Nigeria, Egypt Battle for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Tickets 

The battle for the continent’s highest slots in the table tennis event of Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be between Nigeria and Egypt when the qualifying tournament begins on September 20 in Egypt. 

Already, some established players like Isau Ogunkunle, Faith Obazuaye, Tajudeen Agunbiade and a host of others have been confirmed for the 2023 ITTF African Para Table Tennis Championships which will take place at Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall in Giza, Egypt. 

In their usual style, host – Egypt is planning to assemble some of the country’s finest players to battle Nigeria for the tickets to the Games next year.

From the previous qualifiers and past  performances from the last edition of the African championships, Egypt and Nigeria remain the dominant teams in the continent with the likes of Algeria and South Africa as outsiders.

At the Paralympic Games, Egypt and Nigeria have also been representing Africa with both countries having medals to show for their participation at previous games 

However, 2022 Commonwealth Games medallist, Ogunkunle, believes he would be unstoppable in Egypt. 

“I am going to Egypt to confirm my ticket to Paris because I cannot afford to start travelling abroad again for other qualifiers. This is the best chance for me, and I know it is not going to be easy because my main challenge remains the Egyptian veteran Mohamed Sameh Eid Saleh who is eyeing a record sixth appearance at the games. 

“I am confident I can beat him to the sole slot in the class four division of the men’s singles,” Ogunkunle assured his Nigerian fans.

Already, Team Nigeria players have gone into camping  in readiness for the tournament as most of the players are putting finishing touches to their training before their departure next week. 

Meanwhile, President of African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF), Khaled El-Salhy, has hinted that the organisers – Egypt Table Tennis Federation, have been working tirelessly to stage a