The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), on Thursday, disclosed that its National U-20 Club and Singles Cup Championships, previously slated for this month, might not hold because of lack of funds.
The NTTF Secretary, Segun Oguntade said the federation was yet to get funds to organise the programmes.
“For now, we are not certain about the tournaments because of the financial challenges the federation is facing. However, we are still sourcing for funds,” Oguntade said.
“The federation is worried about its financial state because we know the importance of the competitions to the progress of table tennis in the country.”
According to him, the programmes were scheduled to hold in April so that players who are still in school could participate.
“We chose April because most schools would have been on vacation, allowing interested students to be able to participate in the tournaments,” Oguntade said.
The Secretary said that in the past, the competitions had helped the federation to identify talents who went on to represent the country in international championships.
