End of the road for table tennis duo

peo Thebe PIC: KABO MPAETONA
peo Thebe PIC: KABO MPAETONA

The Botswana table tennis team has failed to reach the quarters finals in the ongoing Gaborone 2014 Africa Youth Games (AYG).

The team of Peo Thebe (boys) and Olarato Ramagapu (girls) sailed through to the last 16 but faced tough competition that halted its progress. Botswana was in the same group with Tunisia and Ghana in the boys’ singles.

Although he was beaten by Isaac Amoaka of Ghana, Thebe and his opponent advanced to the second round because Tunisian player, Kereme Ben Yahia did not turn up for the games.

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