African Games 2023: Offiong Edem wins Nigeria’s first medal
Nigeria’s Offiong Edem has won Nigeria’s first medal, a bronze, at the 13th African Games taking place in Ghana, which served off with the Table Tennis event on 4th March.
The Spain-based player got into the semifinal stage after a classy display against Egypt’s Mariam Alhodaby in the quarterfinal where she commanded a 4-2 win to be certain of a medal in the singles.
The Nigerian then faced defending champion Dina Meshref of Egypt in the semifinal and lost 4-0 to settle for a Bronze medal, just like she did at the 2019 edition of the Games in Rabat, Morocco.
“I am so happy that we were able to attend the last World Championships in Korea and this helped my game a lot. I want to thank the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) for their support and I believe attending such a competition helped me personally here in Ghana. The Egyptians are ahead of us because they attend more competitions and we hope we can get such support to return to the top of the game in Africa,” she said.
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