Kazeem Adeniyi and Rasheedat Ogundele won the Men and Womenâ€s Singles of the 42nd edition of the Asoju Oba Table Tennis Championship which came to a close over the weekend at the Molade Okoya- Thomas Indoor Sports Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria.
Kazeem Adeniyi, who almost lost to Omotayo Olajide in the semi final clash in a game which ended 4 set to 3 in his favour, outplayed Ashimiyu, who was widely tipped to win the Menâ€s Singles final.
Adeniyi, a former champion of Asoju Oba tournament in 2006, won by 4 set to 2 (11 – 9, 8 – 11, 13 – 11, 11 – 9, 5 – 11,12 – 10.)
Adeniyi, who smiled home with a giant fridge and a cash prize, commended the sponsor for his commitment towards development of table tennis in Lagos State, stressing that Chief Molade Okoya Thomas†gesture has served as a platform for Nigerian ping pongers to travel abroad for professional table tennis career.
In the Womenâ€s Singles, Rasheedat Ogundele, is the younger sister of Ganiyat Ogundele, who won a brand new salon car during the 40th edition.
Ogundele, said that her sisterâ€s feat in the Asoju Oba motivated her to win the tournament this year. She added that she training very hard to come to this level this year.
“Iâ€ve been looking forward to winning this tourney and Iâ€m glad that my dream come to past today,†she said.
