Executive Chairman of the LAGOS Point out Athletics Fee (LSSC), Sola Aiyepeku, has promised that the state will host a befitting Worldwide Desk Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Cup, Club Championships in line with the ideals of generating Lagos the continent’s sports activities hub.
The African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) just lately awarded the state the internet hosting legal rights of Entire world Championships regional qualification for West African groups involving May perhaps 19 and 21, the African Club Championships May perhaps 23 to 25, and the African Cup from May 26 and 28.
Aiyepeku, who is a member of the ATTF-appointed Principal Organising Committee (MOC), is confident that Lagos will continue to increase the bar of the ITTF competitions yearly.
“We are an knowledgeable state having staged a number of global tournaments in the earlier, which has inspired the ITTF and ATTF to see the condition as the certified town for this year’s match.
“For 9 times, we will have the greatest players from across Africa coming to Lagos to compete, as effectively as take pleasure in the hospitality of the good people of Lagos.
“Apart from the organisation, which is usually best-notch, the enthusiasm of followers that most occasions thronged the location to look at the stars showcasing their abilities has designed the state a position to be for important sporting situations.
“We have the staff as nicely as the infrastructure to host the celebration and we hope that we can carry on to increase the bar in Africa. We believe that that all our people will enjoy the tourism opportunity of the point out even as they are coming to compete in tournaments,” he stated.
In the African Cup each and every participating nation will nominate two gamers each individual in the guys and women’s gatherings, even though the host will nominate 4 gamers every single for the match.
In the meantime, the nine-male MOC will be chaired by the ITTF Vice President, Wahid Oshodi, and assisted by Cote d’Ivoire Desk Tennis Federation President, Prof. Alfred Germain Karou.
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