Lagos rule CBN tennis

Godwin  Isenyo, Kaduna

Lagos’ Chris Bulus on Saturday won  the Under-18 category of the Central Bank of Nigeria Junior Tennis Championship in Kaduna.

Bulus defeated his Kaduna  counterpart Chris Itodo 9-8 to clinch the trophy.

Lagos’ Angel Mcleod  beat Marylove Edwards to win  the U-16 girls category, while Abuja’s  Samonu Abubakar defeated Lagos’  Michael Oshewa 9-7 in the same category.

In the U-14 boys category,   David Dawariye defeated  his Port Harcourt rival  Friday Victor 9-2 in the final while Kaduna’s  Favour Moses  defeated Port Harcourt’s  Temire Maxwell 9-7 in the girls’ version.

The U-12 category saw Ajanaku Abdullahi  of  Lagos displaying superiority over Clement Dickson of  Kaduna as he trashed him 9-4. In the same category,  Port Harcourt’s Rebecca Ekpeyong  won  the girls’ category after  defeating  Iye Onoja of  Kaduna 9-8.

Abuja’s Ezekiel Azi   defeated Lucky Danjuma 9-7 to rule the boys U-10 while Salamatu Haruna of  Abuja defeated Mary Azi  9-5.

Temire Maxwell and Suleiman Ibrahim both bagged the Most Outstanding Players of the tournament.

 CBN  Governor  Godwin Emefiele,  who was represented by the Acting Director Corporate Communication Department  Isaac Okorafor,  expressed his  satisfaction with the performance of the players.

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