Omar Assar of Egypt is the new champion of African table tennis, dethroning Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri, in a thrilling seven games at the ITTFAfrica Cup in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Nigerian had rallied from 1-3 down to force the seventh game, which Assar won 11-8.
Quadri had defeated another Egyptian, Ahmed Saleh in the semi-final for the final battle royale with Assar.
Assar in his own semi-final defeated Saheed Idowu, a Nigerian who plays for Congo Brazzaville.