Table Tennis: Tunisia Competes in the African Senior Championships

Written by: Adel Khelifi on October 14, 2026

The Tunisian team will participate in the African Senior Table Tennis Championships, which will take place from October 18 to 25 in Tangier, Morocco, with a delegation of eight athletes, said this Tuesday the national technical director of the Tunisian Table Tennis Federation, Ghazi Belkahia, in a statement to the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) agency.

Ghazi Belkahia specified that the Tunisian squad will comprise Fadwa Gharssi, Abir Haj Salah, Maram Zaghlami and Alaa Saidi among the women, as well as Wassim Essid, Youssef Abdelli, Amir Essid and Amine Omri among the men.

He added that Mourad Sta and Ghazi Belkahia will provide the technical supervision of the Tunisian team during this continental competition, which will include singles, doubles, mixed doubles and team events.

The national technical director also specified that the African Championships will be qualifying, in the singles event, for the 2027 World Championships, which will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan.




Adel Khelifi

Adel Khelifi

My name is Adel Khelifi, and I’m a journalist based in Tunis with a passion for telling local stories to a global audience. I cover current affairs, culture, and social issues with a focus on clarity and context. I believe journalism should connect people, not just inform them.