The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) in collaboration with the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation under the Olympic Solidarity Coaching programme and International Table Tennis Federation is organising a coaching course for Table Tennis coaches in Ibadan.
According to the Secretary-General, Nigeria Olympic Committee, Mr Olabanji Oladapo, one of the objectives of this course is aimed at updating the skills of Table Tennis coaches on the modern technicalities of the game.
“It is the hope of the Nigeria Olympic Committee that coaches that are participating in this programme will take advantage of it and exploit the expertise of the instructor to improve their technical abilities,” Oladapo said.
International Table Tennis Federation Instructor, Ahmed Aldawalatly from Egypt is in charge of the course where twenty coaches are currently taking part.
Participants are from the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria and some African countries like Ghana, Burkina Faso and Tunisia.
The course which commenced on Monday,13th May will come to an end on Saturday, 18th May, 2019.