Former Africa champion Omar Assar got a taste of what he gave Aruna Quadri as the Nigerian beat the Egyptian 4-3 in what looked a repeat of last year’s final to claim the 2017 title.

Aruna Quadri who reached the semi-finals of the African Championship for the first time last year lost to the Egyptian in the final but the Nigerian ensured there was no repeat of last year’s 4-3 defeat.

In his last three meeting with the two-time African champion, Aruna Quadri had fallen short on each attempt but the final in Morroco last night was a different case.

Having conquered Egypt’s Mohamed El-Beiali 4-0 in the semi-final, Quadri showed his class to beat Egypt’s Omar Assar in the final of the 2017 ITTF Africa Cup to qualify for the ITTF World Cup in France.

Throughout the encounter, Quadri who played without any coach was calm throughout the encounter even when Assar was leading, he never gave up but continued to fight.

In the Women’s singles final, defending champion Olufunke Oshonaike who has won the competition on three occasions 1992, 2002 and 2016 lost 4-0 to Egypt’s Dina Meshref.

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