Isyaku Ibrahim
Annual Dala Tennis Event was concluded Saturday afternoon at Kano Club in the metropolis
In the Men ‘s category, Tennis Abua emerged winner after thrashing Okparaji Uche winner of last year’s competition
Tennis Abua carted home with one million Naira and a separate gift of fifty thousand Naira courtesy of Engineer Sani Ndanusa former Chairman of Nigeria Tennis Federation for emerging as the most behaved male player during the Tourney
In the Female Category last year’s winner , fifteen years old Khadijat Mohammed retained the title and thus went home with six hundred naira cash and a special prize of fifty thousand Naira from the immediate past Chairman of the Federation
Mary Udofa was given three hundred thousand Naira for being the finalist in the women’s event while Okparaji Uche the runners up in the Men’s section received five hundred thousand Naira
Abubakar Yusuf and Adeleye Emmanuel were given three hundred Naira thousand Naira each for winning Men’s double
Speaking the President of Nigeria Tennis Federation Engineer Ifedayo Akindoji , expressed delight over how the even has become a household name in the country and beyond
He added that the competition has witnessed improvement and competiveness particularly in the Female ‘s category
He reiterated their resolve in working together with the management of the Competition aimed at attaining spelt out objectives
In his address,the patron of the yearly Event Alhaji Bashir Muhammad Gumel,expressed unalloyed appreciation to the sponsors of the competition which remains the only surviving Tennis tourney countrywide for their tireless logistic and financial assistance in that regard
He seized the chance to adulate players and the winners for their effort
The elder statesman vowed to remain unrelented in the crusade aimed at providing job opportunities for teeming youths so as to quel idleness
Tense of the annual Event was presentation of prizes to those who contributed in one way or the other towards the realization of the yearly tournament
It would be recalled that Dala Hard Court which started as early as 1983,had produced stars that made Nigeria proud in both national and international Tennis meets
Notable among them were Sadiq Abdullah ,David Imonitie and Yakubu Suleiman in the male’s category
likewise Veronica Oyibokia ,Rolanke Olagbegi and Esther Onyekwelu in the women’s section
