Nigeria, Aug. 2 -- Lagos has become the epicentre of Africa's table tennis future as the 2025 ITTF Africa Youth Championships light up the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium.

The tournament, which has drawn some of the continent's finest young talents, is now at a fever pitch, with semifinal tickets on the line in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles categories today, 2 August.

After a thrilling display in the team events that saw Nigeria, Egypt, and Uganda claim gold across the four categories, attention now turns to individual glory and national pride in the business end of the competition.

The Boys' U-19 singles event is shaping up into a classic. Defending champion Wassim Essid of Tunisia will need to dig deep to survi...