Ajagbe, Amao Move Up As Olatunji Maintains position in March 2018 PSA World Rankings

 Babatunde Ajagbe and Adewale Amao have risen in the PSA Men’s World Rankings for March released on Friday by the world’s squash governing body, the Professional Squash Association.

Concise News reports that Ajagbe moved up nineteen places to 175 while Amao accelerated from 253 in February to 241 this month.

Participating in his first PSA-sanctioned tournament of the year, Abeokuta-born racket sportsman, Ajagbe competed at the E.M. Noll Classic 2019 in Philadephia, United States where he lost out to Chamberlain Squash Open 2018 participant, Christopher Gordon 1-3 (3-11, 6-11, 11-7, 14-16) in Round 1 on February 15.

Also, Amao featured in his first PSA-endorsed tournament of 2019. At the Life Time Atlanta Open 2019 in Atlanta, USA, the 29-year-old succumbed to the superior firepower of England’s Alex Ingham 1-3 (3-11, 8-11, 12-10, 7-11) in Round 1 on February 13.

For Nigeria’s Queen of the Court, Yemisi Olatunji, she maintains her highest career ranking of 146.

In the meantime, in a bid to compete at top level, Olatunji Sr. has opened a fundraiser on for-profit crowdfunding platform, Go Fund Me to aid her Tour for the year.

Other Nigerian athletes on the PSA World rankings: Busayo Olatunji, Abdul Rahaman Yusuf, Adegoke Onaopemipo and Idowu Enimakure fell to 227, 284, 410 and 529 respectively.