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Okata wins Capital Golf Invitational Tournament

By Editor
01 January 2016   |   1:37 am
EMEKA Okata has emerged the champion of the Etisalat-supported Capital Golf Invitational Tournament, a charity golf tournament aimed at raising assistance for the less privileged members of the society. The tournament, held at the IBB Golf and Country Club, Abuja, featured a ladies’ competition, pro and amateur golf challenge, special pre-event cocktail, a gala night…

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EMEKA Okata has emerged the champion of the Etisalat-supported Capital Golf Invitational Tournament, a charity golf tournament aimed at raising assistance for the less privileged members of the society.

The tournament, held at the IBB Golf and Country Club, Abuja, featured a ladies’ competition, pro and amateur golf challenge, special pre-event cocktail, a gala night with entertainment and a fashion show hosted by top designers.

A competition that fused golfing excellence with lifestyle and entertainment, the Capital Golf Invitational Tournament presented two days of exceptional golf in Abuja, as players vied for honours at the lush greens of IBB International Golf & Country Club.

One of the highpoints of the event was the presentation of trophies to winners of various stages of the tournament with Okata receiving a giant trophy, being the star prize, for emerging the overall winner of the tournament.

Explaining the telecommunications outfit’s support for the competition, Head, Events and Sponsorship, Etisalat Nigeria, Modupe Thani, said the company was delighted to identify with the less privileged in the society, and offer them assistance.

“We at Etisalat are delighted at this opportunity to demonstrate our human contribution to the betterment of the society,” he said.

In his remarks at the competition’s gala night, Captain, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida Golf & Country Club, Abuja, Hamid Abbo, lauded Etisalat for supporting the tournament, just as he announced that money raised through the registration of participants for the tournament will be donated to Ace Charity.

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