Nigeria’s teenage table tennis sensation, Musa Mustapha has been ranked the world’s best player in the boys’ Under-11 by the International Table Tennis Federation.
Mustapha becomes the second African to be rated number one in the world, after Egypt’s Hana Goda was named the best Under-15 female player in 2020.
The Abuja-based Mustapha was part of the Nigerian team that won the 2019 ITTF Junior Circuit in Ghana, but made his senior debut at the 2018 Nigeria Open in Lagos.
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In the rankings released by the ITTF, Mustapha with 128 points, is number one in the Under-11 and number 17 in the Under-13 category.
Nigeria national junior champion Taiwo Matti is ranked 12th in the Under-17 cadre and 64th in the Under-19 ranking.
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