Can table tennis raise its game in Africa?
Table tennis isn't a major sport in Africa, but young players want to change that
Africa Daily · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Table tennis lacks the glamour of football and the investment that athletics gets in Africa. However, it is played to a high standard in many countries, and in 2023, over 500 million people watched the World Table Tennis Championships in Durban, South Africa, according to the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
So do the young dedicated players of today believe that their game can raise its profile, and if so, what is needed for that to happen?
Alan Kasujja talks to two table-tennis playing students in Lagos, Ayuba Daniel Ikko-Allah and Ayomikun Oyenuga, about their hopes and dreams, and Latifat Ohiosumuan from the Africa branch of the ITTF to find out what needs to change to put table tennis on the map in Africa.