Lalong, Oyinlola sign in for Kwara anniversary golf tourney
Lalong, a passionate golfer, would be joining the list that includes the host governor, Abdufatah Ahmed, newly elected President of the Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, among others, for the closing 36-hole round for amateur players tomorrow.
Luqman Owolewa, a former NGF board member, who is consulting for the event, hinted that more key players would be arriving the Kwara State capital today from Lagos, Abuja, Rivers, Oyo and other states.
"The event has received entries from almost all parts of the country and so far we are expecting at least 250 amateur players to show up, most hotels are at 80 per cent capacity as at today (yesterday) and we are waiting for most of the 138 players that took part in the opening rounds to make room for the amateurs in from Friday," he said.
The event weekend event, which will also feature lady golfers, will see all female players getting free cervical and breast cancer screening courtesy of LEAH Foundation, a pet project of the first lady of the state, Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed.
Professional golfers had teed-off the championship on Tuesday. It serves as qualifier for an international event billed for Equatorial Guinea later in the year, as well as a point earner for the players' ranking b y the Professional Golfers' Association of Nigeria (PGAN) Order of Merit.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq Saidu Yaro Musa Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi Ayinke Saka Isiaq Khadeejah Shero 2017 Budget Kwara State Fire Service Lukman Adeloyin Modupe Oluwole Aiyedun Firdaos Amasa Fatimah Abdulkadir 2023 Elections Fatai Olodo Justina Oha Alfa Modibbo Belgore Monthly Sanitation Shuaib Boni Aliyu Olaiya Zuberu Omotoso Musa John Olobayo Makama Of Ilorin Olaiya Victor Mobolaji AbdulRahman Saad Adanla-Irese Oro Grammar School Kwara Hotel Photo News Saba Mamman Daniel Fatimat Saliu Minimum Wage Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo Ilorin Sola Saraki University Rasheed Jimoh Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja Mope Dasuki Belgore Bashir Badawi Amule Elementary School CLAY POT Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu Oke Sunna Amuda Musbau Voices Of Tomorrow COEASU Simeon Sule Ajibola Sulu Babaita Isiaka Suleman Abubakar Sai Kayi Makama Of Kaiama KWASIEC Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd Oluranti Idowu Ishola Balogun Fulani Fatai Garuba Labaka Balogin Alanamu Read With Me Amasa Abubakar Aliagan Seed Technologies Apado Isiaka Abdulrazak RTEAN Col. Taiwo Popo-Igbonna Shoprite Oniwa Valsolar Funmilayo Mohammed Sobi Abdullahi G. Mohammad Sarah Alade Christopher Odetunde Afolabi-Oshatimehin Alliance For Democracy

