Sejal Thakkar and Bryan Mutua will make the Kenya team to the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)-Africa Top 16 Championships slated for March 1-3 at Moi Stadium, Kasarani in Nairobi.
Mutua is a product of Kenya Table Tennis Association’s “Tucheze Tebo” initiative and a prodigy of the evergreen Mwala High School in the Eastern region.
Sejal will be playing her fourth Commonwealth Games for Kenya this year after having the feel of the Top 16 Championships in Nairobi.
“It’s the passion of the game that drives me and brings me back to table tennis time and again. Playing against the Top 16, some of whom we interacted with prior to Khartoum 2016 Olympic qualifiers which coincided with the Continental Cup, will be all good and a moment to savour for long. Most of the players are ranked globally, so playing against them will improve our ranking and prepare us well for the Commonwealth Games. The essence is to give it our very best,” said Thakkar.
Local Organizing Committee headed by Joseph Okello is working round the clock to ensure all is well ahead of the prestigious championship.
“The ITTF Africa Continental Cup is a special event,” he said. “It is a real privilege to host the continent’s most challenging event.”