Battle for top-16 gets hotter at Lagos Table Tennis League

THE struggle for places in the top 16 grand finale of the Lagos Table Tennis League will hold today at the Mobolaji Johnson Sports Complex at Rowe Park, Yaba.The eight-week tourney will climax tomorrow with the top 16 players vying for the championship's jackpot. The week seven taking place today will serve as the final chance for players to secure places in the grand finale.According to the technical co-ordinator of the competition, John Peters, some players have already booked their spots in top 16. He said: 'The league has been very competitive in the last six weeks with each week producing different winners and this has shown that all the players have the potential to become champions.'We are happy that the league has really brought out the best in the players, which became obvious during the just concluded Asoju Oba Cup, where most of the top players were edged out by upcoming ones.'The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) umpire revealed that players like Kazeem Makanjuola, Ayo Omotara, Kazeem Adeniyi, Ganiyu Ashimiyu and Jide Ogidiolu for the men's event, and Fatimo Bello, Tolu Durosimi-Etti and Bose Odusanya have berthed in the last 16.Peters further lauded the state government for initiating the league, saying: 'This will surely help the players and aid the growth of the game in Lagos and Nigeria in general.
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