It was a long weekend of action, frills and thrills as the special birthday squash tournament held to honour Dr. Okechukwu John Mbonu ended in style at the popular OTrafford Squash Club in Marina, Lagos.
The two-day event, which featured three categories of squash players drawn from four clubs within Lagos had been organised to pay tribute to Mbonu, a founding member of the club who recently clocked 70.
The ladies had set the tone for a weekend of excitement as they served off with an exhibition game in which Blessing Isaac achieved a 2-0 victory over Favour Utukpe, while Ayomide Oladipupo defeated Abel Shedrack 2-1 in three sets of 7/11, 11/6, and 11/7. The celebrant, former Nigerian Breweries sales director, Mbonu, in an emotional response to what he described as a most surprising birthday gift was full of praises for the organisers for the honour, saying he will forever retain fond memories of the event.
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