Molade Okoya-Thomas Championship: Okafor, Usman win gold medals
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CHINENYE Okafor, on Saturday, defeated Peace Rapu to claim the gold medal in the U-15 Girls Singles table tennis final match of the 56th Molade Okoya-Thomas Championship in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the final of the tournament held at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
Okafor defeated Fajes TT club of Asaba’s Rapu in a narrow 3-2 win (11-7, 11-6, 7-11, 3-11, 11-8).
Also, Ayoola Usman trashed Ahmed Ayatullahi in their final match to win a gold medal.
Usman conquered Ayatullahi in a 3-0 win (11-8, 11-8, 12-10) in the Under 15 Boys Singles match to claim the gold.
NAN reports that the 56th Molade Okoya-Thomas Championship, which started on Jan. 27, ended on Saturday in Lagos (NAN)
1st February, 2025.
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