We are going to do well in this Year's Sports Festival - Mr. Ama-Ebi Stow Ebikpolade


            Mr. Ama-Ebi Stow Ebikpolade

By Yakubu Muhammad

The ongoing Sports Festival have so far been nothing short of memorable for lots of participating States, and one State that have so far done so well have been Bayelsa State who are comfortably sitting second on the Medal table.

         Samuel Boboye (Team Captain)

An enthusiastic Mr. Ama-Ebi Stow Ebikpolade who doubles as the Bayelsa State Table Tennis Association and South-South Representative on the Board of Table Tennis Federation of Nigeria has expressed optimism in his team's chances during the ongoing Getway games.

He said this while speaking to Sports Journalists at the Alake Sports Centre in Abeokuta, noting that with the quality of players at his disposal, Bayelsa State will do well in this competition.

                           Taiwo Mati

"All I can say is that my Athletes are up there with the best, so when the game starts we'll see how many medals we can win". He said.

Bayelsa State currently occupies second on the table with 33 Gold 🥇 Medals, 25 Silver 🥈 Medals and 25 Bronze 🥉 Medals as at the time of filing this report.

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