26 men and 24 women from Algeria, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco, Madagascar, Mauritius, Tunisia, Uganda, and host Rwanda, will clash over the three-day competition.
Six players – three men and three women – who will proceed to the Paris Olympic Games will emerge from the qualifiers taking place in the biggest indoor arena in East Africa.
While most of the players are still fresh from the just-concluded 2024 ITTF Africa Cup, all eyes are on the top seeds, Nigeria’s Olajide Omotayo and Offiong Edem, who are both medalists at the Africa Cup.
Omotayo, who made his debut at Tokyo 2020, aims to return to the biggest sports fiesta in the world. However, he would have to be at his best against strong contenders like youngster Wassim Essid of Tunisia, Cameroon’s Ylane Batix, Madagascar’s Fabio Rakotoarimanana, experienced Congo Brazzaville’s Saheed Idowu and Algeria’s Mehdi Bouloussa.
Paris Olympic Tickets Up For Grabs In Kigali
The race to secure tickets to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games begins on Friday, as the African Qualification Tournament gets underway at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital city.
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