The pursuit of table tennis dominance in West Africa starts today, Wednesday, July 16, with the commencement of the 2025 ITTF Africa West Regional Championships at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall in Lagos’ Teslim Balogun Stadium.
Over four days of fierce competition, the esteemed tournament—which doubles as a qualifier for the 2025 African Championships in Kigali, Rwanda—will showcase a clash among the region’s elite nations for accolades in both team and singles events.
Nigeria, the host nation and a long-established regional powerhouse, enters as the favorite but is feeling mounting pressure from competitors such as Togo and Côte d’Ivoire. Togo’s surprising 3-2 win against Nigeria’s men’s team in last year’s edition in Lomé is still vivid in memory—a result that has intensified the excitement for this year’s clashThe men’s squad of Nigeria includes a strong roster featuring Matthew Kuti, Taiwo Mati, Muiz Adegoke, Abdulbasit Abdulfatai, and Matthew Fabunmi. Togo responds with US-based talent Kokou Fanny, aided by Atarou Assou and Kossi Akakpo. Côte d’Ivoire is pinning its hopes on Oba Oba Kizito, the first singles champion, who is keen to clinch gold at last after several near-misses.
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