Nigeria, Others Ready For ITTF-ATTF Africa Hopes Week Challenge In Kenya

*Segun Toriola

Nigeria and some other African countries have been undergoing intensive training /competition at the 2014 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)-Africa Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) U-12 Africa.

An ITTF statement released in Lagos on Sunday said the event was under the auspices of the Hopes Week and Challenge taking place in Nairobi, Kenya.

Nigeria’s four-man team is made up of Michael Obayanmi, Ibrahim Umar (male) and Rophia Jimoh and Habibat Olawale (female). They are being coached by Friday Abah.

Besides the four-day training exercise being handled by a top ITTF coach, the participating teams would compete in a two-day tournament to decide the eight players to be offered scholarships.

The scholarships would enable the winners to attend the 2014 ITTF World Hopes Week & Challenge to be held in Otocec, Slovenia, in June.

The event, organised by ATTF and the Kenya Tab

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