Nigeria, March 18 -- Nigerian table tennis star Quadri Aruna has reclaimed his position as Africa's highest-ranked player, surpassing Egypt's Omar Assar in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings released on Tuesday, 18 March.

Aruna now sits at 18th place globally in the Week 12 rankings.

Despite finishing as runner-up at the 2025 ITTF Africa Cup, Aruna's strong performances in this year's World Table Tennis (WTT) tournaments significantly boosted his ranking.

Notably, he remains the only African male player to have reached the semifinals of the WTT Contender Doha, repeating his 2023 achievement with another semifinal finish this year.

His latest ranking leap saw him move from 19th to 18th, overtaking As...