Nigeria won her second medal at the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana, after Aruna Quadri fell 4-3 to Egypt’s Omar Assar in the final of the men’s table tennis singles event.
The contest between the two rivals lived up to expectations as they thrilled the audience with breathtaking skills.
Assar took the first set 11-8, while Quadri bounced back to claim the second and third 11-2, 11-2.
The Egyptian clinched the fourth set 11-7 before Aruna won the fifth set 11-9.
Assar then won the last two sets 11-9, 11-0 to claim the gold medal.
Offiong Edem won Nigeria’s first medal on Tuesday.
Edem clinched the bronze medal in the women’s singles event.
African Games 2023: Aruna Quadri wins Nigeria’s second medal in table tennis
