Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) technical committee chairman, Deputy Commissioner of Police Anderson Bankole is relishing upsets suffered by top players, Segun Toriola and Funke Oshonaike in the ping–pong events of the ongoing National Sports Festival in Avbuja.
Bankole said in a chat with spots247.ng that such shock results show that Nigeria has a bright future ahead in the sport.
He has stated that the upset recorded in the table tennis event at Abuja 2018 are further testaments to the essence of thorough grassroots and youth sports development efforts.
Bankole further revealed that Nimota Aregbesola, who gave Oshonaike a shock defeat at the quarter-finals of the female singles, is a product of the NTTF’s youth development programmes.
“We are happy with the results we are seeing in table tennis at the National Sports Festival in Abuja.
“This shows that we are getting it right with youth development and grassroots efforts in the sports so far,” said Bankole with a glee.
