National Youth Games: Team FCT Tops Medal Haul For Tennis (Table)
The all-conquering Team FCT has emerged as the winner of the tennis events at the National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State. The boys from Nigeria’s Federal Capital won a total of three medals – two gold one silver –…
Quzeem Kushimo: Down But Not Out – Story Of Youngster Deprived By NIN
While all his colleagues were on the court engaging in one competition or the other, Quzeem Kushimo was looking away in sheer disappointment. The 13-year-old Ogun State player had left his State with the rest of the team to participate…
National Youth Games: Lorelay Plotting Bright’s Downfall Ahead Of Edo Vs Lagos Semis
Lorelay Holzendorf, one of the outstanding players at the ongoing National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State, is already plotting another big win. The Team Edo youngster who recently led team Nigeria to a top finish at the ITF/CAT U-12…
David Ekpenyong Closes Up On Top 200 In World Rankings
Amazing Nigerian tennis teenager, David Ekpenyong, is close to ranking among the top 200 players in the world. Nigeria Tennis Live checks revealed that the youngster, who was a losing finalist at the J100 event in Quebec, Canada last week,…
Zimbabwean Coach Reveals Ogunsakin’s Style That Reminds Him Of Nadal
Zimbabwean Coach Mkhululi George has shared an insight into Seun Ogunsakin and how his playing style reminds him of tennis legend Rafael Nadal. The coach who made this remark after watching the Nigerian youngster destroy his opponents in the African…
Top 10 Nigerian Junior Players In The World (Boys)
Nigerian players have shown bookmakers across the globe that with the enabling environment and appropriate resources, they can thrive, and thrive very well. Not only have these players shown their abilities on the world stage, they have done it as…
Impressive Ekpenyong Is Nigeria’s New Number One Player (FULL RANKINGS)
Gangling Nigerian teenage tennis sensation, David Ekpenyong, is Nigeria’s new number one male tennis player, Nigeria Tennis Live can report. Ekpenyong won two of the three national tournaments recently played in Abuja and was a losing finalist in the third…
Seun Ogunsakin, The Indisputable African U-14 Super Champion
Despite his quarterfinals loss in the Singles event of the African Junior Tennis Championships for U-14s in Morocco, Seun Ogunsakin remains a player to beat in Africa. The Ekiti-born tennis prodigy would later partner Prosper Ikenna Okonkwo, another talented Nigerian,…
Ohunene, Mubarak, 15 Others In Action As Ghana J30 Hots Up
Nigerian players have taken the Junior ITF Circuit in Ghana by storm with 17 of them making it to the Main Draws of the week two at the J30 event. Ohunene Yakubu was the only Nigerian who played in the…
Ohunene Jumps 188 Places, Breaks Into Top 1000 In World Rankings
Nigeria’s Ohunene Yakubu has broken into the top 1000 junior tennis players in the world according to the latest ITF Junior Tennis rankings released on Monday, 18 September, 2023. The Nigerian youngster moved up 188 places in the recently released…
