole continental ticket to the WYC.
In the U-15 girls’ final, Uganda won their first-ever African Youth Championships team gold when they came from behind to defeat Tunisia 3-2, while Nigeria’s U15 Boys’ Team edged past arch-rivals, Egypt, to claim the title.
