Asoju Oba Gives Out Tow Brand New Cars For Winners.

As a way of marking the 45th edition of annual Asoju Oba of Lagos Table Tennis championship, the sponsor, Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas, says two brand new cars will be at stake for the winners of Men's and Women's singles events in a competition which stroke-off next Monday at the Sir Molade Okoya-Thomas Sports hall Teslim Balogun Stadium.

Having sponsored the tournament for forty-five years, Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas, who had handed-over the championship to his son, Deji Okoya-Thomas to manage fron next year, said he was fulfilled to have added value to the development of table-tennis in Lagos, Nigeria as the gesture has helped to produce  great Nigerian ping-pongers in the male and female categories.

The Asoju-Oba of Lagos, said the scope of this year's edition had been expanded with the inclusion of para Table-Tennis players who are expected to feature in three events, adding that twenty-two titles will be competed for.

While commending the Lagos State Government for delving into grassroot sports developmental programme, a  the sponsor said, attributed to the laudable feat recorded at the table tennis event  of the last 18th National sports Festival tagged Eko 2012 Games, adding that the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation NTTF, should endeavor to employ foreign coach due to the poor performance of Nigerian ping-pongers at the last Olympic Games in London, England.

The Sponsor's son, Deji Okoya-Thomas who was the former Chairman of Lagos State Football Association, LSFA, said his father had set a high standard in staging a quality and regular competition spanning for forty-five years and it is expected of him to mountain the standard, adding that he would use the
competition to further develop Lagos State table tennis players.

He encouraged other prominint and well meaning Nigerians to invest in sports by sponsoring regular competitions.