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Badminton Players Optimistic Of Winning Medals … All African Games
Some national badminton players have expressed optimism of a good performance at the All Africa Games scheduled for Mozambique in September.
In separate interviews with newsmen on Thursday in Lagos, the players said that their optimism stemmed from their recent performance in some international competitions.
Tidesports source recalls that Nigeria attended the All Africa Badminton Championships from May 6 to May 15 in Marrakech, Morocco, and the Kenya Badminton Open in from June 23 to June 26.
One of the players, Olaoluwa Fagbemi, said that Nigeria had always been among the top three in Africa and he was certain that they would do well in Mozambique.
“We have always been among the top three in Africa, I know we will move up the rung at the Games,” he said.
According to Fagbemi, the international competitions we attended in the months of May and June have also honed their skills.
Grace Nathaniel, another player, said that with the training received in camp in Abuja, the selected players to the Games were sure of nothing less than three gold medals.
“I am sure that with all the preparation and the competitions we have attended, the shortlisted players will do well in Maputo,” Nathaniel said.
She said that the National Sports Commission (NSC) had been of tremendous support to the players in camp.
Enejo Abah solicited the support and encouragement of Nigerians for the contingent to the Games for them to excel.
He noted that the major contender with Nigeria was Egypt, adding that with the right strategy, Team Nigeria would surpass them.
“The major competition with Nigeria is Egypt and I am sure that with the right tactics we will conquer them when we meet,” he said.
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Chess Championship: Dan-Jumbo Emerges Best Female Player
The third edition of Naphtail Chess Open Championship which ended on Wednesday in Port Harcourt saw Rivers State born Queen Dan-Jumbo emerged best female player in the tournament following her impressive performance.
It was clash of the Titans as top Chess players in Nigeria gathered to chase honours.
The three days competition was held at Vee Hotel, Trans Amadi ,in Port Harcourt and over 80 players in Nigeria registered for the tournament this championship was recognised by International Chess Federation (FIDE).
Speaking with Tidesports in an exclusive interview on Saturday, Dan-Jumbo said her dream was to become Grand Master in Chess worldwide.
According to her, she started playing Chess at the age of 15 but went into it professionally in 2009 as she represented Rivers State in National Sports Festival (NSF) in Kaduna, the same year.
“I started playing Chess in the early 2000s. I picked the interest through my my elder brother as him and his friends always play Chess in our compound so I began to learn it.
” In 2009 I went to National Sports festival in Kaduna represented Rivers State and I won a silver medal on my board.
“In 2011 and 2012 NSFs I won two Gold medals each hosted by Rivers and Lagos States respectively. While in Edo NSF I won bronze medal” Dan-Jumbo said.
The Asari-Toru, in Rivers State born Chess player use the forum to advice upcoming Chess players to be focus, saying losing a game is part of every competition but the most important thing was that you don’t lose hope.
“My advice for upcoming chess players was that don’t lose focus. Even when you lose, find a way to adjust and get back out”, she added.
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