13th African Games | Karate and Table Tennis medals for Team SA
First medals arrive for Team SA at African Games
Team SA got on the medals table at the 13th African Games on Thursday, with three bagged – two coming from karate and one from table tennis.
It was karate’s Maxine Willemse who won bronze in the women’s individual kata and that was followed by the men’s kata team of Jesse Sim, Bongi Ngwenya and Bradley Ho Tong, who combined to take bronze as well.
In the women’s team table tennis event, Danisha Patel, Musfiquh Kalam and Rochica Sonday picked up the bronze medal. They beat hosts Ghana in a compelling 3-2 quarter-final, before going down 3-0 to Nigeria in the semi-finals. However, all of Danisha Patel, Musfiquh Kalam and Roschika Sonday earned bronze medals for going down at the semi-final stage. It was a particular happy occasion for Sonday, who is the youngest Team SA table tennis member at the age of 15.
This is how Team SA fared on Thursday
BADMINTON
Men’s singles, round of 64
Cameron Coetzer lost to Azim Issa (Togo) 2-0
Robert Summers beat Kareem Ezzat (Egy) 2-0
Men’s singles, round of 32
Caden Kakora beat Charles Ahouangassi (Togo) 2-0
Robert Summers beat Augustus Owinyi (Uganda) 2-0
Women’s singles, round of 16
Diane Olivier lost to Nour Latif (Egy) 2-0
Women’s doubles, round of 32
Team SA bye (into last 16 and will play Togo)
WOMEN’S CRICKET
Namibia 89-7 in 20 overs (Mwatile 37; Winster 2-17, Jones 1-7, Jafta 1-22).
Team SA 29-4 in 6 overs (Smit 12no, Botah 5)
Namibia won by one run (D/L)
KARATE
Women’s Kata Individual
Maxine Willemse 36.90 beat L Masimola (Les) 34.50
Women’s Kata Individual repechage
BRONZE! Maxine Willemse 37.40 beat O Kemeno (Ngr) 36.10
Men’s Kata team eliminations
Team SA (Jesse Sim, Bongi Ngwenya and Bradley Ho Tong) beat Angola
Team SA (Jesse Sim, Bongi Ngwenya and Bradley Ho Tong) lost to Egypt
Men’s Kata team repechage
BRONZE! Team SA (Jesse Sim, Bongi Ngwenya and Bradley Ho Tong) beat Nigeria
TABLE TENNIS
Women’s team, quarter-finals
Team SA 3 Ghana 2
Musfiquh Kalam beat Celia Baah-Danso 3-2 (6-11 11-6 11-7 10-12 12-10)
Danisha Patel beat Cynthia Kwabi 3-0 (11-6 11-9 11-9)
Roschika Sonday lost to Joanita Borteye 3-0 (9-11 9-11 9-11)
Musfiquh Kalam lost to Cynthia Kwabi 3-1 (13-15 15-17 11-8 7-11)
Danisha Patel beat Celia Baah-Danso 3-2 (8-11 8-11 11-6 11-8 11-8)
Women’s team, semi-finals
Team SA 0 Nigeria 3
Danisha Patel lost to Fatimo Bello 3-0 (6-11 8-11 3-11)
Musfiquh Kalam lost to Offiong Edem 3-0 (9-11 4-11 9-11)
Roschika Sonday lost to Esther Oribamise 3-2 (11-9 8-11 6-11 11-9 9-11)
Men’s team, quarter-finals
Team SA 0 Tunisia 3
Chetan Nathoo lost to Wassim Essio 3-0 (6-11 7-11 2-11)
Luke Abrahams lost to Khalil Sta 3-0 (4-11 6-11 6-11)
Liam Beukes lost to Youssef Ben Attia 3-0 (8-11 8-11 7-11) s
STILL TO COME
Women’s Kumite elimination (-61kg)
C Preston vs M Abigael (Congo)
Men’s Kumite elimination (-75kg)
Tyrone Gray vs Abraham Bikoka (Congo)
Photo by Frennie Shivambu in Accra
