Its head coach,Olasumbo Dele,said the competition sponsored by former Lagos State and Nigeria great ping pong player, Toyin Okenla-Ojeaga has paved the way for the association to have a pool of talented table tennis players who could become Nigeria's future if they are well tutored.
Dele,who commended the sponsor for considering its necessary to stage the competition, said he was discovered through similar programme in 1968 where he won the Asoju-Oba table tennis championship for seven years,stressing that he would be delighted to nurture the ping pongers to become African best table tennis players.
He urged corporate bodies as well as sports philanthropists to emulate Toyin Okenla-Ojeaga by investing heavily in table tennis.
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