Eritrean National Table Tennis Federation

Eritrean National Table Tennis Federation Holds the 2026 Eritrean Championship

The Eritrean National Table Tennis Federation (ENTTF) successfully organized the 2026 Eritrean National Table Tennis Championship from 10 to 12 July 2026. The championship brought together participants from the six administrative regions (Zobas), Sawa, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Defense (Commission and Mobilization Department), the Ministry of Agriculture, and the National Higher Education and Research Institute. A total of 11 teams took part in the championship.

The competition featured several age categories for both males and females, including:

Under 15 years (Boys and Girls)
15–18 years (Boys and Girls)
18 years and above (Men and Women)

In addition to the mainstream events, the championship also included Para Table Tennis competitions. These consisted of:

Men's Wheelchair category
Men's Standing category
Women's Standing category
Deaf Men's category
Deaf Women's category

The championship recorded the participation of 129 players, including 59 female athletes. Throughout the three-day event, a total of 246 matches were played.

During the closing ceremony, Eng. Ahmedin Mohammedhagos Husien, President of the Eritrean National Table Tennis Federation, stated that the number of participants had increased by 35 players compared to the previous year. He explained that this significant increase was the direct result of the federation's continuous training programs and development activities conducted across the country.

Championship Results

Deaf Women's Category
1. Bushra Ibrahim
2. Sara Yemane
3. Yorsalem Tesfamichael
4. Sina Frezgi

Deaf Men's Category
1. Daniel Tedros
2. Fanuel Gezai
3. Meron Habteab
4. Filimon Girmay

Para Table Tennis – Men's Wheelchair
1. Asrat Teklay
2. Hailab Elias
3. Meron Asres
4. Zmikiel Yemane

Para Table Tennis – Men's Standing
1. Tesfay Teklezion
2. Zerisenay Berhane
3. Welday Zeremariam
4. Teklit Weldeyohannes

Para Table Tennis – Women's Standing
1. Selamawit Tesfamichael
2. Wihbet Haile
3. Tarik Tesfamichael
4. Netsanet Askale

Under-15 Boys
1. Naod Sereke (Anseba)
2. Essey Azezom (Maekel)
3. Abel Berhane (Maekel)
4. Ahmed Mohammed (Southern Red Sea)

Under-15 Girls
1. Aryam Mehari (Southern Red Sea)
2. Aryam Musa (Anseba)
3. Dimalat Kidane (Anseba)
4. Debab Yonas (Maekel)

Boys (15–18 Years)
1. Yosias Solomon (Maekel)
2. Sem Tesfaalem (Maekel)
3. Amir Osman (Northern Red Sea)
4. Wihbet Hailemichael (Anseba)

Girls (15–18 Years)
1. Hosaena Medhane (Anseba)
2. Sefa Adem (Anseba)
3. Adyam Tesfaalem (Debub)
4. Fithawi Gurja (Southern Red Sea)

Men (18 Years and Above)
1. Sofonias Samson (Maekel)
2. Nebay Bereket (Denden)
3. Hermon Michael (Denden)
4. Musa Zmikiel (National Higher Education Institutes)

Women (18 Years and Above)
1. Selihom Ablelom (Maekel)
2. Milen Neguse (Anseba)
3. Selihom Gebru (Maekel)
4. Feruz Haregot (Denden)

At the conclusion of the championship, medals, trophies, and certificates were presented to the winners by the distinguished officials and guests who attended the event. The championship concluded successfully, highlighting the continued growth and development of table tennis in Eritrea, as demonstrated by the increased participation and the high level of competition across all age groups and para-sport categories.

The Eritrean National Table Tennis Federation successfully organized a Table Tennis Training Course in six colleges across Eritrea from 16 February to 28 February. The program aimed to promote table tennis among college students and introduce the sport to a new segment of the community.
Qualified coaches and instructors were assigned to conduct the training sessions, spending one week in each college to provide instruction on the basic techniques, rules, and fundamentals of table tennis.
A total of 127 college students benefited from the course. The participants showed great interest and enthusiasm throughout the training period.
At the end of each training program, a closing ceremony was held in every college to mark the successful completion of the course.
Overall, the initiative was successfully implemented, contributing to the development and wider promotion of table tennis and expanding its reach within the college community.

🇪🇷🏓 ታሪኻዊ ዓወት ንኤርትራ ኣብ ዋንጫ ኣፍሪቃ 2026 – ቤንጋዚ ሊብያ!
ኤርትራ ኣብ መድረኽ ሰደቃ ቴኒስ ዋንጫ ኣፍሪቃ ንፈለማ እዋን ተሳቲፋ ብሓፈሻ መበል 17 ደረጃ ሒዛ! 🎉
ናይ ኤርትራ ዓቢ ዓወት ኣንጻር ዓቢ ታሪኽ ዘለዋ ደቡብ ኣፍሪቃ (3–0) ብዝኾነ ወጽኢት ኣብ ዋንጫ ኣፍሪቃ 🏆💪ኣብ ናይ መጀመርታ ሱታፌ ናይ መጀመርታ ዓወት ኣመዝጊባ።

Congratulations to our player Joel Mikael, Delegate and President of the federation Eng.Ahmedin Mohammedhagos and ENTTF

This is just the beginning—Eritrean table tennis is on the rise! 🚀

Here are some of the results

🇪🇷 Eritrea at the Africa Cup 2026 – Table Tennis 🏓
Eritrea is proudly participating in the Africa Cup 2026 Table Tennis Championship, taking place from 7–9 February.
Our national player Joel Mikael will represent the country, accompanied by Eng. Ahmedin Mohammedhagos, President of the Eritrean National Table Tennis Federation, as the official delegate.
The team has arrived safely and is fully ready for the competition.
We wish them great success as they represent Eritrea with pride and determination.

ሃገራዊ ፈደረሽን ሰደቃ ቴንስ ኤርትራ ንኣባላት ሚኒስትሪ ሕርሻ ስልጠና ሰደቃ ቴንስ ሂቡ

ሃገራዊ ፈደረሽን ሰደቃ ቴንስ ኤርትራ ንመንእሰያት ኣባላት ሚኒስትሪ ሕርሻ ስልጠና ሰደቃ ቴንስ ኣብ ቀጽሪ ቤት ጽሕፈት ሚኒስትሪ ሕርሻ ሂቡ
እቲ ንሓሙሽተ ሳምንቲ ካብ 20 ሕዳር ክሳብ 23 ታሕሳስ ዝተወሃበ ስልጠና 13 ሰልጠንቲ ተሳቲፎሞ።
ዕላማ እቲ ስልጠና ሃ/ፈ/ሰ/ቴንስ ከምቲ ብቐጻሊ ክህቦ ዝጸንሐ ስልጠናታት፡ መንእሰያት ኣባላት ሚኒስትሪ ሕርሻ ከም ካልቕ ዓውደ ስፖርት ብቀጻሊ ኣብ ዝካይድዎ ውድድር ንዝርግሐ ሰደቓ ቴንስ ንምዕባይ ዝዓለመ እዩ።
ነቲ ስልጠና ዝሃቡ ኣባል ሃ/ፈ/ሰ/ቴ/ኤርትራ ሓላፊ ቴንክኒክ መም ስምኦን የማነን ተሓጋጋዚ ኣስልጣኒ ሶፋንያስ ሳምሶምን’ዮም።
ሰልጠንቲ ኣብቲ ብሚኒስትሪ ሕርሻ ኣብ ዝተዳለወ ጽምብል ሓድሽ ዓመት 2026 ዝተዳለወሎም ሰርቲፊኬት ካብ ፕረሲደንት ሃ/ፈ/ሰ/ቴ/ኤርትራ ኢንጅነር ኣሕመዲን መሓመድሓጎስ ተቐቢሎም።