The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), has unveiled its squads for a series of continental and regional tournaments, with teams set to compete in Ghana and Guinea later this month.
The federation confirmed that Umar Ayoola, Habeeb Adebayo, Emmanuella Shaibu, and Elizabeth Eminike will fly Nigeria’s flag at the 2026 Africa Hopes Week & Challenges, scheduled for July 13th – 18th in Accra.
Meanwhile, Matthew Kuti will captain Nigeria’s quartet to the Western Region Championships in Guinea, joined by Abdulbasit Abdulfatai, Funmilayo Ojo, and Khadijat Okanlawon.
Nigeria will defend its men’s and women’s singles titles against rivals from across West Africa from July 15–18, with both singles and team honours up for grabs.
At the African Youth Championships, Kuti will again lead the boys’ U-19 team alongside Sultan Agunbiade, Matthew Fabunmi, and Quadri Atunwon. The girls’ U-19 squad features Ojo, Okanlawon, Kabirat Ayoola, and Khadijah Musa.
For the U-15 category, Joseph Victor, Samson Joshua, Joseph Marvelous, and Ayoola will represent the boys, while Aishat Rabiu, Aziza Sezuo, Chinenye Okafor, and Elizabeth Emelike make up the girls’ team.
NTTF President Adesoji Tayo emphasised that the squads were carefully selected and well-prepared during their training camp at Babcock University.
He expressed gratitude to the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Afolarin Ojewole, for hosting the camp, noting that the facilities and environment provided an ideal setting for the players’ final preparations.
Coach Dotun Omoniyi, who led the technical team at the camp, voiced confidence in the athletes’ readiness.
“I am confident that the teams will all do well in the tournaments because the camping exercise has really helped the players to get used to new techniques in table tennis. We are not going there to add to the numbers but to compete for titles,” he said.
The camp continues this week, with the Guinea-bound team scheduled to leave. The Ghana contingent will depart Nigeria on July 18th ahead of the Youth Championships, which begin on July 20th in Accra.
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