OYDC Zambia hosts 2019 Chinese Ambassadors International Table Tennis tourney

15 Nov

OYDC Zambia hosts 2019 Chinese Ambassadors International Table Tennis tourney

By Noah Silomba News, Sport 0 Comments

OYDC Zambia – Sports Development Centre tomorrow will welcome five African countries which will be taking part in the 2019 Chinese Ambassadors International Table Tennis tournament.

The countries are Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Zambia that will be battling it out.

Zambia Table Tennis Association (ZTTA) president Mutale Ng’andu has confirmed that the tournament will run from 16-17 November, 2019 at the OYDC Zambia, stating that the Chinese ambassador has pumped in about US$5000 money to successfully host the tournament.

Currently Zambian players are camped at OYDC Zambia lodge ahead of the competition tomorrow.

The competition will start at 09:00 to 17:00 hours on both days.

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