Table Tennis: Uganda’s Yongerster, Ssebatindira Wins Youth World Championship in Cairo

By: Hassan Zaki Ssendija

Uganda’s nine year old, Ssebatindira Joseph displayed a great performance in the just concluded World Table Tennis Championship held in Cairo, Egypt.

On 25th October 2023 Joseph Ssebatindira of Uganda won the final 3 – 0 over Egyptian Eyad Hussein in World Table Tennis Championship held in Cairo Egypt.

Under the guidance of Coach Alvin Katamba at world table tennis youth Contender in Cairo Egypt, Uganda Junior player Joseph Sebatindira lived up to  unmatched performances.

Sebatindira joined the tournament as a none ranked player but that couldn’t stop him to get a recognition by defeating championship’s 3rd Ranked Al-Kuwari Rabeah of Qatar) 3-0.

The 9 year old added on another flying performance to demolish Kazakhstan’s Arsen Askar 3-1 to get into Semi final where he exhibited excellent mental stamina to turn around a 2 – 0 deficit and won the tough game 3 – 2 before winning the final over Egyptian Eyad Hussein by 3 straight sets.