Ghana has be given the green light by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) to host its two championships.
The championships; 2019 World Junior Circuit, the African Junior and Cadet Championships will be hosted in Ghana prescily in Accra on April 1-5 and April 7-13 respectfully.
This was made known when a delegation from the African Table Tennis Federation led by its President, Khaled El-Salhy paid a courtesy call on the Youth and Sports Minister, Honorable Isaac Asiamah at his office in Accra.
Honorable Isaac Asiamah in his speech mentioned that the organization of the two tournament in the country will help in identifying more table tennis talents and compliment government’s efforts of growing sporting competitions from the grassroots level.
He however continued that the ” Ministry of Youth and Sports is committed to seeing the development of Table Tennis in Ghana as we work towards positioning ourselves again as a powerhouse in Table Tennis in Africa and the World at large.
Mr. Khaled in his remarks, stated that Ghana has lots of potentials in table tennis and hosting the champions will give the country a chance to unearth talents that will bring back Ghana’s glory in table tennis again.
“We know the potential of Ghana in table tennis and I was sure that with the staging of this kind of tournament, the country has the chance to unearth talents that will bring back the glory of Ghana.
“ITTF and ATTF will continue to support Ghana and with the staging of the tournament, Ghana will be the focus and this will surely project the image of Africa and Ghana,” he said.
The WJC is one of the ITTF junior circuits, where players across the globe amass points to qualify for the end-of-the-year World Junior Finals, while the AJCC is Africa’s qualifiers for the World Junior Championship as well as a platform to select African team for the World Cadet Challenge.
