Matthew Kuti and Bose Odusanya have emerged winners of the 56th Molade Okoya-Thomas National Table Tennis Championships held in Lagos.
Bose Odusanya continued her record-setting streak at the annual Molade Okoya-Thomas National Table Tennis Championships, securing her 10th consecutive Women’s Singles title.
National champion Matthew Kuti also maintained his unbeaten run, winning his first senior men’s singles title at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Cup with a convincing 4-1 victory over Kwara’s Abdulbasit Abdulfatai.
Despite being seeded fourth, Odusanya raised her game to bulldoze her way into the final, where she defeated Amina Fashola of NSCDC 4-1 (8-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8), becoming the first player in the competition’s history to claim 10 consecutive titles.
Kuti, the top seed in the men’s singles, confidently claimed his first senior title at the tournament. Despite losing the first game 7-11, Kuti rallied back to stun his left-handed opponent with a commanding 4-1 (7-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-5, 11-9) win, emerging as the new men’s singles champion.
A delighted Odusanya described this year’s win as the toughest, noting it was the first time the tournament was played as a national event. She commended her opponent for putting up a good fight in the entertaining final.
For Kuti, winning the Molade Okoya-Thomas Cup title adds to his numerous titles in the country. He also praised the family of the tournament’s initiator for making it a national event.
