| Table tennis at the 2023 African Games | |
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| Venue | Accra International Conference Centre |
| Location | Accra, Ghana |
| Dates | 4–10 March 2024 |
Table tennis events at the 2023 African Games took place from 4 to 10 March 2024 at the Accra International Conference Centre in Accra, Ghana. [1]
| P | Preliminary rounds | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 4th Mon | 5th Tue | 6th Wed | 7th Thu | 8th Fri | 9th Sat | 10th Sun | |||||||||
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| Men's singles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||
| Men's doubles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||
| Men's team | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||
| Women's singles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||
| Women's doubles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||
| Women's team | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt (EGY) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 |  Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
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