Team Lagos once
again showed their supremacy in Nigerian squash when they hauled three medals
in the singles events on Wednesday.
The final of the men’s singles was between two Lagos athletes,
Wale Amao and Olanrewaju Yusuf Abdulrahman, a game between two childhood
friends. However, after a grudge encounter, Abdulrahman won the game 2-1
winning the gold medal of the event, while Amao settled for the silver medal.
In the women’s singles played earlier before the men’s, Lagos
State’s Yemisi Olatunji defeated Rofiat Abdulazeez of Kwara 3-0 in the
final.
In football, Team FCT beat Lagos male team 3-1 in the semi
final tie played at the practice pitch of the Abuja National Stadium. They will
be playing third place match against either Bayelsa or Nasarawa on Friday.
Team Lagos also lost their basketball (male) match against
Rivers State with 59-85 points, while Lagos qualify for Friday’s final in the
cricket male event after beating FCT by 68 runs.
Team Lagos male team worked over Gombe in the volleyball
male team to qualify for the semi final scheduled for Friday.
Lagos won 2 gold, 2 silver and 8 bronze medals in the
taekwondo finals decided on Wednesday.
