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Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, is expected to be the special guest at the final of the 2018 Lagos International Squash Classics on Saturday at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos.
President, Nigeria Squash Federation, Boye Oyerinde, said Obasanjo, who is the Grand Patron of squash in Nigeria, is a player and an ardent supporter of the sport in the country.
“We are happy that our former President and a major supporter of the sport Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has agreed to grace the grand finale of the classics and this for us in the federation is a sign of good things to come and we hope more people will come and identify with the sport,” Oyerinde said.
The NSF boss lauded the Lagos State Government for keeping faith with the tournament despite not staging it in 2017.
He said, “The standard of play is really high and the turnout is great despite not hosting in 2017 and the reduction in prize money. For our players, it will afford them exposure and ranking points for the PSA registered players. Playing higher ranked players and doing quite well is the exposure our players need. They also need to play more matches like these to be able to rate their performances and understand that there is still work to do.”
The tournament enters its crucial stage on Thursday as the quarter-final matches in the men and women events hold.
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