EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria’s Number One Player Has A Message For The New NTF President
Sylvester Emmanuel, Nigeria’s number one male tennis player, has sent a message to Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, the newly-installed president of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF). The Barcelona, Spain-based tennis star stated in an exclusive interview with Naija Tennis Special, that…
Nigeria’s Inyang Teaches US Players Tennis Lessons, Wins New York Tourney Again
Nigeria’s national junior player, Gabriel Inyang, continued his breathtaking display on his summer training tour of the United States on Saturday by beating Alex Weinberg to retain the Feinberg 12 and Under tournament held at the Brant Lake Camp, Adirondacks,…
GOODNEWS: TMC Working On 4-yr US Academy Sponsorship For MaryLove
Temple Management Company, the group which is presently sponsoring and supporting Nigeria’s tennis prodigy, MaryLove Edwards, will soon unveil a four or five-year plan to ensure that the youngster attends a US Academy.Koye Sowemimo, the company’s head of sports made…
WEEKEND SPECIAL: Nigeria Set To Host Tennis Challenger In 2018
Nigerian players have been assured of a tennis challenger in the coming years, Naija Tennis Special can authoritatively report.This was revealed by Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, the recently-inaugurated president of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), during an explosive chat with our…
NCC League: Team Oluyole Wins Playoff, Gets N.5m Logistics Support
Team Oluyole of Ibadan today in Lagos got the 12th spot of the NCC Tennis League by beating Team Anambra 3-1 to secure the two points they needed to win the playoff event.Team Oluyole, joining the league for the first…
EXCLUSIVE: Expect About 12 Senior National Tournaments – NTF President
Nigerian tennis players in the country can heave a sigh of relief going by the statement made by the president of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju.The newly-inaugurated president assured the players of at least 12 senior national…
Top Spanish Coach Trains With Nigeria’s Serena, Others Ahead Of ITF C’ship
Nigeria’s Serena Teluwo is among the junior players who underwent a four week-long training under top Spanish tennis coach, Jose Velasco. Naija Tennis Special gathered that the Spanish tennis guru was at the Lagos Country Club with other junior national…
Team Anambra, Others To Kickstart N23m NCC League With Playoff In Lagos
Team Anambra (Onitsha), Team Oluyole (Ibadan) and Team Police College (Ikeja) will kick off this season’s NCC Tennis League with a playoff in Lagos, Naija Tennis Special can report.These teams will tackle one another on Thursday, 27 July at the…
Nigerian Youngster In US Academy Gets Featured On Telemundo (Video)
Venus Ubiebi, the Nigerian female tennis youngster who recently made it to the Rivera Tennis Academy in the United States, has been featured by Telemundo, an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network.Three junior Nigerian tennis players from the Aces Tennis Academy…
Commonwealth Games: Nigeria’s Adetayo Waltz Her Way To Quarter Finals
Nigeria’s Adetayo Adetunji was one of the shining stars at the recently concluded Commonwealth Youth Games, but could not make it to the final round of the tournament.The America-based youngster landed in Bahamas ahead of the coach, Ubale Mohammed’s arrival…
