Nigeria Tennis Live

Year: 2020

NTF Assures Nigerian Tennis Players Of Two New National Tournaments In 2020

Engr. Ifedayo Akindoju, the President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has assured Nigerian tennis players that the federation is planning two additional tournaments to the tennis season. The NTF President who made this confirmation during a brief phone discussion…

Team Nigeria Win First Gold, Silver In Team Event Ahead Of Final Day Showdown At ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers In Togo

Nigeria’s youngsters at the ongoing ITF/CAT AJC Qualifying series in Lomé, Togo, have already won two medals before the final round of matches at the competition. Reports made available to Nigeria Tennis Live revealed that the U-16 boys clinched gold…

REVEALED: How ‘Coach’ Marylove Cheered Team Nigeria To Victory At ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers In Togo

Facts have emerged on how Nigerian tennis sensation, Marylove Edwards, was a player/coach during one of the matches of Team Nigeria at the ongoing ITF/CAT AJC Qualifying series in Lome, Togo. Edwards, ranked 551 in the world juniors, was seen…

Organizers Reveal Registration Deadline For AZIMUTH Shipping Lines Junior Tennis Tourney

Organizers of the AZIMUTH Shipping Lines Limited Junior Tennis Tournament have announced the date for the end of registration for the championship. According to information made available to Nigeria Tennis Live, registration for the third edition of the annual junior…

ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers: Amazing Team Nigeria Gun For Finals In Togo After Badass Wins

The adventures of Team Nigeria at the ongoing ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers in Lome, Togo, continued on Sunday afternoon, as the players were all shades of brilliance in their respective matches. Information reaching Nigeria Tennis Live have it that the U-16…

Meet Aisha Hirse, The Only African Tennis Umpire Officiating At An ATP Challenger Event In Australia (Photos)

Aisha Hirse, a Nigerian tennis umpire, has revealed that she is the only African among a crop of tennis umpires officiating at a Challenger series in Australia. The beautiful Aisha, who’s well revered among her colleagues, was one of the…

Tennis Umpires Association AGM Records Highest Number Of Attendees At AGM In Asaba (Photos)

Kehinde Ijaola, the chairman Nigeria Tennis Umpires Association (NTUA) has said that the association recorded its highest number of attendees at last weekend’s AGM held in Asaba, the Delta State capital. Nigeria Tennis Live had reported that the association was…

ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers: U-14 Boys Land In Knockout Stage As Team Nigeria Decimate Togo, Ghana, CIV

Reports from Lomé, Togo have confirmed that the Nigerian U-14 boys have progressed to the knockout stage of the team event after an impressive run of form at the competition. Their results just x-ray the Nigerian contingent’s general performance  at the…

Know Your Coach: Meet Oke Joseph, The Man With The Midas Touch

Nigeria Tennis Live is debuting with the first ever episode of its new series, know your coach, and our first guest is the small but mighty Coach Oke Joseph, who has nine years coaching experience. The Jos-based tennis handler shared…

ITF/CAT AJC Qualifiers: Ruthless Team Nigeria Crush Sorry Benin, Sierra Leone In Opening Round Of Team Event

The relentless team Nigeria to the ongoing ITF/CAT West & Central African Junior Tennis Championships were in ruthless form during the first round of matches at the team event which kicked off on Friday, 10 January. Nigeria Tennis Live reports…