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Quadri Aruna maintained his status as the best-ranked African player in the world, occupying the 11th position ahead of African Games champion Omar Assar of Egypt, who is ranked 22nd in the world while compatriot Offiong Edem leads the rise of African players in the 2024-week 11 rankings released by the International Table Tennis Federation on Tuesday.
The latest rankings follow the conclusion of the table tennis event at the ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana.
Edem, who won bronze in the women’s singles event in Ghana, gained 45 steps up to be rated 97 as the best-ranked female Nigerian player in the world.
