| Table tennis | |
| First event | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Occur every | four years |
| Last event | 2023 |
Table tennis has been part of the African Games since 1973 in Lagos, Nigeria.
| Games | Year | Host city | Events | Best nation [ clarification needed ] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Mixed | ||||
| I | 1973 | | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| II | 1978 | | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| III | 1987 | | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| IV | 1991 | | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| V | 1995 | | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| VI | 1999 | | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| VII | 2003 | | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| VIII | 2007 | | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| IX | 2011 | | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| X | 2015 | | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| XI | 2019 | | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| XII | 2023 | | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
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There are seven events: Men's singles, Men's doubles, Men's team, Women's singles, Women's doubles, Women's team and Mixed doubles. All seven of these events have been run at every edition of the Games.