The third day of the ongoing sporting and social week events organised by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, FCT chapter witnessed stiff competition amidst fanfare with tennis competition.
At the end, veteran broadcaster Chukwunonso Nwabueze of the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA, emerged champions of this year’s Tennis aspect of SWAN FCT 2021 week.
He beat Dennis Amo, also from NTA four one, four love in the final to become the new champion.
In the third place match, Ndubueze Chidoka of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, beat Salifu Usman of Leadership Newspapers to become second runner up of the competition.
Chidoka, who is the incumbent chairman of SWAN FCT and 2019 champion had lost to Amo four love, four love in the semi-final stage just as Usman, SWAN FCT vice chairman had lost to Nwabueze earlier.
Ikenna Okonkwo of Blueprint Newspapers and FRCN’s Bala Katung had competed in the preliminary stage but lost to Amo and Nwabueze respectively.
Speaking shortly after, Nwabueze who has been a tennis serial winner said he decided to take part in the competition as a way to further prepare for competitive challenges ahead and thanked the organisers for the way the competition was put together.
The SWAN week which kicked off last Saturday with physical exercise will come to an end this Thursday with finals of the football action where NTA is expected to confront News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in the final, while Nigeria Customs Broadcasting Network, NCBN, will battle African Independent Television, AIT, in the third place game at the SiaOne Academy pitch inside Moshood Abiola National stadium Abuja.
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