NTTF Urges Sponsorship For All Sports

The President of the Nigerian Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), Mr Kayode Omotoshe, has urged all levels of government to endeavour to sponsor other sporting activities, besides football.

Omotoshe made the appeal during an interview with newsmen in Ilorin, shortly after the finals of the Kwara Table Tennis Association Chairman’s Cup.

The NTTF President, who is also Chairman of the Kwara Table Tennis Association, appealed to other levels of government to shift attention to other sports, to enhance their development and not for any ‘imaginary’ tussle with football.

Omotoshe said that the need for continuity informed the decision to name the championship as the Chairman, Kwara Table Tennis Association Cup, in the belief that no chairman would work against the tournament.

Meanwhile, speaking at the closing ceremony of the championship the Director, Kwara Sports Counci , Coach Tunde Kazeem,  commended the sponsor of the championship and called for more of such sponsorships among sports stakeholders in the state.

Habibat Ibrahim beat Taiye Olawoyin 3-2, to emerge the winner of the class 1-5 wheelchair (female)category, while Bisola Asaju triumphed over Fatimoh Bello, in three straight sets in the ladies singles category of the championship.

In the men’s singles, Taiye Jimoh defeated Bello Rasaq in three straight sets to win the first prize, while Lekan Abdullahi also beat Rasheed Yusuf in three straight sets to win the class 1-5 wheelchair (male) category.

The winners in each category went home with a cash prize of N10,000 while the first and the second runners-up got N7, 500 and N5, 000 respectively.