Quadri
Lagos Open champion, Aruna Quadri added the continental men’s singles title to his trophy chest when he beat Egypt’s Ahmed Saleh 4-1 in the final match of the ITTF African Championship, which ended in Mauritius yesterday. Egypt’s Dina Meshref won the women’s version of the title.
Quadri did not drop a point from the first round (round of 64) until the final when he defeated Saleh 4-1 to win his first African Championships title which he narrowly lost to Egypt’s Omar Assar in 2016.
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Also, Meshref, who lost the title to Nigeria’s Olufunke Oshonaike in 2016, reclaimed her title after a convincing 4-0 win over compatriot, Reem El-Eraky in the women’s singles final.
An elated Quadri said his next target is to win the African Games, which he is yet to have in his kitty.
“I think I have won virtually all the titles in Africa… the only one I am still hungry to win is the African Games title, which I will continue to work hard to win it next year in Morocco.
“I am happy that I am winning this African Championships title for the first time, particularly less than one month after I won the ITTF Challenge Nigeria Open in Lagos. I am grateful to the Mauritian fans for their support throughout all my matches,” he said.
Source: G Sport
