Egypt women crowned African table tennis champions after beating Tunisia

Egypt’s women’s table tennis team won the African title after defeating Tunisia 3-0 in the final in Tangier, Morocco.

The African Championships are being held in Tangier from 18 to 25 October, with Egypt completing a dominant campaign by overcoming Tunisia without dropping a match.

Dina Meshref, Hana Goda, Mariam Al Hodeibi, Hend Fathy and Farida Badawy represented Egypt in the tournament.

Egypt had earlier beaten hosts Morocco 3-0 in the semi-finals. They had also defeated Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda in that order during the group stage.

The Egyptian delegation is led by team chief Ashraf Abdel Fattah, while Ahmed Saleh is the national team’s head coach. He is assisted by Magdy Salama and Hesham Ismail.