A karshen makon da ya gabata ne kulob din Legas na Ikeja ya samu raye-raye, yayin da ya samu nasarar karbar bakuncin gasar SIAO Closed, Club & Professional Squash Association (PSA) karo na biyu, inda aka zana ’yan wasa da jami’ai da masu kishi daga sassan Najeriya.
Da yake jawabi a wajen bude taron, Manajan Abokin Hulda na SIAO, Abiodun Ariyibi, ya bayyana taron a matsayin wanda bai wuce gasa ba, domin ita ma gasar PSA ce da aka tantance, inda ya bayyana hakan a matsayin gina al’adar wasanni mai dorewa.
“Yana ba ni farin ciki sosai barka da warhaka zuwa kashi na biyu na shirin SIAO Rufe da Gasar Gayyatar Kulob. A madadin SIAO, abin farin ciki ne na bude abin da ya yi alkawarin zama wani biki mai ban sha’awa na gwanintar squash,” in ji Ariyibi.
Ya yabawa shugabannin kungiyar ta Legas, karkashin jagorancin shugaban kasa, Mista Seyi Adewunmi, mataimakin shugaban kasa, Olatunji Amosu, kungiyar kulab din, da kuma bangaren Squash karkashin jagorancin Mista Sesan Asani, bisa jajircewarsu na inganta harkokin wasanni.
“Kwarin gwiwarsu ya ba mu kwarin gwiwa cewa wannan gasa da bugu na gaba za su ci gaba da daukaka martabar ‘yan wasa a cikin kulob din da kuma bayan,” in ji shi.
Gasar wadda ta dauki tsawon makonni biyu ana gudanar da kungiyoyin wasa sama da 13 da kuma kwararrun ‘yan wasa maza da mata sama da 80 daga sassan kasar.
Da yake tunasarwa kan bugu na farko na 2023, Ariyibi ya tuna cewa ya jawo sama da ‘yan wasa 90 daga akalla kungiyoyi 16 a fadin kasar.
“Ƙarfin gasar, nunin fasaha da wasanni ya nuna mana abin da zai yiwu lokacin da sha’awar squash ta hadu da sadaukarwar kungiya,” in ji shi.
Gasar ta ba da gasa masu inganci a kowane rukuni. A wasan karshe na Super Veteran, Sanni Kabir na Yellowdot Club ya doke Funmi Bankole na Lagos Country Club da ci 3–0 (11/9, 11/9, 12/10). Rukunin Tsohon Sojoji sun ga Clement Efakpokire na Ikoyi Club ya ci Femi Bankole na Yellowdot Club 3–0 (11/4, 11/5, 11/6).
Daya daga cikin abubuwan da suka fi daukar hankali a gasar shi ne Gayyatar maza ta Club Men’s final, inda Bunmi Apata na kulob din Legas ya doke Clement Efakpokire na kulob din Ikoyi a fafatawar da suka yi da ci 3-2 (11/7, 9/11, 12/10, 7/11, 11/4).
A bangaren kwararru, Rofiat Abdulazeez ta zama zakara a wasan karshe na Ladies PSA, inda ta lallasa Mostural Durosilorun da ci 3–0 (11/5, 11/8, 11/3), yayin da Gabriel Olufunmilayo ya mamaye wasan karshe na PSA Men da ci 3-0 kan Shuaib Giwa (11/2, 11/2, 11/6). ]
