Yemisi Izuora
The Grand Finale of the Sovereign Trust Insurance, STI, eponymous Table Tennis Tournament was held on Friday, July 19, 2024, at the Table Tennis Section of the prestigious Ikoyi Club 1938.
The grand finale was witnessed by members of the club, captains of Industry, members of Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc and guests from all walks of life. Below are pictures of the winners who emerged at the tournament that lasted through Monday, July 15-19, 2024.
In the Premiership category, Gbenga Fatuga emerged the winner while I. Ikokwu was runner-up and the third place went to D. Akindiji and Tunde Fadare. For the Ladies single, Dolapo Dada clinched the trophy as winner, Yewande Banjoko was runner-up and the duo of M. Alli & B. Kolawole took 3rd position respectively.
For the Veterans’ category, Oluwole Soetan emerged as the champion, S. Aladesuru in second position while Seye Oki and Y. Adeyemi made the 3rd place.
Okechi Ugoji was the winner of the Championship category while E. Sunday was runner-up. The 3rd place position went to D. Udoh and E. Nwankwo respectively.
The winner of the Septuagenarian category was Gbolahan Okuneye and the runner-up was B. Adekusibe while the 3rd place position went to B. Afolabi and L. Ogboye respectively.
The duo of Gbolahan Okuneye and Diya clinched the Men’s Doubles title, Akindiji/Ajilore were in 2nd place as Oki/Aladesuru and Fadare/Jimoh took the 3rd position respectively.
The Chairman of Ikoyi Club 1938, Tafa Zibril was the Guest of honour at the event. The Table Tennis Section Chairman, Dare Olude thanked the Underwriting Firm for the magnanimous gesture of sponsoring the Table Tennis Tournament annually. He called for more of such initiatives from well-meaning Nigerians and organizations.
The Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Services for Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Kayode Adigun thanked the General Committee of Ikoyi Club 1938 and the Table Tennis Section in particular for providing a platform for the organization to showcase its brand to a very unique elite club in the country. He urged everyone to be part of the STI Plc family by being a customer of the products and services under the stable of Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc.