Neighbouring West African countries, Togo and Benin Republic, will compete for honours and substantial cash prizes against 26 Nigerian teams at the 1st Senator Abiru Mixed Team Table Tennis Championships.
The event kicks off on Thursday, October 31, at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium.
ponsored by the SAIL Empowerment Foundation, an initiative of Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru and his wife, Mrs. Feyisola, this championship is Africa’s first Mixed Team Table Tennis Open Championships. It is part of the Foundation’s youth empowerment program.
Represented by his media aide, Enitan Olukotun, Senator Abiru highlighted the significance of the tournament at a press briefing, stating, “Today’s event marks another important milestone in the history of professional table tennis tournaments in Nigeria. We are making history and blazing the trail with this first mixed table tennis championship ever held in Africa.