The Team Civil Defence
also went home with the star prize of N7million, after defeating Team Muller
4-0, at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan-Lagos, forcing the last year winners,
Team Offikwu, to the third place which attracts N3m prize, whereas Team Ndoma-Egba
made it to fourth place and went home with N2m.
In his address
to the grand finale with special tribute to late first vice president of
Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of NCC, Prof. Umar
Danbatta, expressed delight as the host of the distinguished Tennis league,
stressing that the impact the tournament has made in the Nigerian tennis
circuit excites the commission, mostly in youth engagement and sports
development.
“We are proud to have used this opportunity to engage a number of
Nigerian youth in very fruitful and engaging enterprise with a bright future
outlook. We are even prouder to have taken quality tennis to different
locations in the country and to see the players improving by the day due to the
regular competitions the league offers” he said.
Represented at
the occasion by the Director, Research and Development Department at NCC, Mrs.
Abigail Sholanke, the EVC noted that some young Nigerians who were part of the
tennis league had gotten scholarships and sponsorships to tennis academics
abroad where they will further their studies and their professional tennis
careers.
“I am glad that the cream of the best and
promising Nigerian female and male players are all participating in the league and
that a good number of them are now ranked on the ATP Tour. These are some of
our expectations and we hope that the players will take full advantage of this
NCC Tennis League Cup to excel” Danbatta said.
ITRealms gathered that dignitaries at the
grand finale include the newly appointed Chairman, Lagos State Sports
Commission, Dr Kweku Tandoh; Chairman, Ikoyi Club 1938, Mr. Tunde Akinleye; President,
Nigeria Aquatics Federation, Mr. Babatunde Fatayi-Williams, Team Manager,
Team VGC Lions, Mrs. Temi Nziri, Corporate Services Executive at MTN Nigeria, Mr. Tobe Okigbo, Head, Public
Relations at NCC, Mr. Reuben Muoka, to name but a few.
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