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Abuja agog, as 150 Golfers storm IBB Golf Course for 2nd edition of eTranzact Golf tournament

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Joel Ajayi
There is a lot of excitement, as over 150 golfers  in the continent  of Africa set to  stormed IBB international golf country come Wednesday to square it out fierce battle at the second edition of the etranzact golf classic tourney.


The eTranzact Golf Classic, a three-day will see over 100  professional and amateur golfers to rumble at Prestigious IBB golf club as from May 15 to 17 at the IBB International Golf country club.


Among the country expecting at this year event are Cameroon, Ghana,Togo Ivory Coastnd as well as their counterparts from Nigeria will slugging it out in epic clash.


Speaking in a press briefing ahead of the Championship on Friday, in Abuja the Managing Director, of eTranzact, international Niyi Toluwalope, said the sponsor is committed to promoting any sports event that will impact the life of every Nigeria and  continent at Large.
“When we partnered with the PGD Tours last year, we promised that the Classic will provide a platform to promote and elevate professional and amateur golfing in Africa, while fostering business to business collaborations, and facilitating partnerships between business and government,” Toluwalope said.


“This year, we are re-affirming our commitment to this noble sporting event, and all that it has to offer. We have taken our support a notch higher by introducing some exciting changes around the event. The increased prize money is also a further demonstration of our commitment to make the Classic more competitive and attract the absolute best of golfers to perform at this stage,” he said.


“We are also excited to be bringing the competition to the beautiful, serene, and hilly environment of the prestigious golf course, the IBB course,” he also said.


According to Toluwalope,  eTranzact involvement in sports is a demonstration of the organisation’s resolve to keep supporting and providing innovative solutions and platforms to help businesses to succeed in the marketplace. 


“This is in line with our vision, which is to be the preferred integrated financial technology platform for merchants and consumers. We are leveraging on our homegrown, world-class switching and payment processing platform to facilitate business successes across all sectors of the economy,” he further said.


Toluwalope also noted that the organisation aims to empower and enable financial technology institutions for financial services eco system in the country and beyond. 


Meanwhile, players from Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Togo, Senegal and Nigeria are expected to feature at the four-day event which holds on May 15 to 18.

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Agada Shines with Brace as Orijent Beat Karlovac 2-0

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Nigerian forward Charles Adah Agada scored twice as HNK Orijent secured a 2-0 away victory over Karlovac 1919 in the Croatian SuperSport Prva NL on Saturday.


Orijent produced an impressive performance at the Branko Čavlović-Čavlek Stadium in Karlovac to claim all three points in the league encounter.


Agada, a former Mavlon FC of Lagos attacker, was the standout performer, finding the net twice to help the visitors overcome their hosts and strengthen their position in the league campaign.
Orijent went into the half-time break with a 1-0 advantage before extending their lead in the second half.

The Nigerian striker completed his brace with the goal that made it 2-0 in the 57th minute.
Karlovac were unable to find a response as Orijent held on to their advantage to secure victory away from home.


The result represents an important boost for Orijent, who will look to build on the performance in their subsequent league fixtures.


For Agada, the brace underlines his value to the team as Orijent continue their campaign in Croatia’s second-tier football competition.


He has built an important role on loan at the club and has successfully established himself as a regular fixture in their lineup, appearing in all 8 league matches so far this season.

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