Aishat Abdulraheem of Kwara, silver medalist, U-13 category, at the just- concluded Fouch Sports U-13 and U-16 Championships, on Saturday described losing to her friend as painful.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament served off from Sept. 1 to Sept 3 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere Lagos.
The keenly contested finals between Abdulraheem and Zainab Ishola of Lagos State, two friends, was won by Ishola 3-2.
When asked if the outcome of the match would affect their friendship, the young girls smiled and said they’d never allowed a game to affect their friendship.
“Although we are friends, I was not happy losing the final, even if it was someone else I’d still be sad.
“I cried because I hate to lose, I know it’s part of the game but I just don’t like how it makes me feel; I’m happy for Zainab.
“I cry whenever I lose, that’s why I train harder after a defeat. I won my last tournament, maybe I relaxed a bit, it’s time to get back to training,” she said.
Ishola told NAN that there was no friendship on the court. “That match could have gone either way, if I had lost I won’t be sad because the margin wasn’t much; Aishat could have won.
“There is no friendship on the court, it’s a competition, after the match friendship continues, at that moment we were competitors.”
In the U -13 boys category, Mathew Yusuf of Lagos State, defeated Friday Daniel of Headwaters 3-0.
12 years old Yusuf, who also played at the finals of the U-16, came second against Shuaibu Giwa 3-1.
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