Derek Abrefa

Derek Abrefa
Nationality  Ghana
Residence Accra, Ghana
Born Berekum, Ghana
Playing style Right-handed, backhand grip
Highest ranking 278 (April 2018)
Current ranking 278 (April 2018)[1]

Derek Abrefa is a Ghanaian born table tennis player. He started playing table tennis when he was in Presbyterian Senior High School, Osu as a student and junior national champion.[2] Derek being a junior ping pong player represented Ghana at the Africa Junior Championship in Alexandria, Egypt and the All African Games in Algiers, Algeria in 2007.

Abrefa is a two-time bronze medallist at the All Africa Games and Commonwealth and currently ranked number 1 in Ghana by the Ghana Table Tennis Federation.[3] He is currently ranked 278 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation(ITTF).[4]

Career

Abrefa started of as a junior ping pong player in the Africa Junior Championship in Alexandria, Egypt and the All African Games in Algiers, Algeria in 2007.[5]

In 2008 he won gold and silver medals in the African Championship in Cote d'Ivoire. He is currently part of the team representing Ghana at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[6] During the commonwealth games in Gold Coast, Australia Derek has made the men's single match where he beat Sierra Leone's Emmanuel Gboyah in four straight sets, (11-5, 11-1, 11-4, 11-5).[7]


Reference

  1. ↑ "Player profile". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. ↑ Larweh, Kwame. "Abrefa, Lartey, gear up for Chairman's Cup". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. ↑ "Derek Abrefa". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  4. ↑ "Player profile". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  5. ↑ "Derek Abrefa aiming to restore Ghanaian glory - International Table Tennis Federation". International Table Tennis Federation. 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  6. ↑ "Gold Coast 2018: Ghana's Table Team will impress- Derek Abrefa - Starr Fm". Starr Fm. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  7. ↑ "Totally different from home but Derek Abrefa adapts - International Table Tennis Federation". International Table Tennis Federation. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
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