ITTF-Africa Senior Championships: NTTF Calls For NSC’s Financial Support

In a bid to effectively participate in the 2015 International Table Tennis Federation, ITTF, Africa Senior Championships holding in Egypt, in January, the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) is seeking the financial support of the National Sports Commission, NSC, to make the trip to Cairo.

Its Secretary General, Chinedu Ezeala-Ogundare, said the tournament which serves as pre-requisite for any team to be part of the 2015 World Championships in China  would also brighten the country’s chances of getting more slots at the 2015 All Africa Games and the 2016 Rio Olympics.

“The competition was scheduled to hold in Sudan this year but because of the Ebola Virus Disease, it was cancelled. But the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) just confirmed to us that the tournament will
now be hosted by Egypt and this is a must for us and we must make it down there.

For now, we are hoping to assemble our best players within and across the globe so that we can have a strong team. We are using this medium to appeal to NSC to support us financially in order to be
part of this competition. The performance of Aruna Quadri has now put more attention on Nigeria and for us, we need to be part of the  competition to ascertain our status as continental power house,” she said.

The tournament serves as a major requirement for any nation to be part of the 2015 All Africa Games, World Championships and 2016 Olympic Games.

 The NTTF scribe however, lauded the NSC for their unflinching backing in 2014, adding that she is optimistic that the country would make it to  Egypt.

Meanwhile, Egypt will hoist Africa’s flag at the World Team Cup holding in Dubai next month.