Nigeria Tennis Live

Month: July 2024

Paris 2024 Olympics: Nigeria’s Odizor Relives Seoul ’88 Memory

Alongside Sadiq Abdullahi and Tony Mmoh, Nduka Odizor was one of the Nigerian players who participated at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Asides being arguably Nigeria’s biggest tennis star, reaching a world ranking of 52 four years prior,…

Winners Of National Junior Tennis Championship To Get Free Us Training Tour

Organizers of the Adewale Isa Foundation (AIF) Junior Tennis Championship have informed Nigeria Tennis Live of a bumper package they have for some winners of the tournament. The tournament, organized in honor of the late Alhaji Adewale Isa, holds every…

Tennis Meets Data: Amarachi Ezeh Set To Unlock Winning Potentials

Tennis runs in the bloodline of Amarachi Ezeh and having her dad as her coach gives her a supporter and a disciplinarian in one.  This tennis player who hails from Imo State is on her way to unlocking her silverware…

13-year-old Murewa Egbeyemi Wins U-16 Tournament In The UK

Nigeria’s Murewa Egbeyemi was outstanding when he played an U-16 tournament in the United Kingdom and won the competition in an emphatic manner. The Heritage Tennis Club youngster who moved to the United Kingdom a while ago, was an unseeded…

Nigeria’s Amasiani Ranked No 8 African U-14 Player

13-year-old Chukwudubem Amasiani is now the eighth highest ranked U-14 player in Africa according to a recently released data by the Confederation of African Tennis (CAT). The Nigerian teenage tennis sensation has been one of the best players in his…

BREAKING! Nigeria Secure Promotion To Davis Cup World Group II

Nigeria has formally secured promotion to Davis Cup World Group II after defeating Ghana in the first two rubbers at the ongoing Group III Africa Qualifier event. The Nigerian pair of Christopher Bulus and Michael Emmanuel defeated the Ghanaian pair…

Nigeria Crush Côte d’Ivoire As Davis Cup Event Enters Day 3

Nigeria bounced back from a disappointing 0-3 loss to Namibia to secure a flawless 3-0 win over Côte d’Ivoire in their third match at the ongoing Davis Cup Africa Group III Qualifier presently holding in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital. The…

Davis Cup: Nigeria Set For Côte d’Ivoire Clash After Loss To Namibia

Team Nigeria will take on Côte d’Ivoire in their third match at the ongoing Davis Cup Africa Group III Qualifier event in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital. After a very impressive start to their campaign at the tournament, the home team…

Davis Cup: Akpan, Bulus ‘Lock’ Courtney, Benjamin In Abuja

Team Nigeria have recorded a massive boost in their quest for promotion to Davis Cup World Group II after two hard-fought victories in the Singles event on Tuesday, 16 July, 2024. In what was a tie between the least ranked…

Davis Cup: Nigeria To Play Zimbabwe In Opening Tie

Nigeria’s team will be up against Zimbabwe in the opening round of matches at the Davis Cup Africa Group III event holding in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital. Hakim Fateh, the ITF Referee at the event, made this known during the…