Egypt dominate African Table Tennis Championship with gold-medal sweep

Egypt claimed gold in every event at the African Table Tennis Championship, winning the men’s and women’s team titles, both singles competitions and all three doubles events.

The tournament was held in Tangier, Morocco, from 18 to 25 October, with Egypt ending the competition as the dominant force across the programme.

Egypt’s gold medals came in the following events:

– Men’s team – Women’s team – Men’s singles: Yusuf Abdel Aziz – Women’s singles: Hana Goda – Men’s doubles: Mohamed El-Beiali and Yusuf Abdel Aziz – Women’s doubles: Dina Meshref and Hana Goda – Mixed doubles: Yusuf Abdel Aziz and Mariam Al-Hodaby

The Egypt men’s team consisted of Omar Assar, Yusuf Abdel Aziz, Badr Mostafa, Mahmoud Ashraf Helmy and Mohamed El-Beiali.

The women’s team was made up of Dina Meshref, Hana Goda, Mariam Al-Hodaby, Hend Fathy and Farida Badawy.

Egypt’s delegation was headed by mission chief Ashraf Abdel Fattah. The team’s head coach was Ahmed Saleh, assisted by Magdy Salama and Hesham Ismail.