Tunde Fadare victorious as NNPC Table Tennis ends in Ikoyi Club
Tunde Fadare, at the weekend, edged Kehinde Lawal 4-3 to claim the star prize of a Toyota Corolla as the fifth NNPC-NUIMS Table Tennis Tournament came to an end at Ikoyi Club, Lagos.
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Tunde Fadare, at the weekend, edged Kehinde Lawal 4-3 to claim the star prize of a Toyota Corolla as the fifth NNPC-NUIMS Table Tennis Tournament came to an end at Ikoyi Club, Lagos.
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