By Daily Sports Nigeria on April 28, 2025
Nigeria’s men’s and women’s table tennis teams will begin their campaign at the 2026 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships on Tuesday, with challenging preliminary ties against Saudi Arabia and Wales, respectively.
This year’s tournament is particularly historic, as it marks the centenary of the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships, first held in England in 1926.
In the men’s event, Nigeria has been drawn in Group 15 alongside Hong Kong, China; South Africa; and Saudi Arabia. The women’s team will compete in Group 11, facing Australia, Uzbekistan, and Wales.
The men’s team will be the first in action, taking on Saudi Arabia at 10:00 a.m. on Table 10. Later in the day, the women’s team will face Wales at 5:00 p.m. on Table 14.
Source Punch Ng
Posted April 28, 2026
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