Nigerian golfers had another weekend of excitement yesterday in Port Harcourt with the eastern qualifiers for the MTN World Golfers Championship slated for South Africa later in the year.

The Port Harcourt Golf Club took the hosting baton from its Ikeja counterpart which hosted the maiden edition of the Alumni Golf Cup, now one of the numerous MTN sponsored golf tournaments in Nigeria.

Dignataries who graced or participated in the championship included former governor of old Rivers State and now traditional ruler, King  Alfred Diette-Spiff, the Amayanabo of Twon Brass, former Deputy MD, SPDC, Chief Jimi Odogwu, CEO, Rainbow Properties Asaba, Dola Bamgboye Master Brand Specialist MTN; Princcess Joyce Nule, President, Ladies Golfers Association of Nigeria; Kester Osahenye, Regional Trade Marketing Manager MTN and Sam Nwankwo, DGM TotalFinaelf.

The golf community in Nigeria has been brimming with excitement since MTN unveiled an attractive calendar with the eastern regional qualifiers. The event will be followed closely by the western qualifiers on June 9th, while the northern qualifiers will hold shortly after on June 23rd.

General Manager, Consumer Marketing, MTN Nigeria, Kola Oyeyemi said that the qualifiers present a unique opportunity for MTN to facilitate an atmosphere where top business and political elite network and relax.

“This is the point about MTN, we are not simply a provider of GSM services, we are passionate about creating unparalleled opportunities for our publics to achieve the ultimate both in their businesses and leisure.”