Nigeria Tennis Live

Month: June 2017

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World Junior C’ship: Nigeria’s Quadri Gets Revenge Against Stubborn S/African

Team Nigeria has not won a full game since the commencement of the championship, but it has not been all bad throughout since they got to Tunisia for the World Junior Tennis Championship. The Coach Abel Ubiebi-tutored side could not ease…

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World Junior C’ship: Team Nigeria Set To Bounce Back After Egypt Loss

Nigeria’s contingent to the ongoing World Junior Tennis Championship in Tunisia will seek redemption in their next game after suffering a huge setback in their first encounter of the tournament on Wednesday, 28 June. The three-man team lost all their…

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World Junior C’ship: MaryLove, Quadri Face Tough Tests In Opening Matches

Nigeria’s quest to advance to the next stage of the ongoing Fed Cup championship in Tunisia will be tested on Wednesday morning when the country’s representatives face Egypt in the first round of matches. According to information gathered by Naija…

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EXCLUSIVE: Team Nigeria Train Hard Ahead Of Junior World Cup In Tunisia (Photos)

Naija Tennis Special has obtained exclusive pictures of the Nigerian players in a training session ahead of the Fed Cup in Tunisia. The three girls stretching their legs in training. MaryLove Edwards, Oyinlomo Quadri and Rebecca Ekpenyong are the Nigerian starlets…

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MaryLove, Quadri Storm Tunisia For World Junior Tennis Championship

Reports reaching Naija Tennis Special have it that female Nigerian tennis stars; MaryLove Edwards and Oyinlomo Quadri are among the Nigerian players who have stormed Tunisia for the Fed Cup championship. The Nigerian players, it was gathered, qualified for the team tournament…

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CBN Open Gain: 12-yr-old MaryLove Jumps To No 4 On National Ranking

Following from her unprecedented feat at the recently-concluded Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior tennis open, talented Nigerian tennis starlet MaryLove Edwards is now Nigeria’s number 4 ranked female tennis player. According to the rankings sent exclusively to Naija Tennis…

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Wehdone Sir! Sylvester Follows In Brother’s Footsteps, Becomes Nigeria’s No 1

Spain-based Nigerian tennis prodigy, Sylvester Emmanuel, has become Nigeria’s number one male tennis player, Naija Tennis Special can authoritatively report. Although he did not make it past the semis of the recently-concluded Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) senior tennis open,…

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NTF Election: I Was Manipulated But I Have The Bigger Victory – Kienka

After his rather controversial disqualification from contesting the post of Niger Tennis Federation (NTF) president in Tuesday, June 3 election, Godwin Kienka has made some stunning revelations. In a chat with Naija Tennis Special, the director of the International Tennis…

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EXCLUSIVE: With Kienka Disqualified, Read How Akindoju Defeated Owoseni

Facts have emerged on how Dayo Akindoju, the sponsor of Dayak Tennis Open emerged as the president of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) in an epic victory during the election held at Nigeria’s federal capital on Tuesday, June 13. Akindoju,…

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JUDGMENT DAY: Who Will Emerge As The Next NTF President?

Tennis enthusiasts and lovers will be on their toes today as the federation elects a new board to pilot the affairs of the sport in the country. Naija Tennis Special had recently published articles about each of the contestants and…