Youth Olympic Games: Ojo, Kuti Begin Table Tennis Campaign As Nigeria Open Dakar 2026 Action
Ojo Faces Czech and Egyptian Opponents While Kuti Takes on Hong Kong’s Li And Tunisia’s Aidli
Nigeria’s table tennis players, Favour Ojo and Mathew Kuti, will begin their campaigns in the singles preliminary rounds as action gets underway for Team Nigeria at the Dakar 2026 
.
Ojo will compete in Women’s Singles Group 2, opening her campaign against Czech Republic’s Hanka Kodeš before taking on Egypt’s Yara Elbadawy in her second group match.
Kuti, meanwhile, will feature in Men’s Singles Group 5, where he faces Hong Kong, China’s Ki Ho Li in his opening encounter before returning to the table against Tunisia’s Youssef Aidli.
The four matches are scheduled to take place at the Dakar Expo Center’s DEX Pavillon A, with Ojo’s opening match on Table 3 and Kuti’s first outing on Table 4.
Ojo’s second match against Elbadawy will be played on Table 1, where Kuti will also face Aidli in his second Group 5 fixture.
The preliminary-stage encounters offer both Nigerians an opportunity to make a positive start and strengthen their chances of progressing in the competition.
