Lagos State Squash Team Targets Four Gold Medals.

In readiness for the 18th National Sports Festival tagged Eko 2012, the Lagos State Squash Association, LSSA, has submitted the final list of squash players to the technical committee of Lagos State Sports Council.

The Association head coach, Wasiu Sanni said the list consists of eight squash players of four male and female each.

 The squash players were among the top Nigerian squash players in the male and female categories.

They are Moses Durosimi, who is the current Lagos State number one, Wale Amoo, number two ranked player, followed by Wasiu Bello and Mayowa Olorunisholain the male category.

 Ebifemi Tayo tops the list of female squash followed by Alimot Isiaka, Funke Awosanya and Shade Davids. Sanni, former Nigerian number one squash player, said the level of training sessions and competitions the players were exposedto would give them an edge to win the four Gold medals at stake in the sport at te Eko 2012.

While commending the Ministry of Youth Sports and Social Development for its support and sponsorshipo of various competitions to keep the athletes in good frame of mind, said the players wee injury free, discipline and they take to instructions.

While reacting on the Team Lagos preparations, Lagos State number Squash player, Moses Durosimi, has regarded the inability of top Nigerian Squash players to feature in the 18th National Sports Festival tagged EKO 2012 asa clear chance for him to win two Gold medals in the Men's Singles and Team event.

 "Moses Durosimi,Lagos State number one had only prepared one NSF and it was unfortunate Squash was not included in the last NSF and this EKO 2012, my target is to win 2 Gold medals,in the Men styles event."

Durosimi, who started playing Squash 2003 under the tetulage of late Remi Omoyeni, said his style of playing had drastically compared to the time when he was Nigeria's Junior Squash championship and his exposure to series of tournaments has helped him to acquired enough skills to stand out as a champion at the EKO 2012.

 "I see it as a clear chance and opportunity for him to achievev his desire of 2 Gold medals.I targeted singles and Team event Gold no team has a treat.

"But he knows other states are training hard to achieve similiar feat but he has an advantage other them having being national junior champion."

 The number five Nigerian Squash player, said he had intensified his training programmes to achieve his target of two Gold medals as he believed that the ongoing Lagos State Squash Classic Competition would be another avenue to assess his readiness for the Games, adding that he would not relent on efforts to record his name in the hall of Fame of the National Sports Festival tagged EKO 2012.

 "Delta State are training very hard to win Gold but he is well trained to conquer any team.have improved a lot.When i started playing Squash in 2003,i have nobody to play except my Coach,Remi Omoyemi since he died i was playing alone.My game started improving and this gave me the efforting to win two Under 19 tournaments."

 The squash player who is aware that other squash playing states such as Delta State have been training hard to outwit him, said he was unperturbed and that no amount of threat from any squash player would jeopardise his zeal and commitment to make Lagos State proud at the Games which is scheduled for the 27th of November through Ninth of December, 2012.

 The former Under 19 champion, said defeating one of the Nigerian top squash players, Amos Haruna, during the 2007 Yar'Adua Squash Open Championship at the second round brought him to limelight in the sport and ever since then he has been working to attain greater height in the sport.

"My last comment in Abuja,i beat seed one 2007 Yar'adua open championship, Amos Haruna in the 2nd round and since then have been in the limelight when i started Squash Nick Mathew is my role model,we played the same pattern."

 The young squash player, who regarded World Squash Champion and World number One, as his role model because they play the same style of game