Sierra Leone Sports: Sacha clinches 2018 YSC squash open tournament

The 2018 Y.S.C. Squash Open Tournament was won by Sacha Touray, over the weekend. Champion Touray said this year’s tournament was great for him as compared to the last edition when he was a runner-up. He said his success came through his hard work, discipline, focus and commitment. Touray said that even though he defeated his opponent, Joseph During, (3-2) 11-7, 4-11, 7-11, 13-11, 11-9, in the finals it was a very tough for him because of the great skills the young man exhibited during the game. Touray thanked the YSC squash court for organizing such a good tournament and also the Squash Racquet Association for ranking him as the number one squash player in the country. According to the President of the Young Sportsmens Club (YSC), Bassim Sahid Mohamed, said he appreciates the kind of support given by the various clubs and participants in honoring their invitation to take part in this year’s tournament. He also affirmed that they will continue to promote the game of squash and to expose the younger players and also compliment the work of the Squash Racquet Association. President of the Sierra Leone Squash Racquet Association, Umaru Kakay, thanked all the squash coaches from their various clubs who worked collaboratively in making sure that this year’s open tournament come out successful. He congratulated the YSC squash executive for their relentless effort in making sure that they have a successful tournament. He continued that since 2011, which was the first edition, the tournament has yielded so many dividends for young players. Kakay, admonished all the younger squash players, especially the school-going pupils, to be self-disciplined, respectful and take the game with all seriousness. He furthered that playing squash is very good for everybody regardless of age. He cautioned all those who took part in the tournament to respect their coaches so that they can have the best of their game and always put on good sportsmanship behavior. In the Men’s category, the winner took home Le10 million and the runner-up Le5 million, racquets and other squash equipment were given to the other categories.