UGS, Ibrahim Galadima Table-tennis Tournaments Get Date
The third edition of UGS Consultant and Ibrahim Galadima Table Tennis Championships have been slated to commence on Wednesday, November 3, 2021.
The tournaments will continue till Friday, the 5th of November, 2021 in Kano.
A statement signed by Coach Salaudeen Mushafi’u said all necessary arrangements have been made towards the success of the tournament.
He explained that 32 players would feature in the UGS Consultant while 16 players would lock horns in Ibrahim Galadima’s Championship.
The coach added that the preliminary round will take place on Saturday and Sunday, October 30th and 31st while main draws will hold next week and the final will come up at the Indoor Sports Hall of Sani Abacha Sports Complex, Kofar Mata.
He said the competition’s sponsor and the Chief Executive officer of UGS Consultant, Engr. Dr. Sulaiman Musa Sulkhan has been sponsoring the two competitions as part of his efforts to identify hidden talents for future national and international engagements.
The coach then applauded Sulkhan for his commitment and zeal, especially in keeping teeming youth busy through sports, appealing to other wealthy individuals and corporate organisations to emulate him.
He, however, called on the state government to build an indoor table tennis facility in order to encourage and support the teeming players to actualise their objectives.
“… Table tennis is an indoor game but here in Kano, we lack that facility. We are forced to play outdoor which have a lot of consequences towards mastering the game by the players.
“We believe Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has keen interest in sports and he loves to see things going perfectly in the state”, the coach explained.
The coach then announced that the Executive Chairman of Kano State Sports Commission, Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, is expected to be the special guest of honour at the closing ceremony of the competition slated for Friday 5th, November 2021, at Sani Abacha Sports Complex Kofar Mata.
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