WTT Star Contender Chennai: Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna suffers early exit

The World Table Tennis, WTT Star Contender Chennai witnessed contrasting fortunes for Africa’s two biggest table tennis stars.

While Egypt’s Omar Assar cruised into the next round, Nigerian legend Quadri Aruna suffered a surprising early exit.

Held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in India, the tournament featured some of the world’s best paddlers, but it was Aruna’s shocking loss and Assar’s resilience that grabbed headlines on the African front.

Assar shows grit to…