Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna defeated Libya’s Alajaebi Habeb, with a convincing 4-0 victory on Sunday, in the Men’s singles event at the ITTF Africa Cup Championship in Benghazi, Libya.
Aruna, Nigeria’s top-ranked table tennis player, dominated the round of 16 encounter, winning the match in straight games, 11-3, 11-4, 11-3, 11-1, to underline his superiority on the table.
The victory keeps Aruna in contention for honours at the continental championship, as he continues his matches with a strong finish at the tournament.
Algeria’s Stephanie Ouaiche, edges Nigeria’s Olajide Omotayo 4-0 in the Men’s Singles round of 16 match.
Ouaiche, delivered a dominant performance to secure a straight-sets victory winning 11-6, 11-2, 11-4 and 11-8 .
The Algerian player controlled the tempo of the contest from the opening game, using sharp returns and consistent rallies to keep Omotayo under pressure.
The game saw Ouaiche advance to the quarter-finals of the competition while Omotayo bowed out in spite of showing resilience particularly in the fourth game.
In other round of 16 matches, Egypt’s Assar Omar overcome Banchat Marius of Morocco 4-0, 11-6, 11-2, 8-6, 11-6 while Essid wassim of Tunisia beat Salifou Abdel-kader of Benign (4-2) to reach the quarter-finals.
The tournament continues with more quarter-finals matches scheduled at the venue in Benghazi.
Source: NAN
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