No fewer than 72 male senior players and 32 female senior players, served off the 2024 Prime Atlantic National Squash Open yesterday in Lagos.
The competition also has 24 junior male players competing at the U-16 category and 18 junior female players in the U-16 category.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event which is the third edition seeks to discover new players especially at the U-16 category.
The event holding at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos which served off on July 15 will end on July 20.
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In the opening match of the tournament, Samuel Nduka-Uba beat Opeyemi Omotayo in three straight sets, 11-6, 11-8 and 15-13.
In other results at the ongoing competition, Benjamin Monday defeated Moses Elekanachi in three straight sets, 11-7. 11-6, 11-7.
Ismail Abubakar beat Muhibudeen Shehu, 11-4, 11-9, 12-10 while Usman Musa defeated Alaba Ogunyemi, 11-8, 11-3, 11-9.
Joshua Daniel beat Samuel Adegbero, 11-9, 11-8, 8-11 and 11-5. Asade Samson walked over Philip Benson.
James Nduka-Uba walked over Sunday Moses and Oladipupo Ayomide walked over Miracle Ekpo.
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