The Head Coach of Ondo State Volleyball Team, Sina Afuye, has said that he is fulfilled with the performance of his players at the ongoing Niger Delta Sports Festival(NDSF) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom.
The Ondo State male volleyball team clinched gold medal after defeating Bayelsa 3-0 in the final.
Afuye, said in an interview that the team performed beyond his expectations to achieve the feat.
The head coach said that some new talents have been discovered ahead of the National Sports Festival in May.
Afuye said the competition would also serve as a form of preparation for the forthcoming national festival.
“I am delighted with the way my athletes played. This team was formed not quite long and returned with a gold medal in their first outing. The future of the game is bright ahead of the coming years,” he said.
Ondo State also won gold medal in the game of Wrestling Women’s Category through Damilola Ojo in the 76k category yesterday.
Saliu Rasheed won bronze medal in wrestling, 74kg category, while Ladoja Idowu clinched sliver medal in wrestling 125kg.
Ondo State male handball team defeated Team Edo 24 -19 to clinch bronze medal, while Ondo State female basketball team lost to Rivers by 33-27 to settle for silver.
In the male basketball event, Ondo State also lost to Rivers by 39-49 points to settle for Silver, while Rivers won gold medal.