2023 NYG: I am proud winning Kwara first gold – Faruq

Date: 2023-09-25

Kwara state table tennis player, Hussein Faruq told newsmen that he is happy to win the state first gold medal at the 2023 National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta state.

The duo of Fatimoh Ahmed and Hussein Faruq defeated Rehanat Olarewaju and J Marvellous 3- 0 (11-2, 11-9, 11-5) in the mixed doubles Table Tennis played at the indoor sports hall.

Faruq said his coach, Kehinde Aiyelabegan has been training him and his teammate, Fatimoh Ahmed for the past three years.

He hailed the Governor of Kwara State, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for providing funds for the state athletes and the Executive Chairman of Kwara State Sports Commission, Mallam Bolakale Magaji for creating an enabling environment for sports to thrive.

He said, I am happy becoming the first athlete to win gold for Kwara State at the 7th National Sports Festival in Asaba. Coach Kehinde Aiyelabegan prepared the team hard for the National Youth Games, we did a lot of training in Ilorin.

“I want to use this medium to thank Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazq for giving us money to attend the National Youth Games and the Executive Chairman for ensuring the welfare of the athletes come first”.

The student of Ansarudeen Secondary School told newsmen that he started playing table tennis at the age of 10 years.

He said, “I started playing Table Tennis at the age of 10 years old and Shukurat Aiyelabegan introduced me to the sport. I always see how see her videos and I became interested”.

Hussein implored their colleagues not to rest on their oars in clinching more medals for the state as the games continue for another five days.

Meanwhile, the coach of Kwara state table tennis team, Kehinde Aiyelabegan rigorous training at the open and close camps preceding the youth games in the state paved way for their success in the event.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Segun Adeniyi     Ilorin South Constituency     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Kulende-UITH     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Labour Party     Ayegbeni     IHS     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Taofik Abdulkareem     Gbenga Adebayo     Alloy Chukwuemeka     CELF     Muhammadu Buhari     Baruten     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Saad Omo Iya     Abraysports FC     The Herald     Shururat Olatinwo     Awodun     Musbau A. Akanji     EndSARS     Shuaib Olarongbe     Idowu Aremu     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Aminat Ahmed     Admiralty Villa     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Assayomo     Buari Edun     Magaji Are     Bayo Lawal     Madawaki     Elewu     Bisi Kristien     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Muhammed Aliyu     ITEM 7     Samuel Adedoyin     Khairat Gwadabe     Babaita     Third Estate     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Cassava Growers\' Association     Eleja     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     2023 Elections     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Oniyangi     March 18     Ilorin.Info     Ilorin East     Alliance For Democracy     Bola Sagaya     Niyi Ogundiran     Amina El-Imam     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Split Diamond Interchange     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Ayo Salami     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Bukola Ajikobi     Rotimi Atere     Suwa-Arabs     Yakub Ali-Agan     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Abdulhakeem Amao     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Michael Nzekwe     Joseph Offorjama     07039448763    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Okanlawon Taiwo     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Akorede     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     NIPR     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Ayedun     Ilorin Amusement Park     NULGE     Saduki Lafiagi     Binta Sulyman     Aliyu Umar     Oloje     Eleja     Government High School Adeta     Ramadhan     Dankaka     Folorunsho Alao     Mohammed Ibrahim     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Opobiyi     Adesoye     Pakata     Patigi Regatta     Rafiu Ajakaye     Flights To Ilorin     Funmi Salau     Baboko Primary School     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Ben Duntoye     Aliyu U. Tilde     General Hospital, Offa     ANCOPPS     Maryam Nurudeen     Justina Oha     Isin     Centre For Digital Economy     Muhammadu Buhari     Kawu Baraje     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Musa Yeketi     Government House     Afolayan     Alaro     Seed Technologies     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Bashir Badawi     Ahmad Ali     Air Peace     Adebara     Magaji Nda     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Okeose Christian Cementary     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Transition Implementation Committee     Baba Idris     Salman Jawondo     Issa Oloruntogun     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Samari     Dumagi     Kwara     Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye     Kwara Polytechnic     Modupe Oluwole     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Ilorin West     T And K FOODS     Garba Idris Ajia     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     MAI Akande     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa