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...For a better society... Monday, December 06 2004 Vol 13 No.44 News Editorial Opinion Labour Politics Sports Features Columnists Business Money/Market Energy Alaba Market View From America No monetary attraction in Dala Hard Court  — Eke TENNIS players in the country compete in the Kano based Dala Hard Court for the sake of gathering some points and not because of money. Hanna Eke who lost in two sets to Number one seed Omotayo Ibrahim in the final of the championship last week said the monetary reward attached to the tournament is nothing to write home about. She said considering the distance most players cover to feature at the meet, the prize money ought to be beefed up. "If it were because of money I don’t think we will go there. There is no money in it. It is just to enable us gather some points" she said.. Eke who is sure to miss the ITF satellite billed for Togo mid month no thanks to injury, however expressed satisfaction that she was able to play in the final to fetch her about 25 points. "I lost out in the quarter final last year and making it to the final this year was good for me. I am supposed to head for Togo for the Satellite but I can’t go because of injury which the doctor has advised I should not ignore," she said. Meanwhile Nigeria coaches just back from South Africa after a week-long coaching course, have described the programme as commendable and of immense benefit. The topics covered and the experience gathered therefrom, according to them, made the trip worth the sweat. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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