Four places are available in each of the men’s singles and women’s singles events; one for the mixed doubles.

A maximum of two players from a National Olympic Committee may compete in each of the men’s singles and women’s singles events; one pair in the mixed doubles.

Eyes focus on Nigeria, especially on Segun Toriola and Olufunke Oshonaike who are aiming for history, records no player can match. Segun Toriola is aiming for an unprecedented eighth Olympic Games appearance, for Olufunke Oshonaike her seventh.

Entry

• Men’s singles
  Quadri Aruna (Nigeria)
  Olajide Omotayo (Nigeria)
  Gedeon Kassa (Democratic Republic of Congo)
  Diawaku Diamuangana (Democratic Republic of Congo)
  Habeb Alajaebi (Libya)
  Salh Abodib (Libya)
  Ibrahima Diaw (Senegal)
  Hamidou Sow (Senegal)
  Derek Abrefa (Ghana)
  Emmanuel Commey (Ghana)
  Ahmed Djamal (Djibouti)
  Kizito Oba Oba (Ivory Coast)
  and Kanate Ali (Ivory Coast)
  Dodji Kokou Fanny (Togo)
  Mawussi Agbetoglo (Togo)
  Saheed Idowu (Congo Brazzaville)
  Christ Bienatiki (Congo Brazzaville),
  Adam Hmam (Tunisia)
  Kerem Ben Yahia (Tunisia)
  Sami Kherouf (Algeria)
  Larbi Bouriah (Algeria)
  Brian Mutua (Kenya)
  Josiah Wandera (Kenya)
  Godfrey Sultan (Seychelles)
  Monday Olabiyi (Benin Republic)
  Jonathan Nativel (Madagascar)
  Stephen Ravonison (Madagascar)

• Women’s singles 
  Flavia Kimbu (Democratic Republic of Congo)
  Cyntia Nzangani (Democratic Republic of Congo)
  Sarah Hanffou (Cameroon),
  Offiong Edem (Nigeria)
  Olufunke Oshonaike (Nigeria),
  Rahma Houssein (Djibouti)
  Nandeshwaree Jalim (Mauritius)
  Marta Gulti (Ethiopia)
  Abir Salah Haj (Tunisia)
  Fadwa Garci (Tunisia)
  Lynda Loghraibi (Algeria)
  Katia Kessaci (Algeria)
  Doreen Juma (Kenya)
  Lydia Setey (Kenya)
  Christy Bristol (Seychelles)

• Mixed doubles
  Omar Assar and Dina Meshref (Egypt)
  Gedeon Kassa and Cyntia Nzangani (Democratic Republic of Congo)
  Segun Toriola and Olufunke Oshonaike (Nigeria)
  Ahmed Djamal and Rahma Houssein (Djibouti)
  Fadwa Garci and Mamia Thameur (Tunisia)
  Sami Kherouf and Lynda Loghraibi (Algeria)
  Godfrey Sultan and Christy Bristol (Seychelles)

Qualification procedure

The men’s singles and women’s singles events will commence with four groups from which first and second will advance to a second phase comprising two groups; first and second in each group will qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The mixed doubles will be played from start to finish on a knock-out basis.

All matches in all events at all stages will be best of seven games; the latest African Table Tennis Federation ranking list determining the draw procedure.