Egypt, Nigeria vie for ITTF World Team Cup spot

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Aruna Quadri

Egypt’s Mohammed El-Beiali will spearhead his country’s campaign for the 2018 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Championship title against archrival, Nigeria, holding between September 3 and 9 in Mauritius.

The Egyptian, who steps in in the absence of his compatriot and Africa’s number two seed, Omar Assar, will also be aiming to lead his country against Nigeria in the men’s team event, which serves as qualifiers for the ITTF World Team Cup in 2020.

El-Beiali got to the round of 16 at the ITTF Challenge Seamaster Nigeria Open in Lagos, where he lost to Romanian, Sipos Rares in the men’s singles.

Despite his not too impressive outing in Lagos, El-Beiali is hoping to pull a surprise at the men’s singles title in Mauritius.

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