Table tennis: Egypt beat Tunisia to take the title in Tangier
Egypt's women won the team final at the African Championships on Tuesday 20 October, beating Tunisia 3–0. Goda, Meshref and Fathy did not drop a single game.
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Egypt won all three singles played in the women's team final on Tuesday 20 October in Tangier. Against Tunisia, Hana Goda, Dina Meshref and Hend Fathy each won their match in three games. The continental title was thus decided by a score of 3–0, with nine games won and none lost in the final.
Goda sets Egypt on their way, Fathy seals it
Hana Goda opened the tie against Maram Zoghlami: 11–2, 11–1, 11–2. Dina Meshref then put Egypt two wins ahead by beating Ela Saidi, 11–3, 11–5, 11–5.
Hend Fathy secured the third point against Fadwa Garci. The Tunisian scored nine points in the final game, but Fathy closed out the win 11–4, 11–5, 11–9. The two additional singles scheduled on the match sheet were therefore not needed.
Tunisia had reached the final by beating Algeria 3–1, while Egypt had seen off Morocco 3–0.