1st November, 2010
Nigerian Sabath Omotayo Ibrahim has admitted that foreign players who took part at the just concluded 10th Governorâ€
Sabath told P.M. Sports said it is not good to compare the Nigerian players with the foreign stars, who she said have enough exposure to make them play well in the ITF approved tourney.
To Ibrahim, “the foreign players have gone far in the game of tennis, it has always been hard for us to meet up with their standard in the Governorâ€
Asked what went wrong when she and Fatimah Abinun lost their semi final of the womenâ€
She admitted that Abinu and her could not withstand the fire power of their opponents, but she has no regret for her poor display.
“We were not at our best today (last Thursday). We were confident before the match, but our opponents were more composed and better than us. So there is no way we can win the match,†said Ibrahim, who is planning to take part in the forthcoming Aba National Open Championship in Abia State.
—Sunday Akintoye