Egypt has reclaimed continental supremacy in squash after gorgeous Nigeria on the weekend to win the Africa Senior Squash Championship in Kampala, Uganda—ending Nigeria’s maintain on the title and underscoring a decisive shift in regional energy.
The headline battle got here within the males’s staff closing, the place Nigeria’s high seed, Olufunmilayo Gabriel, went toe-to-toe along with his Egyptian counterpart in a gripping contest that ended 3–2 in favour of Egypt.
The victory triggered wild celebrations within the Egyptian camp, signalling not only a match received however a crown reclaimed.
For Nigeria, this yr’s outing contrasted sharply with final yr’s triumph, the place they dominated the boys’s and girls’s staff occasions in addition to the boys’s non-PSA class. This time, the defending champions needed to accept second place in each senior staff classes, with Egypt taking full command throughout the board.
Egypt accomplished a near-clean sweep—successful the boys’s singles, ladies’s singles, and each staff occasions—cementing their return to the highest of African squash. Their solely slip got here within the ladies’s non-PSA class, the place Nigeria’s Rofiat Abdulazeez delivered a standout efficiency to defeat South Africa’s Helena Suzana Alleta 3–2 in a tense closing, securing Nigeria’s lone gold of the match.
With Egypt again on the throne and Nigeria pushed to chase mode, the rivalry has formally been reignited, setting the stage for a good fiercer continental battle subsequent yr.
