All the top seeded players had easy passage in the knockout stage of the maiden Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye National U-20 Table Tennis Championship with the round of 16 expected to commence today.

The top four seeded players in the men’s event, Ojo Onaolapo, Olawale Fagbamila, Olajide Omotayo and Azeez Ogunlade thrashed their opponents to berth in the last 16 of the championship.

Like their male counterparts, the top seeded female players like Funke Hassan and Fatimo Kazeem also advanced to the round of 16 of the competition, which attracted over 150 players from 25 states of the federation.

According to the chief referee of the competition, John Peters, the tourney has been impressive with the players displaying lots of skills to the admiration of the fans.

Peter, an International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) certified blue badge umpire said from the quality of play, it was obvious that Nigeria still possess the quality to dominate Africa.

The tournament is jointly organised by the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) and the Directorate of Sports, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), as part of the activities to celebrate the 71st birthday of Pastor Adeboye.