The stage is set in Tunis, Tunisia, as the 2025 ITTF African Senior Championship serves off today, with Team Uganda eager to make an impression among the continent’s finest. The week-long event runs until October 19 and features top players from over 25 African nations, including powerhouses Egypt, Nigeria, and hosts Tunisia.
Uganda will be represented by a six-player squad — three men and three women — combining experience and youth in their quest for continental glory. Team captain Jonathan Ssenyonga leads the men’s side alongside David Odoi and Joshua Magaya, while Parvin Judith Nangonzi, Jemimah Nakawala, and Judith Mirembe form the women’s team.
Veteran Olympian Paul Mutambuze, one of Uganda’s most decorated former players, heads the technical bench, while UTTA president Cyrus Mark Muwanga joins the delegation to attend the Africa Table Tennis Federation Annual General Assembly.
The championship will feature contests in singles, doubles, mixed doubles, and team events, serving as a key qualifier for the 2026 World Table Tennis Championships in London. Uganda’s main target is a top-eight finish, which would secure a place among the world’s elite as the global table tennis community marks 100 years of the sport’s premier event.
Uganda will look to build on last year’s success when the women’s team claimed bronze, a performance that signaled growing competitiveness on the continental stage.
Meanwhile, attention is also shifting to the junior ranks, where rising talents Joseph Sebatindira and Patience Anyango are finalizing preparations for the World Hopes Week and Challenge in Sheffield, United Kingdom, set for October 13–19.
With both the senior and junior teams in action this week, it’s a defining moment for Ugandan table tennis — one filled with promise, ambition, and the hope of making history on two international fronts.
