African Table Tennis Championships-2025 (officially titled “ITTF-Africa Senior Championships 2025”) will take place from 11 to 19 September 2025 in Tunis, Tunisia.
The event is organized by the Fédération Algérienne de Tennis de Table (FATT) under the authority of the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) and the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It marks the 28th edition of the Senior African Championships.
A total of seven medal events will be contested — men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, mixed doubles, and men’s and women’s team events.
Qualification
Players selected by eligible national associations and holding a valid passport are entitled to participate.
All players must have the right to represent their national association in accordance with ITTF Handbook rules 3.8 and 4.3.6 (eligibility for world-level events).
Championship Format
Team Events
- Team events (1 & 2) will feature squads of 3–5 players under the new Swaythling Cup format: A–X; B–Y; C–Z; A–Y; B–X.
- If up to 5 teams enter, one group will be formed; 6–10 teams – 2 groups; 11–15 – 3 groups; over 15 – 4 groups (over 20 – at the jury’s discretion).
- All group matches follow a round-robin system.
- In two-group formats (6–10 teams), a cross-over system applies at stage two.
- For 3 or 4 groups, group winners and runners-up play progressive K.O. rounds to determine top positions; 3rd and 4th places compete for subsequent rankings.
- At stage three, winners of stage two face each other, as do the losers, to finalize overall team standings.
- Group allocation is based on the ITTF Table Tennis Ranking (Week 41 – 7 October 2025), considering each team’s top three registered players.
- Top-seeded teams occupy the first position in their respective groups.
- Remaining teams are drawn using a modified serpentine system.
- Unseeded teams are drawn at random.
- In case of equal win records, ranking within the group follows ITTF regulation 3.7.5 (Group Competitions).
Individual Events
- Singles (events 3 & 4) will be played in a knockout format (best of 7 games) from the start.
- Doubles (events 5–7) will be knockout (best of 5), then from quarterfinals onward best of 7, to determine the champions.
- Draw and seeding will be conducted by the referee and CM in cooperation with the African Technical and Ranking Committee, following ITTF rules and the Week 41 ITTF Ranking (7 October 2025).
- No association may enter more than six players in events 3 and 4, or more than three pairs in events 5, 6, and 7.
- In mixed doubles (event 7), a fourth female player may partner a male player from another association within the allowed quota (3 mixed pairs).
- The host association may be permitted to double its entries in events 3–7.
ITTF-Africa Championships 2025 – tournament page on the ITTF website
ITTF African Championships 2025 – tournament page on the ITTF Africa website
AfM 2025 (Tunis, Tunesien) – tournament information on tt-wiki.info
ITTF-Africa – tournament playlist available on the official ITTF-Africa YouTube channel
Playing system – tournament playing system on the ITTF website
Players List – list of players on the ITTF website
General Schedule – general schedule on the ITTF website
Qualification Pathway for the 2026 WTTTC Finals – qualification system for the 2026 World Team Championships Finals
Bulletin – official tournament bulletin
