Table Tennis: Friday round-up
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Even Kenya’s number one Peter Muturi who terrorised local players during last weekend’s Botswana open championships, was reduced into a mere school boy yesterday by Egypt’s Mamoud in Group one. Mahmoud walloped Muturi 3-0. The marauding Egyptian went on to hammer Namibia’s Pieter Steenkamp with the same margin. Muturi managed to occupy the runners up position after he beat the Namibian.
Botswana’s prospect Peo Thebe earned soft points because his Tunisian opponent Kerem Ben Yahia, did not turn up for the Group 3 tie. However, Thebe succumbed to Ghana’s Isaac Amoako. This meant that the Ghanaian end up heading the group with Thebe taking the second position.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...