Nigeria, Aug. 16 -- In a late but decisive twist to Africa's premier table tennis calendar, the 2025 ITTF-Africa Senior Championships; originally set for the gleaming BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, will now be staged in Tunis, Tunisia, from 12 to 19 October.

The venue change follows an internal review by ITTF-Africa, prompted by unforeseen circumstances that have hindered Rwanda's ability to deliver the championships as planned.

The Kigali leg had been billed as another showcase of Rwanda's rising sports-hosting profile, but the governing body moved swiftly to ensure Africa's flagship table tennis event remains on stable footing.

Instead, the Salle Omnisport de Rades, an arena steeped in African sporting history, will take over, and few n...