by Olalekan Okusan, ITTF Africa, Press Officer

The 2018 ITTF-Africa Top 16 Cup is on the immediate horizon; the prestigious event, a qualification tournament for the Liebherr Men’s World Cup and the Women’s World Cup will be staged in the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi from Thursday 1st to Saturday 3rd March.

Kenya the destination but that is not the only country on her immediate itinerary; she is bound for Scandinavia, the port of call is Sweden .

She has signed to play for the Storfors Club in the Swedish Elite Division, a competition that involves ten teams; she has decided to move abroad in order to test her abilities against European opposition.

It is a brave move; all her life she has represented the Al-Ahly Club in Cairo, the most powerful in the whole of Egypt with the likes of Nadeen El-Dawlatly alongside Omara Assar and El-Sayed Lashin being members.

“I am so excited about moving to Sweden to play because it was the club who wanted me for the second half of the season, so I decided to join them. I must admit that it has not been easy travelling between Sweden and Egypt to take part in the league. However, regardless of where I am playing I cannot leave my team, Ahly. It is their support that has made me what I am today. It is my childhood club.” Dina Meshref

Currently, Storfors is in first place in the Swedish Elite division.