Black Loopers in semi-finals of 2024 West Africa Regional Table Tennis Championship in Togo

The male and female table tennis teams of Ghana have qualified for the semi-finals of the team’s event at the ongoing Regional Championships happening in Lome, Togo.

The male team had a walkover over Guinea in their first match. They went ahead to beat Cote d’Ivoire 3-2 in their second match. In the final group match, Ghana beat Benin 3-0 to stay top of Group 2.

The male team will battle it out with Togo in their semi-final encounter for a place in the finals.

Reigning champions Nigeria will meet Benin in the other semi-final encounter.

The female team also beat Togo and Benin 3-0 respectively and also had a walkover over Guinea. By this performance, they also topped their group.

The female team will meet Cote d’Ivoire in the semi-finals while Nigeria will also play Benin in the other semi-finals.

Emmanuel Commey, Samuel Akayade, James Marfo, Israel Aklie and Michael Yeboah make up the male team. They are coached by Ebenezer Anang-Whyte

The female team is made of up Cynthia Kwabi, Celia Baah-Danso, Bernice Borley Borquaye, Juanita Borteye and Blessing Labanti. They are also coached by David Senyo Ahiaba.

The team is accompanied by Coach Robert Amartey, who doubles as Equipment Manager.

The 3-day event from 25th to 27th April 2024 serves as qualifiers for the African Championships to be held in Ethiopia in October 2024.