NAN-S-6
Table Tennis
By Bushrat Yusuf
Ilorin, Sept. 26, 2016 (NAN) The quarter-finalists in the Boys and Girls Doubles in the Table Tennis event of the ongoing National Youth Games (NYG) in Ilorin have emerged.
In the Round of 16 matches played at the Indoor Sports Hall of the University of Ilorin Stadium, eight matches were played in both categories to get the 16 quarter-finalists from both categories.
In the girl’s category, Akintonde Esther and Lawal Remilekun from Ogun, Anyanwu Chidinma and Morah Bawa from Plateau were seeded in the quarter-finals.
Also seeded are Jaja Philomina and Olawale Habitat from Delta, Ejike Favour and Ntino Nelly from Akwa Ibom as wells as Falana Iyanu and Aiyelabegan Sukurat from Kwara.
Edison Patience and Raymond Faith from Adamawa beat Ndukwu Victory and Ohaka Chizoba 3-0 from Imo, while Mohammed Falilat and Abdulhamid Aminat from Rivers beat Yunus Zainab and Abdulmumeen Rofiat from Yobe 3-1.
In the last match, Anna Timothy and Ishaya Asabe from Taraba beat Magaji Mary and Nashun Jennifer from Gombe 3-0.
In the boy’s category, Odukoya Sodiq and Ayomide Edunjobi from Ogun beat Ibrahim Paul and partner from Sokoto 3-0, while Udo AbleGod and Usoro Precious from Akwa Ibom beat Tobi Ladipo and Abdulkudus Abdul from Kaduna 3-0.
Azeez Yaya and Oyekola Bolaji from Rivers walked over Sambo Emmanuel and Jonah Julius from Adamawa, while Onuh Chiemerie and Emenike Chigozie beat Masala Eli. (NAN)
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