Nigeria have claimed gold medals in both the U-15 and U-19 Boys team events at the 2025 ITTF Africa Youth Championship in Lagos, securing a spot for the U-19 team in the World Youth Championships.
The competition took place from July 27 to August 3, 2025, featuring 17 African nations across 16 events. Nigeria’s victories marked a major comeback after missing out in 2024.
The U-19 Boys final against Tunisia ended in a close 3–2 win. Nigeria had earlier defeated Egypt in the semifinals, also by 3–2.
This result confirmed Nigeria’s automatic qualification for the 2025 ITTF World Youth Championships scheduled for December in Romania.
The Nigerian Table Tennis Federation reported the wins on July 30, 2025. Naija News and Premium Times Nigeria supported the report, noting Egypt and Nigeria as the two qualifying teams in the U-19 category.
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Egypt had earlier won the U-19 Girls team event, while Uganda claimed gold in the U-15 Girls event. All team events followed the Swaythling format, consisting of 3 to 4 players per team. Match structures included both group and knockout stages.
The U-15 Boys final opponent was not detailed in official releases. However, NTTF confirmed Nigeria’s gold medal in that category.
The event was held at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. The U-19 team’s gold automatically secured World Youth Championship entry, according to ITTF’s 2025 tournament framework.
Nigeria’s results placed it ahead of 15 other nations in the boys’ team events. The consistent hosting of major tournaments in Lagos—including WTT Contender Lagos—has contributed to Nigeria’s strategic positioning in global table tennis.
According to ITTF, individual finalists and team event winners qualify for the World Youth Championships.
