Nigeria’s duo of Matthew Kuti and Abdulbasit Abdulfatai delivered a moment of glory for the host nation by clinching the U-19 boys’ doubles title at the 2025 ITTF Africa Youth Championships, held at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos,
The Nigerian pair triumphed over Tunisia’s Wassim Essid and Mohamed Khaloufi 3–1 in the final, winning the country’s only gold medal in a tournament otherwise dominated by continental powerhouse, Egypt.
The Championships, which concluded on Sunday, served as the penultimate highlight of a three-week table tennis festival in Lagos.