As the nation await the commencement of the national sports festival after sevral postponement,son states have commenced preparation.
With few weeks to the 20th Edition of the biennial event taking place at the refurbished Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin,Edo state attention I gradually navigating to the bronze city.
Meanwhile Nigeria Queen of Squash and defending champion, Yemisi Olatunji has opt to represent Delta state instead of Lagos citing personal reasons for her decision.
Yemisi Olatunji who won two Gold medals in both the single and team event with Lagos state in Abuja 2018 has unprecedented records as the best female squash player in Nigeria and has been representing Lagos for a while.
Before becoming an integral part of the Lagos squash family, Yemisi, who just won her fifth Professional Squash Players Association of Nigeria National Open Tournament title over the weekend represented Ondo at the 18TH Edition of the Sports Festival, wining one gold and bronze medal in team event and singles respectively.
Confirming her switch ,yemisi noted that it was a personal decision and she’s preparing hard for the upcoming event with Delta state.