Uganda Table Tennis Association (UTTA) President Robert Jjagwe has missed out on a key position in the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) after a closely contested race for the role of Executive Vice President (EVP) in charge of Marketing.
The elections, which took place during the ATTF Elective Annual General Meeting on Tuesday October 15 at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, saw Jjagwe lose to Ghana’s Mawuko Afadzinu by a narrow margin of 22 votes to 18.
The election, which determined the federation’s leadership for the next four years, was headlined by the unanimous election of Nigeria’s Wahid Enitan Oshodi as the 6th President of the ATTF.
Oshodi, currently the Executive Vice President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), takes over from Egypt’s Khaled El-Salhy, who served three terms as president from 2010 to 2024.
Oshodi’s election was significant as he became only the second Nigerian to hold this prestigious role, following Engr Segun George, who served from 1988 to 1996.
Uganda, despite Jjagwe’s narrow defeat, secured a prominent position in the international table tennis community. Thomas Kiggundu, a former UTTA president, earned a place as one of the eight-member African representatives to the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) council.
The ATTF elections also saw Cameroon’s Alfred Bagueka elected as the Deputy President, further expanding the leadership structure under Oshodi’s presidency.
Other key positions included the EVP roles for Technical and Development, which were filled by Germain Karou and Andrew Mudibo, respectively.
Ethiopia’s Tesfaye Bizane was elected as EVP in charge of Media/PR, while South Africa’s Hajera Kajee won the EVP Finance position. Additionally, Egypt’s Moataz Ashour secured the EVP Administration role after a competitive process.
