Nigeria Tennis Live

Month: January 2019

EXCLUSIVE: NTF Seeks 18 Weeks Of Junior ITF Tournaments In Nigeria

Tennis development in Nigeria may have taken a new turn following plans by the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) to include 18 weeks of Junior ITF Tournaments in the annual calendar. Nigeria Tennis Live exclusively gathered that the NTF applied for…

Finally! Legendary Babalola Reveals When He’ll Retire From Tennis

Legendary Nigerian tennis superstar, Abdulmumin Babalola has revealed when he will retire from the game of tennis. The southpaw player who is arguably the most capped Nigerian player in Davis Cup competitions, told Nigeria Tennis Live in an exclusive chat…

AJC Qualifiers: Marylove, Onoja, Abamu Land In Semis As Oiza Falls Short

No fewer than three Nigerian junior tennis players at the ongoing African Junior Tennis Championship (AJC) qualifiers have secured semifinal slots. According to information made available to Nigeria Tennis Live, Nick Bolleteri Academy’s Marylove Edwards led the charge for glory…

DONE DEAL: Two National Tournaments To Be Added To The Nigerian Tennis Circuit

Nigeria Tennis Live scoops have it that the Nigeria Tennis Federation has concluded plans to add new national tournaments to the local tennis circuit, bringing the number of competitions to about six. This information was made available to our correspondent…

Marylove, Oiza, Iye Zoom Into Quarterfinals As Nigeria Bag Impressive Wins In AJC Qualifiers

Some of the Nigerian players to the ongoing African Junior Tennis Championships (AJC) in Togo have begun the competition in flying colours as many of our players won their matches convincingly. Team Nigeria had landed in Togo in Sunday afternoon…

EXCLUSIVE: First National Tournament May Be Played In February – NTF President

There are strong indications that the first national tournament of year 2019 will be played within the first three months of the year. This much was revealed by Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, the president of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), in…

Azimuth Shipping Lines Set To Host 2nd Junior Tennis Championship

The second edition of the Azimuth Shipping Lines Junior Tennis Championships will hold towards the end of January, 2019, Nigeria Tennis Live has learnt. Information made available to our correspondent has it that the tournament which is hosted by the…

Chevron Junior Tennis Clinic To Climax With Junior Championship In March

The ongoing Chevon Junior Tennis Development Clinic will climax with a junior championship in March. Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that the clinic which kicked off in Warri last December with a tennis clinic and enlightenment talk, is aimed at giving…

AJC Qualifiers: We Are Counting On You – NTF President Sends Special Message To Team Nigeria

Engr. Dayo Akindoju, the President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has sent a special message to the Nigerian contingent presently in Togo for the African Junior Tennis Championship (AJC) qualifiers. In an exclusive message he passed through Nigeria Tennis…

JUST IN: Team Nigeria To AJC Qualifiers In Togo Land Safely

Nigeria Tennis Live can authoritatively confirm that the Nigerian contingent to the Africa Junior Tennis Championships (AJC) qualifiers in Togo have safely arrived in the West African country. This much was confirmed to our correspondent by Coach Abel Ubiebi, the…