Africa’s highest-ranked player, Omar Assar of Egypt, and Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri lead Africa’s contingent to the $2 million prize money Saudi Smash in Saudi Arabia.
In a statement, the African Table Tennis Federation, ATTF, says both players lead 12 others in the tournament at the Sports Hall King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah.
Both of them are expected to begin their campaign from the main draw on Saturday in the men’s singles.
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Egypt’s Dina Meshref and Hana Goda will also begin their battle for honours from the main draw of the women’s singles.
Egypt’s quartet of Mohamed El-Beiali, Youssef Abdel-Aziz, Khaled Assar and Ahmed Saleh as well as Senegal’s Ibrahima Diaw and Algeria’s Mehdi Bouloussa will slug it out in the men’s draw.
Meanwhile, Marian Alhodaby, Yousra Helmy, Marwa Alhodaby and Hend Fathym, all from Egypt as well as Cameroon’s Sarah Hanffou and Algeria’s Lynda Loghraibi are in the women’s event.
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