Dakar 2026: Kuti, Ojo Stumble In Youth Olympic Table Tennis Opener

Nigeria’s Matthew Kuti and Favour Ojo began their table tennis campaigns at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on a disappointing note after losing their opening singles matches on Day 2 of the competition.
Kuti suffered a straight-sets 3-0 defeat to Hong Kong’s Ho Ki Li in the men’s singles preliminary stage, while Ojo went down 3-1 to Hanka Kodet of Czechia in the women’s singles.
The defeats leave both Nigerian players needing positive results in their subsequent encounters to keep their hopes of progressing in the competition alive.
Kuti will have an opportunity to recover when he takes on Tunisia’s Youssef Aidli in his next match, while Ojo is scheduled to face Egypt’s Yara Elb...