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NSF VP commends Lagos International Squash Classics standard

Posted : 13 May 2023
Yakubu Mailafia, the Vice President of the Nigeria Squash Federation (NSF), on Saturday applauded the dedication and consistency of Lagos State towards the development and promotion of squash in Nigeria.

He gave the commendation in an interview at the Sir Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Hall at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere. Mailafia, a Chief Superintendent of Police, said that since the last squash classic in 2018, there had been significant improvement from the previous edition.

“Compared to the last edition, this is a step ahead; the number of foreign participants also increases; the standard of play has changed; and we have so many of our players getting to the quarterfinals, which was not the case in the last edition."

“There is a great improvement; it’s our desire that we will have more of this tournament; the organisers have consistently kept it going, which is applaudable," he said. He also observed that there was a need to get the players acquainted with the use of the glass court to be on par with their foreign counterparts.

“Squash doesn’t have sponsorship, unlike the other nations; it’s a different feel when one is playing on the glass court; our players are used to playing on the wall, and in spite of that, they gave a good account of themselves," he said.

The Lagos Squash Classics were put together by the Lagos State Squash Association, led by Tomi Falase, in partnership with Premier Lotto (Baba Ijebu).

Sharing the same view was Adebiyi Mabadeje, the Chairman of Old Trafford Squash Club, who commended the effort of the players for making it to the quarterfinals. “Top-level squash, our boys and girls have also done us proud getting to the quarter-finals; to improve their playing skill, we need to have more tournaments."

"We need to have more of this high-level tournament locally, and if we can get them to play on the tour around Africa, our top player will lose to the top seeded player of the tournament. “I’m sure that if we do this regularly, we will get there," he said.

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