Nigeria’s
Segun Toriola and Edem Offiong, on Thursday boasted victory over Saka
Suraju and Congo Brazzaville Han Xing at the mixed doubles final of the
ongoing Lagos International Table Tennis Federation Classics.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that
the duo sounded the victory after beaten the pair of Aruna Quadri and
Ganiyat Olatunde, 11-5, 11-8, 11-7, to qualify for the final.
Toriola, men’s singles number three
player and his pair, Offiong, seeded three in the women’s singles,
hardly dropped much sweat to decision Quadri, seeded four and unseeded
Olatunde.
Earlier, the pair of Nigeria’s Suraju
and Xing had defeated the pair of unseeded Nigeria’s Kazeem Makanjuola
and female number five seed Ganiat Ogundele, 12-10, 10-12, 16-14, 11-9.
Toriola said after their qualification that Nigerians should always expect the best from him, saying he would not disappoint.
He said, “I know people always expected
medal from me, but I am appealing that they should have confidence in
the young players too.
“For me, I know I will win, it is no
surprise, but I’m pleading with people to support these young players
because they have a lot to offer the country.”
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