Godwin Emefiele,the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has urged parents to use the opportunity being offered by apex bank by encouraging their children to start tennis at early stage.
He gave the advice at the closing ceremony of the 2021 Central Bank of Nigeria Junior Tennis Championship in Lagos .
Emefiele,who was represented by acting Director, Corporate Communication of CBN, Osita Nwamsobi, described the championship as the timely platform for Nigerians to achieve lofty desires in tennis.
At the event which held at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan Lagos, Seun Ogunsakin 14, won the Boys 14 and U-16 titles in one day to pocket the sum of N100,000 education grant.
Ogunsakin defeated Joshua Maxwell 9-0 in the U-16 boys category to emerge champion before stopping Ganiyu Mobarak 9-2 in the Boys 14 and under class to emerge double champion in two categories in one day. It was therefore not surprising that he was crowned the most outstanding male player of the championship.
His younger brother, Seyi Ogunsakin,was defeated by Onyekachi Ogunjiofor who beat him 9-7 in the Boys U-12 category in a game that he was supposed to have won easily if not for several unforced errors. Murewa Egbeyemi defeated Malcolm Osaji 9-7 to claim the Boys U-10 crown.
In the girls category, Fego Ayetuoma survived the threat from Ndidi Osaji who dragged her to the limits in the Girls U-12 game before she was subdued 9-7.
