The Lagos State University of Science and Technology, LASUSTECH Tennis Club, LTC on Sunday hosted young sensational tennis player Olaniyan Adesewa with a novelty game played between the Executive chairman of SOLCORP FARMS LIMITED, Alhaji Soga Olufawo and the young lad at the tennis club Ikorodu Lagos..
The novelty match between Alhaji Olufawo Soga and Olaniyan Adesewa ended 6-3, 5-7 in favor of Adesewa as Olufawo retired after the second set.
According to the veteran Alhaji Olufawo, he said the match was organized to encourage the young prodigy based on her performance at the last TPPA UTR competition held at Country club Ikeja where she emerged winner at the 12U category and other competition.
“The novelty match just is aimed at encouraging the athlete based on her performance at the last TPPA UTR competition held at Country club Ikeja where she emerged winner at the 12U category and also for her reaching the quarter final at the just concluded Azimuth shipping lines tennis competition held at Lagos lawn tennis club, Lagos.
“It’s my joy to see young talents grow and I think all we as adults can do now is to support them. By the grace of Almighty Allah, any of them that wins any major or national competition will receive a gift from me after playing a ceremonial match with me.
“A lot of athletes has been produced by Ikorodu and we are not relenting, we will try our possible best to raise another Asisat Oshoala from here.” He said.
The ceremonial match was witnessed by members of the tennis club led by the president, Alhaji M. O. Sanni and his new executives.