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By Vezi Isike
Lagos, Oct. 27, 2016 (NAN) The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF- Africa) on Thursday unveiled the list of qualified teams for the 2018 World Team Championships holding in Sweden.
The teams were selected based on their performances at the Perfect 2016 World Team Championships in Malaysia and 2016 ITTF African Senior Championships in Morocco.
In the men’s team list, Nigeria and Egypt qualified based on their performances at the Perfect 2016 World Team Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The teams finished among the top 36 countries in the world.
Togo also secured its place after finishing second in the fourth division at the Perfect 2016 World Team Championships in Malaysia.
Algeria, Congo-Brazzaville, Tunisia, South Africa and Senegal qualified based on their performances in the team events at the 2016 ITTF African Senior Championships in Agadir, Morocco.
Nigeria, however, is missing from the list of qualified teams for women following the absence of its female team at the ITTF Africa Senior Championships.
The country’s rival, Egypt tops the list based on its performance at the Perfect 2016 World Team Championships Kuala Lumpur. Egypt finished among the top 36 countries in the world.
South Africa, Tunisia, Algeria, Congo-Brazzaville and Morocco also qualified based on their result at the team event at the 2016 ITTF African Senior Championships in Morocco. (NAN)
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(Edited by Debo Oshundun/Peter Ejiofor)