Nigeria, Aug. 24 -- Team Nigeria succumbed to Egypt in the men and women's table tennis team events at the ongoing 12th African Games in Morocco on Friday.

Aside from denying Nigeria Gold, Egypt have also secured the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games tickets in the men and women's events after emerging as the continental champions.

With this development, the Egyptian teams became the first country to berth in Tokyo and were also rewarded with two gold medals to increase the medal haul of Egypt in Morocco.

It was the Egyptian ladies that first secured their slot after beating Nigeria 3-2 in the final. The comeback of the Nigeria team was thwarted by Dina Meshref.

The Nigerian ladies were down 2-0 but spirited efforts from Edem Offiong and Olufu...