Umpire Sebele spreads her wings

Her primary responsibility was to ensure fair play and strict adherence to the rules. She officiated until the semi-final, where she oversaw the men’s game between Nigeria and Tunisia.

Sebele, who turns 31 in June, tells MmegiSport that she has been involved in table tennis since her junior secondary school days. “I started in (almost) all sporting codes until I got to table tennis and I fell in love with it. I was good at it. I was one of the top players in our region back then, scooping medals at the BISA national championships,” she said. She stated that her philosophy when officiating is to remain neutral and fair at all times.