The seventh edition of the Adegboyega Efunkoya National Cadet Table Tennis Championship will be held from Aug. 11 to Aug. 15 in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event will take place at the Indoor Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
The annual championship is organised by the Efunkoya Sports Foundation in partnership with the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF).
The Chairman of the foundation, Mr Femi Olugbile, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday.
He said the event continued to serve as a platform for discovering and developing young table tennis talents in the country.
Olugbile said many players who recently represented Nigeria at the ITTF Africa Youth Championships and Cup in Accra, including Matthew Kuti and Favour Ojo, began their careers through the championship.
The chairman said Kuti had since progressed to become a member of Nigeria’s senior national table tennis team.
He said the tournament remained focused on discovering and grooming future stars while also encouraging participants to combine sports with education.
‘Our focus is on development because identifying players early allows us to give them the skills they need to succeed.
‘This year, we are placing special attention on female players because Nigeria’s women’s team has fallen behind other countries in Africa.
‘The first two days of the programme will be dedicated to intensive training under qualified coaches,’ he said. (NAN).