By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Team Nigeria has won her first medal at at the Africa Games 2023.
Offiong Edem claimed bronze medal in the women’s table tennis event on Tuesday.
Edem was overwhelmed 4-0 by Dino Meshref of Egypt in their semi-final encounter.
The experienced ping pong star also won bronze medal in the same event four years ago in Congo, Brazzaville.
“I am so happy that we were able to attend the last World Championships in Korea and this really helped my game a lot.
“I want to thank the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) for their support and I believe attending such a competition really helped me personally here in Ghana,” Edem was quoted by making of champions.
“The Egyptians are ahead of us because they attend more competitions than us and we hope we can get such support to return to the top of the game in Africa.” READ ALSO:
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