Azeez Solanke and Nimota Aregbesola on Saturday emerged as winners of the Funke Oshonaike Foundation U-16 Junior Table Tennis Classics in Lagos.
Solanke defeated Jamiu Ayanwale 4-0 in the boys’ final while Aregbesola won the girls’ category after emerging as the best in the round robin.
Over 30 junior players from different parts of the country participated in the competition.
Despite finishing third in the girls’ event, Agnes Onoja, stole the show when she came from 3-1 down against Alimot Ayinla to win 4-3.
The players were allowed to serve as coaches and umpires during the final, with the boys handling the girls match, and vice versa.
The organiser of the event Funke Oshonaike said she was delighted at the outcome of tournament.
The table tennis star said, “It has been fun all the way in the past one week of this programme because the young ones have further confirmed that the country is blessed with talents. My belief in the ‘Catch Them Young’ style informed the staging of this programme, which is also my own way of giving back to the society.
“It was tough for me coming up with this programme but with the encouragement of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation President, Wahid Oshodi, my sponsors, FROT Group and my friends, I was able to pull through.
“It is also important for government to bring up programmes and competitions to keep these young ones and other national players busy.”
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