However, Egypt’s men team finally managed to salvage a victory against Thailand in all their matches in South Korea, as Nigeria leads the exit of African teams from the tournament. Unlike Egypt, African teams such as Nigeria, Algeria, South Africa, and Madagascar have all exited the tournament in the first round. But the Egyptian women’s team led by Dina Meshref gave the continent something to cheer after finishing second in Group 8 behind France. The African champion defeated Czech Republic, Ukraine, and Croatia while they suffered their only defeat against France to advance to the second round of the competition. Meanwhile, former African Games champion Edem Offiong has blamed poor outing of the African teams on lack of preparation while acknowledging that the tournament would help to prepare teams for next month’s African Games in Ghana.

Source: Punch February 21, 2024 12:52 UTC