Each state across the country is expected to present two boys and two girls while the top eight players in the boys and girls event will qualify for the Super League
To unearth talents that will join the growing list of players already discovered, the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) is organizing U-16 national league that will involve players across the country.
The league is meant to give new players the opportunity to make the various national junior teams as well as work their way into the senior team.
It will hold on March 29 to April 8 at the National Training Centre inside the National Stadium Surulere Lagos, while the grand finale which is known as the Super League will hold on May the 14th at the Teslim Balogun Stadium.
Each state across the country is expected to present two boys and two girls while the top eight players in the boys and girls event will qualify for the Super League.
According to the prospectus of the tournament, states wishing to participate will register with the NTTF, while only the first 20 boys teams and the first 16 girls teams to register for the League shall be accepted to participate.
The tournament prospectus also states that only players registered by states which are affiliated to NTTF are eligible to participate, and only players with the current NTTF Player’s License, (which must be produced on demand) will be allowed to participate in the League.
The President of NTTF, Wahid Oshodi Said: More talented players would be given the opportunity to showcase their skills to the national handlers.
“I think our focus in 2016 as in 2015 is that we must continue to develop the junior and cadet players. We must give our most talented young players the right atmosphere for them to grow. This of course means giving them the best coaching and affording them the opportunity to play in tournaments internationally so we can assess how well they are doing against the best young players in the world”
“We have done quite well in this regard in the last two years but there are a lot more gifted players all over the country and we must do our best to discover and harness them. We hope to be able to create new tournaments outside Lagos and Abuja. If we can find the right partnerships with the private sector this will assist greatly in boosting the spread of the game all over the country,” Oshodi Concluded”.
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