NTF President Reacts To Nigeria’s Performane At The Davis Cup Tourney
Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, the newly-inaugurated president of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has hailed the Nigerian team to the recently concluded Davis Cup for putting up such a great performance even though they could not advance to the Group 2…
Davis Cup: Nigeria Defeats Algeria To Place 5th As Team Returns Today
Nigeria’s contingent to the Davis Cup World Team Cup competition in Cairo, Egypt, placed fifth after defeating Algeria 2-0 in the play offs to determine their position after the highly competitive tournament.Host Egypt were given a scare before rallying to…
WEEKEND SPECIAL: ‘Nigerian Tennis Has Nosedived In The Past Few Years’
Apart from the fact that Nigerian players need more local and grassroots tournaments than the international competitions for their development, the sport has nosedived in the country.This was the expert advice of top Nigerian tennis coach, Abel Ubiebi, who insisted…
CONGRATULATIONS: Newly-Elected NTF Board Members Officially Inaugurated
The newly-elected members of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) have been inaugurated in Abuja, Naija Tennis Special has gathered. According to information made available to our correspondent, the accreditation started at about noon and the new members were inaugurated later in…
Davis Cup: Impressive Nigerian Players Proud In Defeat (Photos)
Coach Benson Ishicheli has hailed Nigeria’s performance at the ongoing Davis Cup World Team Championship presently going on in Egypt.The captain of the Nigerian contingent to the North African stated in a brief chat with Naija Tennis Special, that the…
Davis Cup: Sylvester Upsets Top 400 Player As Nigeria Bows Out
Nigeria’s Sylvester Emmanuel proved that his trainings in Barcelona, Spain, have not been a waste as he defeated Takanyi Garanganga, a top 400 player, at the ongoing Davis Cup World Team Cup competition in Egypt.Although the win was not enough…
Davis Cup: Team Nigeria Vows To Crush Tough Zimbabwe
The Nigerian team to the ongoing Davis Cup in Egypt have vowed to crush Zimbabwe in their second match of the round robin group fixtures holding today.In a chat with Naija Tennis Special from Egypt, the team captain, Benson Ishicheli…
EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Player On Scholarship In US Academy Lands Safely (Photos)
One of the three Nigerian players who got scholarships to study at the Rivera Tennis Academy in the United States of America, has safely landed, Naija Tennis Special can authoritatively report. According to Coach Abel Ubiebi who took the player to the…
Davis Cup: Brave Nigeria Gives Egypt Major Scare, Set To Down Zimbabwe
Nigeria’s prospects of advancing to the World Group 2 of the Davis Cup team tennis championship suffered a huge blow when the pair of Abdulmumuni Babalola and Clifford Ensoregbe, fought but could not overcome the highly experienced Egyptians. Naija Tennis…
Tough Opponents Await Team Nigeria As Davis Cup Serves Off In Egypt
Team Nigeria to the 2017 Davis Cup Team tournament will have to be at their very best of they must gain promotion to the Europe/Africa World Group 2. The Nigerian contingent captained by Coach Benson Isicheli got to the North…
