Ogun state repsentatives, Comprehensive High
School, Aiyetoro has won the 19th National Junior
Cricket Championship in Ughelli, Delta state.
Competing with twelve other schools representing
different states of the federation, the Ogun-
state flagbearers beat Onitolo Community High
school, Surulere, Lagos by 7 wickets to emerge
champion.

Onitolo boys batted first, scoring 34 runs all out in
7 overs. I reply, Comprehensive High School,
Aiyetero scored 35 runs for loss of 3 wickets in 7
overs.

Ambrose Alli University Staff Secondary
School,Ekpoma,Edo state came third.
Aside from emerging winners, Adeleke Olumide of
Comprehensive High School won the Man of the
Match Award. He also bagged the Batsman and
Man of the Series Awards.

Receiving the team after their victory, the
Permanent Secretary, Ogun State Ministry of
Youth and Sports, Mrs Moyosore Olowonmi praised
the cricketers and their handlers for doing the
state proud at the junior national competition.
She said their victory was a testimony to Senator
Ibikunle Amosun’s huge investment in sports
development in the state.

In the meantine,the Badminton Federation of
Nigeria BFN has invited Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
from Ogun-state as part of Team Nigeria to the
forth coming 2015 Badminton World Cup Team
Event- the Surdiman Cup scheduled to hold in
Dongguan, China from the 10th to the 17th of
next month.

Aside from the Surdiman Cup, Adesokan will also
be in the Team Nigeria that will take part in
various competitions such as the Kenya
International, Botswana International and the
All-African Games.


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