One of the first ways to ascertain if Mohammed Okandeji is participating in a tournament is to listen carefully for his roars on the court. After shouting “come onnnnnn”, he bumps his fists, shouts and cheers himself up even if…
Abubakar Yusuf was the star of the show after putting up a virtuoso display to dislodge fans’ favourite, Basit Ajao, in the boys youth final of the 2023 UTR Tournament in Lagos. The player from Mambilla Barracks Tennis Club in…
Matthew Abamu was the star of the show inside the Adejumo Tennis Club, Ejigbo, Lagos when the Bet9ja Foundation Tennis Classical Cup held in Lagos. The invitational one-day tournament which was held on Saturday, 28 October, 2023, had a number…
The organizers of the Tiger Tennis Foundation Youth/Junior Championship have set a deadline for registration/sign-in for the week-long event. Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that the competition, scheduled to start on Monday, 30 October, 2023, will have players feature in five…
It is no longer news that talented Nigerian wonderkid, Roseline Nana, will be continuing her tennis development at the Aliassime Academy in Canada. The news about her impending move to Canada was received warmly by tennis followers, players, parents and…
Engr. Dayo Akindoju, the president of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), has emerged as the Zone II President of the Confederation of African Tennis (CAT). Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that this development was confirmed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM)…
The Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) president, Engr. Dayo Akindoju, and his predecessor, Engr. Sani Ndanusa, have reunited in Nairobi, Kenya. Nigeria Tennis Live gathered that the pair are attending the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Confederation of African Tennis…
David Ekpenyong, Nigeria’s number one male tennis player, has opted out of the Dala Hard Court event scheduled to host in November, 2023. Ekpenyong, still smarting from his first-ever J100 title win in Accra, Ghana, told Nigeria Tennis Live that…
For a 13-year-old teenager, Nathaniel Aluko is quite some smart chap. His thought pattern and level of understanding are not things you always come by. But one should not be surprised about a player who playing tennis as early as…
The grand finale of the Lagos Schools’ Tennis Championship sponsored by the Allison & Oluremi Ayida Foundation certainly didn’t quite end as you thought it did. Yeah, read that again. Because all of those beautiful memories may have long faded…