Table Tennis: Sholanke Emerges New Bayelsa Champions.
By Hananeel Jackson Azeez Sholanke have emerged Bayelsa State Table Tennis number one ranked player after the association's ranking series in Yenagoa the Bayelsa State capital. Sholanke beat captain and Nigeria number eight Samuel Boboye 3-1 to dethrone Boboye who had earlier beaten Etim Orok to set up Azeez and Boboye clash. Azeez Sholanke's victory means that Sholanke is the highest ranked player in the State according to a ranking release by the Bayelsa State Table Tennis Association on Thursday at the Samson Siasia Stadium multipurpose hall. Boboye now dropped to second on pecking order following the defeat, Matthew John on third while Etim Orok who won gold at the Alabi memorial table tennis championship finished 4th, Oweifa Nurudeen Sholanke on 5th. Kogi State Victor Joseph finished first in the under 15 category followed by Bayelsa Kemala Victor who came second, Samuel Ojo could only manage third as Delta State Olawale Abdulmailk finished fourt...