On World Squash Day, O’Trafford honours super veteran, Mbonu at 70

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O’trafford Squash Club, Nigeria’s premier squash-only club, has started a series of events to celebrate a founding member and super veteran, Dr. Okechukwu John Mbonu, including a two-day ‘special birthday’ tournament involving four top clubs in Lagos this weekend.

The final of the invitational meet coincides with the 2022 World Squash Day on October 15, 2022.

The tourney serves off tomorrow at the O’Trafford Squash Club, Officer’s Mess, 81 Div. Nigerian Army Hq, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Mbonu, an avid squash player and engineer, retired as sales director, at Nigerian Breweries Plc. He turns 71 on October 15.

According to the chairman of O’Trafford Squash Club, Taye Ige, “Dr. Mbonu is being honoured for his invaluable contributions to the founding and growth of O’Trafford Squash Club, and by extension, the game of squash, generally.”

For the tournament, three other clubs in Lagos, including Squash Section, Ikoyi Club 1938, Squash Section, Lagos Country Club and Yellow Dots Squash Club, will join hosts O’Trafford to vie for honours in the men’s, veteran’s and super veterans categories.

The squash contest is expected to project an exhibition of elite-class squash action with plenty of thrilling side attractions and fun with a special focus on the super veterans for the obvious reason of the profile of the guest of honour, Mbonu. The tournament is fully sponsored by the top beer brand – Heineken.

The two-day squash fiesta promises to be both an excitingly explosive experience for the younger players and also an enjoyable recollection of their past times on the courts by the super veterans and grandmasters of the game.

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