Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- From the WTT Contender Lagos to the African Youth tournaments, Wassim Essid's extended stay in Nigeria was always going to be about legacy.

And as he wrapped up his time on Nigerian soil, Africa's top-ranked male youth player ensured he left with silverware in hand.

The Tunisian standout delivered a commanding 4-0 victory over Nigeria's Muiz Adegoke to claim the boys' U-19 singles title at the inaugural ITTF Africa Youth Cup, tagged the BRF Cup, at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium.

It was the perfect response to his earlier disappointment in the ITTF Africa Youth Championships, where he narrowly missed out on retaining his title, falling 1-4 to Egypt's Badr Mostafa in the final. But Essid bounced ...